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
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
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
| 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 |
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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
| 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 |
