2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Betard Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 11 August 2018 |
| City | Målilla |
| Event | 6 of 10 |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | G&B Arena |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Length | 305 m (334 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up |  Matej Žagar |
 3rd place | Fredrik Lindgren |
The 2018 Betard Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 11 at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Sweden.[1]
Riders
[edit]The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Peter Ljung as the wild card, and Oliver Berntzon and Joel Kling both as Track Reserves.
Results
[edit]The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen, who beat Matej Žagar, Fredrik Lindgren and Martin Vaculík in the final.[2] Bartosz Zmarzlik has initially top scored in the qualifying heats, but was excluded in the semi-finals. Overall Tai Woffinden retained his world championship lead, however Lindgren cut the deficit to 17 points.
Heat details
[edit]| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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12 | (55) Matej Žagar
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16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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7 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren
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13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 |  (54) Martin Vaculík
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10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 |  (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski
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11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | (108) Tai Woffinden
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10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 |  (222) Artem Laguta
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6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | (16) Peter Ljung
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 |  (23) Chris Holder
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5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (69) Jason Doyle
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | (111) Craig Cook
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 14 |  (45) Greg Hancock
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Oliver Berntzon
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3 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Joel Kling
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1 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
Intermediate classification
[edit]| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
CZE  |
DEN |
SWE |
GBR |
SCA |
PL2 |
SVN |
GER  |
PL3
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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(108) Tai Woffinden
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91 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
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(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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74 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | – | – | – | – |
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(71) Maciej Janowski
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70 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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69 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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62 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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56 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (45) Greg Hancock
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56 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (222) Artem Laguta
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53 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (55) Matej Žagar
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50 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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46 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (69) Jason Doyle
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44 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (23) Chris Holder
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43 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (111) Craig Cook
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21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (54) Martin Vaculík
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17 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Andreas Jonsson
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7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Vaclav Milik
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Peter Ljung
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5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (17) Oliver Berntzon
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3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen
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1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (16) Robert Lambert
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (18) Joel Kling
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1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen
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0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | (17) Daniel Bewley
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0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
CZE |
DEN |
SWE |
GBR |
SCA |
PL2 |
SVN |
GER |
PL3
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References
[edit]| 2024 championship Grand Prix events: |
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| Past championship Grand Prix events: | ||||||
Speedway Grand Prix events in Sweden | ||
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| Avesta |
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| Eskilstuna | ||
| Gothenburg | ||
| Hallstavik | ||
| Linköping | ||
| Målilla | ||
| Stockholm | ||
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