2016 Speedway European Championship
| 2016 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 16 July – 17 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Nicki Pedersen |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Václav Milík |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of Poland.svg POL Krzysztof Kasprzak |
The 2016 Speedway European Championship season was the fourth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 16th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fourth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Nicki Pedersen, who claimed the title for the first time.[1] He won by two points from Václav Milík, who beat Krzysztof Kasprzak in a run-off for second place. Grigory Laguta and Leon Madsen finished fourth and fifth to ensure qualification for the 2017 competition. Two-time defending champion Emil Sayfutdinov finished seventh.
Qualification
[edit | edit source]For the 2016 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia was automatically invited to participate in all final events. Nicki Pedersen, Antonio Lindbäck, Janusz Kołodziej and Martin Vaculík secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2015 season.
Seven riders qualified through the SEC Challenge and the line-up was then completed when Grigory Laguta, Václav Milík and Andžejs Ļebedevs received and accepted wild cards to compete. [2]
Qualified riders
[edit | edit source]| # | Riders | 2015 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | 1 | 4th | |
| 3 | Denmark Nicki Pedersen | 2 | 4th | |
| 85 | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | 3 | 2nd | |
| 27 | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | 4 | 3rd | |
| 54 | Slovakia Martin Vaculík | 5 | 4th | |
| 507 | Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | - | 1 | 2nd |
| 66 | Denmark Leon Madsen | 2 | 1st | |
| 610 | Finland Joonas Kylmäkorpi | 3 | 1st | |
| 59 | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | 4 | 2nd |
| 34 | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | 9 | 5 | 3rd |
| 36 | Sweden Peter Ljung | 6 | 1st | |
| 5 | Denmark Anders Thomsen | 7 | 1st | |
| 7 | Russia Grigory Laguta | 6 | 4th | |
| 13 | Czech Republic Václav Milík | 12 | 2nd | |
| 29 | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | 2nd |
Calendar
[edit | edit source]Qualification
[edit | edit source]The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semifinal events and one SEC Challenge event.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | 30 April | Hungary Debrecen, Hungary
Speedway Stadium |
Czech Republic Eduard Krčmář | Germany Martin Smolinski | Sweden Peter Ljung | Denmark Leon Madsen | results |
| Semifinal 2 | 7 May | Austria Mureck, Austria
Speedway Stadium |
Denmark Michael Jepsen Jensen | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Italy Nicolas Covatti | results |
| Semifinal 3 | 15 May | Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic
Speedway Stadium |
Poland Mateusz Szczepaniak | Russia Artem Laguta | Finland Joonas Kylmäkorpi | Poland Tomasz Jędrzejak | results |
| Semifinal 4 | 15 May | Slovakia Zarnovica, Slovakia
Speedway Stadium |
Sweden Fredrik Lindgren | Denmark Anders Thomsen | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | Sweden Thomas H. Jonasson | results |
| SEC Challenge | 27 May | Germany Olching, Germany
Stadion Olching |
Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Denmark Leon Madsen | Finland Joonas Kylmäkorpi | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | results |
Championship Series
[edit | edit source]A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,[3] with events in Germany, Latvia, Russia and Poland.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 July | Germany Güstrow, Germany
Speedway Stadion |
Slovakia Martin Vaculík | Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Germany Kai Huckenbeck | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | results |
| 2 | 6 August | Latvia Daugavpils, Latvia
Spīdveja centrs |
Russia Grigory Laguta | Finland Joonas Kylmäkorpi | Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | Latvia Maksims Bogdanovs | results |
| 3 | 20 August | Russia Tolyatti, Russia
IMega-Lada Stadium |
Russia Grigory Laguta | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | Denmark Leon Madsen | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | results |
| 4 | 17 September | Poland Rybnik, Poland
Stadion Miejski |
Denmark Nicki Pedersen | Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr. | Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | results |
Classification
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