{{Motorsport season
|title = Speedway World Team Cup
|link = Speedway World Team Cup
|year = 1971
}}{{main|1972 Speedway World Cup }}- SCANDINAVIAN ROUND
- 20 June
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Fredericia
| - CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
- 13 June
- {{flagicon|YUG}} Maribor
| | | Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|SWE}} | 41 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|DEN}} | 33 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|NOR}} | 21 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|FIN}} | 1 |
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|USSR}} | 46 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|YUG}} | 23 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|BUL}} | 15 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|ITA}} | 12 |
- CONTINENTAL QUARTER-FINAL
- 13 June
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Rodenbach
| - CONTINENTAL SEMI-FINAL
- 4 July
- {{flagicon|FRG}} Kempten
| | | Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|GDR}} | 40 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|FRG}} | 36 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|AUT}} | 11 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|HUN}} | 9 |
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|USSR}} | 36 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|GDR}} | 30 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|FRG}} | 25 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|YUG}} | 5 |
- CONTINENTAL FINAL
- 25 August
- {{flagicon|USSR}} Leningrad
| - WORLD FINAL
- 26 September
- {{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Olympic Stadium
| | | Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|USSR}} | 46 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|POL}} | 30 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|CZE}} | 10,5 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|GDR}} | 9,5 |
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | | 1 | }}| | {{speedway|GBR}} | 37 | | 2 | }}| | {{speedway|USSR}} | 22 | | 3 | }}| | {{speedway|POL}} | 19 | | 4 | }}| | {{speedway|SWE}} | 18 |
{{Speedway World Cup seasons}}{{motorcycle-speedway-competition-stub}} 2 : 1971 in speedway|Speedway World Team Cup |