2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1
# 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1

The 2001 Speedway World Cup Qualifying round 1 was the first race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 1, 2001 in the Speedway Stadium in Gdańsk, Poland.

## Results

| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 69 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 49 |
| 3 | Finland | 22 |
| 4 | Germany | 15 |

## Heat details

| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 69 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | | 56 | 59 | 60 | 69 |
| 1 | (1) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 12 | | | | 2 |
| 1 | (2) Piotr Protasiewicz | 13 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | | | 1 | |
| 1 | (3) Mirosław Kowalik | 7 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | 7 | | | | |
| 1 | (4) Sebastian Ułamek | 14 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (5) Krzysztof Cegielski | 14 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 11 | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 49 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | | 41 | 43 | 46 | 49 |
| 2 | (1) Mark Loram | 17 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 4J | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 14 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | (2) Carl Stonehewer | 9 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | (3) Lee Richardson | 13 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | E4 | | | | 10 | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (4) Paul Hurry | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | (5) Gary Havelock | 10 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 8 | | 2 | | |
| 3 | Finland | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 3 | (1) Kaj Laukkanen | 8 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 2J | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 6 | | | 2 | |
| 3 | (2) Kauko Nieminen | 5 | | | | 1 | | | E4 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 4 | | 1 | | |
| 3 | (3) Joonas Kylmäkorpi | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | 0 |
| 3 | (4) Tomi Reima | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | |
| 3 | (5) Petri Kokko | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Germany | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | (1) Gerd Riss | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | |
| 4 | (2) Jorg Pingel | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | - | | | |
| 4 | (3) Joachim Kugelmann | 10 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 2J | | | 1 |
| 4 | (4) Herbert Rudolf | 3 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (5) Steffen Mell | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | | | - | 0 | | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions: :

| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
| - | - | - | - |

### Heat after heat

* Loram, Ułamek, Reima, Pingel
* Stonehewer, Mir.Kowalik, Kylmaekorpi, Riss
* Protasiewicz, Kugelmann, Laukkanen, Hurry
* T.Gollob, Richardson, Nieminen, Rudolph
* Cegielski, Havelock, Kokko, Mell
* Ułamek, Rudolph, Stonehewer, Laukkanen
* Loram, Mir.Kowalik, Kugelmann, Nieminen (e4)
* Protasiewicz, Richardson, Riss, Reima
* T.Gollob, Kylmaekorpi, Pingel, Hurry
* Havelock, Cegielski, Laukkanen (joker), Mell
* Ułamek, Loram (joker), Nieminen, Riss
* Richardson, Laukkanen, Mir.Kowalik, Pingel
* Protasiewicz, Loram, Kylmaekorpi, Rudolph
* T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Stonehewer, Reima
* Cegielski, Kylmaekorpi, Havelock, Pingel
* Richardson, Mir.Kowalik, Rudolph, Reima
* Ułamek, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi, Richardson (e4)
* Protasiewicz, Stonehewer, Nieminen, Pingel
* T.Gollob, Loram, Laukkanen, Riss
* Cegielski, Havelock, Nieminen, Mell
* Cegielski, Stonehewer, Kugelmann (joker), Reima
* Ułamek, Havelock, Nieminen, Riss
* Richardson, Laukkanen, Protasiewicz, Rudolph
* Loram, T.Gollob, Kugelmann, Kylmaekorpi
