2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

The 2016 Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the opening race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 30 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.[1]

Slovenia 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
2016 Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date30 April 2016
CitySlovenia Krško
Event1 of 11
RefereePoland Arthur Kusmierz
Stadium details
StadiumMatija Gubec Stadium
Capacity12,000
Length387.7 m (424.0 yd)
SGP Results
Best Time
(in Heat 4)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerDenmark Peter Kildemand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upAustralia Jason Doyle
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeAustralia Jason Doyle

Riders

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First reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit for the start of the 2016 season. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Denis Štojs as the wild card, and Nick Škorja and Matic Ivačič both as Track Reserves.

Results

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The Grand Prix was won by Peter Kildemand, who beat Jason Doyle, Chris Holder and defending world champion Tai Woffinden in the final. Kildemand therefore took an early lead in the world championship standings. Despite finishing third in the final, Holder was second in the standings after outscoring Doyle on the night.[2]

Heat details

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

The intermediate classification

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[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
 
    (25) Peter Kildemand 15 15
    (23) Chris Holder 14 14
    (69) Jason Doyle 13 13
4   (108) Tai Woffinden 10 10
5   (45) Greg Hancock 10 10
6   (3) Nicki Pedersen 10 10
7   (71) Maciej Janowski 10 10
8   (85) Antonio Lindbäck 10 10
9   (88) Niels Kristian Iversen 8 8
10   (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik 8 8
11   (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 8 8
12   (66) Fredrik Lindgren 7 7
13   (100) Andreas Jonsson 6 6
14   (55) Matej Žagar 4 4
15   (37) Chris Harris 3 3
16   (16) Denis Štojs 1 1
17   (17) Nick Škorja 1 1
18   (18) Matic Ivačič 0 0
Pos. Rider Points SVN
 
POL
 
DEN
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
SWE
 
PL2
 
GER
 
SCA
 
PL3
 
AUS
 

References

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

See also

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