2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 2016 Mitas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 25 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]

Czech Republic 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
2016 Mitas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date25 June 2016
CityCzech Republic Prague
Event4 of 11
RefereeUnited Kingdom Jim Lawrence
Stadium details
StadiumMarkéta Stadium
Capacity10,000
Length353 m (386 yd)
SGP Results
Best Time
(in Heat 4)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerAustralia Jason Doyle
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upUnited States Greg Hancock
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeUnited Kingdom Chris Harris

Riders edit

For the fourth successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Václav Milík Jr. as the wild card, and Josef Franc and Eduard Krčmář both as Track Reserves.

Results edit

The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Harris and Niels Kristian Iversen in the final. It was the first time the Australian had won a Grand Prix. Hancock top stored overall during the meeting and, with former joint-leaders Tai Woffinden and Chris Holder both failing to make the final, he took the lead in the Championship standings.[2]

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
  13   (69) Jason Doyle 17 1 3 3 2 2 11 3 3 3
  3   (45) Greg Hancock 18 3 1 3 3 3 13 1 3 2
  9   (37) Chris Harris 10 1 1 0 2 3 7 8 2 1
4 16   (88) Niels Kristian Iversen 11 3 3 1 1 1 9 6 2 0
5 7   (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik 13 3 2 2 3 2 12 2 1
6 14   (66) Fredrik Lindgren 11 2 3 1 2 2 10 4 1
7 11   (108) Tai Woffinden 9 3 3 2 0 1 9 5 0
8 1   (3) Nicki Pedersen 8 2 2 0 1 3 8 7 0
9 12   (100) Andreas Jonsson 6 0 2 3 0 1 6 9
10 5   (25) Peter Kildemand 6 2 0 1 0 3 6 10
11 10   (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 6 2 1 0 2 1 6 11
12 15   (71) Maciej Janowski 5 0 0 2 3 0 5 12
13 2   (85) Antonio Lindbäck 5 0 2 0 3 0 5 13
14 6   (55) Matej Žagar 5 1 0 3 1 0 5 14
15 8   (23) Chris Holder 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 15
16 4   (16) Václav Milík Jr. 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 16
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

The intermediate classification edit

[3]

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points SVN
 
POL
 
DEN
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
SWE
 
PL2
 
GER
 
SCA
 
PL3
 
AUS
 
    (45) Greg Hancock 56 10 14 14 18
    (108) Tai Woffinden 48 10 14 15 9
    (23) Chris Holder 44 14 12 13 5
4   (69) Jason Doyle 42 13 5 7 17
5   (71) Maciej Janowski 41 10 10 16 5
6   (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik 38 8 10 7 13
7   (85) Antonio Lindbäck 35 10 10 10 5
8   (25) Peter Kildemand 34 15 6 7 6
9   (3) Nicki Pedersen 32 10 4 10 8
10   (66) Fredrik Lindgren 32 7 12 2 11
11   (55) Matej Žagar 31 4 14 8 5
12   (88) Niels Kristian Iversen 30 8 4 7 11
13   (100) Andreas Jonsson 28 6 8 8 6
14   (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 23 8 4 5 6
15   (37) Chris Harris 20 3 3 4 10
16   (16) Patryk Dudek 8 8
17   (16) Anders Thomsen 5 5
18   (16) Václav Milík Jr. 3 3
19   (18) Denis Štojs 1 1
20   (19) Nick Škorja 1 1
21   (20) Matic Ivačič 0 0
Pos. Rider Points SVN
 
POL
 
DEN
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
SWE
 
PL2
 
GER
 
SCA
 
PL3
 
AUS
 

References edit

  1. ^ "Czech Republic Grand Prix Event Info". SGP.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic Grand Prix Result". SGP.
  3. ^ "2016 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP.

See also edit