2010 Speedway Grand Prix

The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix was the 65th edition of the official World Championship[1][2] and the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz.[3]

2010 Speedway Grand Prix
Season details
DatesApril 24 – October 9
Events11
Cities11
Countries7
Riders15 permanents
1 wild card(s)
2 track reserves
Heats253 (in 11 events)
Winners
Champion POL Tomasz Gollob
Runner-up POL Jarosław Hampel
3rd place AUS Jason Crump

The only rider to win more than one round, Tomasz Gollob claimed his first Speedway Grand Prix title after over a decade in the sport. Jarosław Hampel completed a Polish 1–2, claiming his first SGP win in Denmark ahead of Gollob. Reigning champion Jason Crump finished third in the standings; the tenth successive season in which Crump finished in the top three places.

Qualification edit

For the 2010 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

2009 Grand Prix edit

The top eight riders from the 2009 championship qualified as of right:

Grand Prix Challenge edit

The top eight riders from the 2009 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.

Nominations edit

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2009 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 13, 2009.[4][5]

Qualified Substitutes edit

Calendar edit

Round Date City and venue Winner Runner-up 3rd placed 4th placed Results
1 April 24   Leszno , Poland
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
  Jason Crump   Jarosław Hampel   Emil Sayfutdinov   Janusz Kołodziej results
2 May 8   Gothenburg , Sweden
Ullevi
  Kenneth Bjerre   Tomasz Gollob   Andreas Jonsson   Greg Hancock results
3 May 22   Prague , Czech Republic
Markéta Stadium
  Tomasz Gollob   Nicki Pedersen   Jarosław Hampel   Magnus Zetterström results
4 June 5   Copenhagen , Denmark
Parken Stadium
  Jarosław Hampel   Tomasz Gollob   Chris Harris   Hans N. Andersen results
5 June 19   Toruń , Poland
MotoArena Toruń
  Tomasz Gollob   Rune Holta   Jarosław Hampel   Jason Crump results
6 July 10   Cardiff , Great Britain
Millennium Stadium
  Chris Holder   Jason Crump   Jarosław Hampel   Hans N. Andersen results
7 August 14   Målilla , Sweden
G&B Stadium
  Rune Holta   Jason Crump   Tomasz Gollob   Fredrik Lindgren results
8 August 28
August 29
  Goričan , Croatia
Stadium Milenium
  Greg Hancock   Chris Harris   Jason Crump   Fredrik Lindgren results
9 September 11   Vojens , Denmark
Speedway Center
  Tomasz Gollob   Kenneth Bjerre   Jason Crump   Nicki Pedersen results
10 September 25   Terenzano , Italy
Pista Olimpia Terenzano
  Tomasz Gollob   Chris Harris   Greg Hancock   Nicki Pedersen results
11 October 9   Bydgoszcz , Poland
Polonia Stadium
  Andreas Jonsson   Chris Harris   Janusz Kołodziej   Rune Holta results

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 EUR
 
SWE
 
CZE
 
DEN
 
POL
 
GBR
 
SCA
 
CRO
 
NOR
 
ITA
 
PL2
 
    (2) Tomasz Gollob 166 6 16 17 15 24 12 17 10 24 22 3
    (13) Jarosław Hampel 137 18 6 16 20 15 17 10 8 11 10 6
    (1) Jason Crump 135 19 7 7 10 15 17 15 17 15 7 6
4   (7) Rune Holta 109 10 6 7 6 19 8 20 6 6 9 12
5   (4) Greg Hancock 107 4 14 7 3 6 7 12 22 6 14 12
6   (14) Chris Harris 107 8 6 4 13 5 6 9 21 4 18 13
7   (8) Kenneth Bjerre 106 10 20 12 13 4 7 9 6 17 4 4
8   (12) Chris Holder 96 8 11 7 9 6 19 6 7 10 7 6
9   (5) Andreas Jonsson 95 5 12 13 13 3 2 7 6 9 8 17
10   (6) Nicki Pedersen 91 9 8 14 5 8 7 0 4 12 11 13
11   (9) Fredrik Lindgren 87 8 4 7 8 6 10 11 11 5 6 11
12   (10) Hans N. Andersen 86 8 7 9 13 9 10 5 3 7 8 7
13   (11) Magnus Zetterström 74 4 9 11 7 6 6 3 6 8 7 7
14   (15) Tai Woffinden 49 1 4 5 5 7 6 3 6 2 6 4
15   (3) Emil Sayfutdinov 33 14 8 5 6
16   (16) Janusz Kołodziej 26 12 14
17   (20) Davey Watt 19 6 6 1 6
18   (19) Piotr Protasiewicz 13 0 5 8
19   (16) Thomas H. Jonasson 8 8
20   (16) Antonio Lindbäck 6 6
21   (16) Adrian Miedziński 6 6
22   (16) Niels Kristian Iversen 6 6
23   (16) Jurica Pavlic 5 5
24   (16) Scott Nicholls 4 4
25   (16) Matěj Kůs 3 3
26   (16) Leon Madsen 3 3
27   (18) Ludvig Lindgren 2 2
28   (16) Mattia Carpanese 1 1
29   (17) Nicolai Klindt 1 1 ns
30   (17)(18) Artur Mroczka 1 0 1
31   (17) Linus Sundström 1 1
32   (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. 0 0
33   (17) Matija Duh 0 0
34   (17) Przemysław Pawlicki 0 0
35   (18) Zdeněk Simota 0 0
Rider(s) not classified
  (17) Damian Baliński ns
  (17) Simon Gustafsson ns
  (17) Ben Barker ns
  (17) Mattia Cavicchioli ns
  (18) Maciej Janowski ns ns
  (18) Dennis Andersson ns
  (18) Patrick Hougaard ns ns
  (18) Daniel King ns
  (18) József Tabaka ns
  (18) Andrea Maida ns
Pos. Rider Points EUR
 
SWE
 
CZE
 
DEN
 
POL
 
GBR
 
SCA
 
CRO
 
NOR
 
ITA
 
PL2
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Terminarz SGP 2010 zatwierdzony – będzie runda w Gorican!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-10-25. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  4. ^ "2010 SGP Wild Cards Announced". SpeedwayGP.com. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  5. ^ "Przyznano dzikie karty na sezon 2010!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

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