Hungary national speedway team

Hungarian national motorcycle speedway team

Hungary
Nation colourRed, White and Green
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The Hungary national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway.

History

The Hungarian speedway team first competed in the Speedway World Team Cup during the 1966 Speedway World Team Cup, finishing second in the Continental semi final round.[1] Throughout the history of World Team Cup, the team were ever present from 1966 to 2000.[2] However, they were one of the weaker nations and failed to reach a final for the first thirty years of the competition.[3][4]

The team experienced a better record in the World Pairs Championship, reaching finals in 1972, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993.[5] The team's greatest success came in the 1990 final, when they won a shock bronze medal.[6]

It was not until 1996 that they appeared in their first World Team Cup final and then the following years in 1997 and 1998, repeated the achievement. Since 2001, Hungary have struggled and have in the majority of cases failed to qualify for the World Cup or the Speedway of Nations introduced in 2018. They have however won two medals at the European Pairs Speedway Championship, a bronze in 2006 and a silver in 2011.

Major world finals

World Team Championships

Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1996 Germany
Diedenbergen
Speedway Diedenbergen 		1. Poland Poland (27)
2. Russia Russia (22)
3. Denmark Denmark (21)
4. Germany Germany (20)
5. Sweden Sweden (14)
6. United Kingdom Great Britain (12)
7. Hungary Hungary (9) 		Sándor Tihanyi 3
Zoltán Adorján 3
Norbert Magosi 3
1997 Poland
Pila
Stadion Żużlowy Centrum 		1. Denmark Denmark (27)
2. Poland Poland (25)
3. Sweden Sweden (21)
4. Germany Germany (17)
5. Czech Republic Czech Republic (16)
6. Russia Russia (10)
7. Hungary Hungary (9) 		Sándor Tihanyi 6
Zoltán Adorján 3
Laszlo Bodi 0
1998 Denmark
Vojens
Vojens Speedway Center 		1. United States United States (28)
2. Sweden Sweden (24)
3. Denmark Denmark (23)
4. Poland Poland (17)
5. Germany Germany (14)
6. Czech Republic Czech Republic (14)
7. Hungary Hungary (6) 		Zoltán Adorján 5
Sándor Tihanyi 1

World Pairs Championships

Year Venue Standings (Pts) Riders Pts
1972 Sweden
Borås
Ryavallen 		1. England England (24)
2. New Zealand New Zealand (24)
3. Sweden Sweden B (22)
4. Sweden Sweden A (22)
5. Poland Poland (15)
6. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (12)
7. Hungary Hungary (6) 		Ferenc Radacsi 6
Pal Perenyi 0
1988 England
Bradford
Odsal Stadium 		1. Denmark Denmark (45)
2. England England (41)
3. United States United States (39)
4. New Zealand New Zealand (32)
5. Sweden Sweden (26)
6. Hungary Hungary (25)
7. Italy Italy (21)
8. West Germany West Germany (21)
9. Poland Poland (17) 		Antal Kocso 15
Zoltán Adorján 10
1989 Poland
Leszno
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium 		1. Denmark Denmark (48)
2. Sweden Sweden (44)
3. England England (37)
4. West Germany West Germany (36)
5. Finland Finland (31)
6. Hungary Hungary (22)
7. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (25)

8. Italy Italy (15)
9. Poland Poland (11) 		Antal Kocso 14
Zoltán Adorján 8
1990 West Germany
Landshut
Ellermühle Stadium 		1. Denmark Denmark (43)
2. Australia Australia (41)
3. Hungary Hungary (33)
4. Sweden Sweden (33)
5. New Zealand New Zealand (32)
6. United States United States (28)
7. Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (21)
8. England England (20)
9. West Germany West Germany (15) 		Zoltán Adorján 21
Sándor Tihanyi 12
1993 Denmark
Vojens
Vojens Speedway Center 		1. Sweden Sweden (26)
2. United States United States (28)
3. Denmark Denmark (21)
4. United Kingdom Great Britain (17)
5. Poland Poland (15)
6.Australia Australia (13)
7. Hungary Hungary (10) 		Zoltán Adorján 6
Antal Kocso 3
József Petrikovics 1

International caps (as of 2022)

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.[7]

Rider Caps
Adorján, Zoltán 51
Bodi, Laszlo
Ferjan, Matej 2
Hell, Csaba 4
Kocso, Antal 18
Magosi, Norbert 12
Nagy, Róbert 13
Perenyi, Pal
Petrikovics, József
Radacsi, Ferenc
Stefáni, Atilla 8
Szatmári, László
Szegvári, Gábor
Tabaka, József 5
Tihanyi, Sándor
Vida, Szabolcs

References

  1. ^ "1966 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 99. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  4. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Zapomniane turnieje: Mistrzostwa Świata Par (część 4)". Sporto We Fakty (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  • Świat Żużla, No 1 (75) /2008, pages 24-25, ISSN 1429-3285.

See also

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