2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
The 2018 Betard Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 11 at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Sweden.[1]
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia | |
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| 2018 Betard Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 11 August 2018 |
| City | Målilla |
| Event | 6 of 10 |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | G&B Arena |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Length | 305 m (334 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up |  Matej Žagar |
 3rd place | Fredrik Lindgren |
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Peter Ljung as the wild card, and Oliver Berntzon and Joel Kling both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen, who beat Matej Žagar, Fredrik Lindgren and Martin Vaculík in the final.[2] Bartosz Zmarzlik has initially top scored in the qualifying heats, but was excluded in the semi-finals. Overall Tai Woffinden retained his world championship lead, however Lindgren cut the deficit to 17 points.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 | (110) Nicki Pedersen |
15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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12 | (55) Matej Žagar |
16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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7 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 |  (54) Martin Vaculík |
10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 |  (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 |  (222) Artem Laguta |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | (16) Peter Ljung |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (23) Chris Holder |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (69) Jason Doyle |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | (111) Craig Cook |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 14 |  (45) Greg Hancock |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Oliver Berntzon |
3 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Joel Kling |
1 | 1 | 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(108) Tai Woffinden
|
91 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
|
(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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74 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | – | – | – | – |
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(71) Maciej Janowski
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70 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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69 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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62 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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56 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (45) Greg Hancock
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56 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (222) Artem Laguta
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53 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (55) Matej Žagar
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50 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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46 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (69) Jason Doyle
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44 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (23) Chris Holder
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43 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (111) Craig Cook
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21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (54) Martin Vaculík
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17 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Andreas Jonsson
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7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Vaclav Milik
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Peter Ljung
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5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (17) Oliver Berntzon
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3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen
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1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (16) Robert Lambert
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (18) Joel Kling
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1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen
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0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | (17) Daniel Bewley
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0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | CZE | DEN | SWE | GBR | SCA | PL2 | SVN | GER | PL3 |
References
| 2023 championship Grand Prix events: |
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| Past championship Grand Prix events: | ||||||
Speedway Grand Prix events in Sweden | ||
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| Avesta |
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| Eskilstuna |
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| Gothenburg | ||
| Hallstavik | ||
| Linköping | ||
| Målilla | ||
| Stockholm | ||