The 2018 BOLL Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the first race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 12 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.[1]
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
|---|---|
| 2018 BOLL Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
| Information | |
| Date | 12 May 2018 |
| City | Warsaw |
| Event | 1 of 10 |
| Referee |  Jesper Steentoft |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Stadion Narodowy |
| Capacity | 54,000 |
| Length | 274.2 m (299.9 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Tai Woffinden |
 Runner-up | Maciej Janowski |
 3rd place |  Fredrik Lindgren |
Riders edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Krzysztof Kasprzak as the wild card, and Maksym Drabik and Bartosz Smektała both as Track Reserves.
Results edit
The Grand Prix was won by Tai Woffinden, who beat Maciej Janowski, Fredrik Lindgren and Artem Laguta in the final.[2] It was the eighth Grand Prix win of Woffinden's career, taking him level with Leigh Adams in seventh on the all-time list.
Lindgren had initially top scored with 12 points during the qualifying heats, and despite finishing third in the final, he topped the overall standings with 16 points, one ahead of Woffinden.
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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3 | (108) Tai Woffinden
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15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | (71) Maciej Janowski
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13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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11 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren
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16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 |  (222) Artem Laguta
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13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 |  (23) Chris Holder
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10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 |  (55) Matej Žagar
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9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 14 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 15 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 12 |  (45) Greg Hancock
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8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (69) Jason Doyle
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5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 2 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 8 | (111) Craig Cook
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | 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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
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(108) Tai Woffinden
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15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
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(71) Maciej Janowski
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13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (222) Artem Laguta
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13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (23) Chris Holder
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10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (55) Matej Žagar
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9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (45) Greg Hancock
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8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (69) Jason Doyle
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5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (111) Craig Cook
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
CZE |
DEN |
SWE |
GBR |
SCA |
PL2 |
SVN |
GER |
PL3
|
References edit
- ^ "Polish Grand Prix Event Info". SGP. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Polish Grand Prix Result". SGP.
- ^ "2018 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP.