2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
| Denmark 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | |
|---|---|
| 2018 WD-40 Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 30 June 2018 |
| City | Denmark Horsens |
| Event | 3 of 10 |
| Referee | United Kingdom Craig Ackroyd |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | CASA Arena |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Length | 272 m (297 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | United Kingdom Tai Woffinden |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | Russia Artem Laguta |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place | United States Greg Hancock |
The 2018 WD-40 Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 30 June at the CASA Arena in Horsens, Denmark.[1]
Riders
[edit | edit source]The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Michael Jepsen Jensen as the wild card, and Mikkel Michelsen and Mikkel Bech Jensen both as Track Reserves.
Results
[edit | edit source]The Grand Prix was won by Tai Woffinden, who beat Artem Laguta, Greg Hancock and defending world champion Jason Doyle in the final.[2] As a result, Woffinden took the overall world championship standings. Former leader Fredrik Lindgren failed to make the semi-finals, leaving him ten points behind Woffinden in second place.
Heat details
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 11 | United Kingdom (108) Tai Woffinden | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Silver | 14 | Russia (222) Artem Laguta | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | 16 | United States (45) Greg Hancock | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Australia (69) Jason Doyle | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Denmark (110) Nicki Pedersen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | Russia (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Poland (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 13 | Australia (23) Chris Holder | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Sweden (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Poland (692) Patryk Dudek | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Slovenia (55) Matej Žagar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Poland (71) Maciej Janowski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Poland (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | Denmark (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | Slovakia (54) Martin Vaculík | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | United Kingdom (111) Craig Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | Denmark (17) Mikkel Michelsen | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | Denmark (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen | 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 |
Intermediate classification
[edit | edit source]| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL Poland |
CZE Czech Republic |
DEN Denmark |
SWE Sweden |
GBR United Kingdom |
SCA Sweden |
PL2 Poland |
SVN Slovenia |
GER Germany |
PL3 Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United Kingdom (108) Tai Woffinden | 49 | 15 | 16 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Silver | Sweden (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronze | Russia (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Russia (222) Artem Laguta | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | United States (45) Greg Hancock | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Poland (692) Patryk Dudek | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Poland (71) Maciej Janowski | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Australia (69) Jason Doyle | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Australia (23) Chris Holder | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Poland (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Denmark (110) Nicki Pedersen | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Slovenia (55) Matej Žagar | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Poland (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Denmark (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Poland (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Czech Republic (16) Vaclav Milik | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | United Kingdom (111) Craig Cook | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Denmark (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Slovakia (54) Martin Vaculík | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Poland (17) Maksym Drabik | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Poland (18) Bartosz Smektała | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Denmark (17) Mikkel Michelsen | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Denmark (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL Poland |
CZE Czech Republic |
DEN Denmark |
SWE Sweden |
GBR United Kingdom |
SCA Sweden |
PL2 Poland |
SVN Slovenia |
GER Germany |
PL3 Poland |
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