Italy national speedway team
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Nation colour | Red, White and Green |
SWC Wins | 0 |
The Italy national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.
History
[edit]The Italy speedway team first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1970 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing fourth in the Continental quarter final round.[1] After missing the 1972 and 1973 events, the team were ever present from 1973 to 2000.[2] However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach a final during the years that the competition was known as the World Team Cup.[3][4]
The team experienced a better record in the World Pairs Championship, hosting the final in 1984 and then reaching six finals from 1986 to 1992.[5]
Since 2001, Italy have failed to make an impact in the World Cup or the Speedway of Nations introduced in 2018. They have however won a gold medal in the European Pairs during the 2016 European Pairs Speedway Championship, with Nicolás Covatti and Nicolas Vicentin.[6][7]
Major world finals
[edit]World Pairs Championships
[edit]Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
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1984 | ![]() Lonigo Santa Marina Stadium | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() | Armando Castagna | 5 |
Armando Dal Chiele | 1 | |||
1986 | ![]() Pocking Rottalstadion | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() 8. ![]() 9. ![]() | Valentino Furlanetto | 8 |
Armando Castagna | 7 | |||
1987 | ![]() Pardubice Svítkov Stadion | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() 8. ![]() 9. ![]() | Armando Castagna | 11 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 7 | |||
1988 | ![]() Bradford Odsal Stadium | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() 8. ![]() 9. ![]() | Armando Castagna | 17 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 4 | |||
1989 | ![]() Leszno Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() 8. ![]() 9. ![]() | Armando Dal Chiele | 9 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 6 | |||
1991 | ![]() Poznan Olimpia Poznań Stadium | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() | Armando Castagna | 9 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 1 | |||
Fabrizio Vesprini | 0 | |||
1992 | ![]() Lonigo Santa Marina Stadium | 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4. ![]() 5. ![]() 6. ![]() 7. ![]() | Armando Castagna | 16 |
Valentino Furlanetto | 2 | |||
Armando Dal Chiele | 0 |
International caps (as of 2022)
[edit]Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "1970 World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "EUROPEAN PAIRS SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AT RIGA". FIM. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Final". FIM. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.