title: 2003 Speedway World Cup Qualification
text: # 2003 Speedway World Cup Qualification
  
  The 2003 Speedway World Cup Qualification (SWC) was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the three national teams to qualify for the 2003 Speedway World Cup. According to the FIM rules the top nine nations from the 2002 Speedway World Cup were automatically qualified.
  
  ## Results
  
  * Qualifying round
  * LVA Daugavpils
  
  | Pos. | National team | Pts. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany | 65 |
  | 2 | Slovenia | 62+4 |
  | 3 | Latvia | 62+3 |
  | 4 | Italy | 39 |
  | 5 | Austria | 19 |
  
  ## Heat details
  
  * Qualifying round
  * 11 May 2003
  * LVA Daugavpils, Latvijas Spidveja Centrs
  
  | 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany | 65 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 65 | |
  | 1 | (1) Mirko Wolter | 19 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | |
  | 1 | (2) Thomas Stange | 8 | | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | X | | | N | | | | | |
  | 1 | (3) Ronny Weis | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | |
  | 1 | (4) Matthias Schultz | 12 | | | | 4 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | |
  | 1 | (5) Christian Hefenbrock | 14 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
  | 2 | Slovenia | 62+4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 62 | |
  | 2 | (1) Matej Žagar | 15 | X | | | | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 4 |
  | 2 | (2) Izak Šantej | 17 | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | | | | |
  | 2 | (3) Jernej Kolenko | 12 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | E | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | |
  | 2 | (4) Ales Dolinar | 12 | | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | |
  | 2 | (5) Denis Stojs | 6 | | | | | 4 | | | | | E | | | | | X | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
  | 3 | Latvia | 62+3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 62 | |
  | 3 | (1) Andrejs Koroļevs | 17 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 | | 3 |
  | 3 | (2) Vladimir Voronkov | 13 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 3 | |
  | 3 | (3) Nikolai Kokin | 13 | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 3 | (4) Denis Popovich | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | |
  | 3 | (5) Alexander Biznya | 8 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | |
  | 4 | Italy | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 39 | |
  | 4 | (1) Armando Castagna | 15 | 4 | | | | | | X | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | E | | | | 4 | | | |
  | 4 | (2) Alessandro Dalla Valle | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | X | | | - | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | - | | |
  | 4 | (3) Christian Miotello | 5 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | N | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
  | 4 | (4) Simone Terenzani | 7 | | | | X | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | |
  | 4 | (5) Emiliano Sanchez | 12 | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | |
  | 5 | Austria | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
  | 5 | (1) Friedrich Wallner | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | | X | | | | |
  | 5 | (2) Markus Pichler | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | X | | E | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | |
  | 5 | (3) Ivan Nagar | 1 | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | | | | | 1 | | E | | | | | | | N | | |
  | 5 | (4) Rene Pfeiffer | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | E | | | | | | | E | | | | | | | N | |
  | 5 | (5) Olivier Ozelt | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | - | | N | | | | | |
  | 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
  
  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, Yellow/Black and Green). Colours in diagrams means gate positions: :
  
  | gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D | gate E – outside |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  