2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden

The 2011 FIM Meridian Lifts Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the second race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 14 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1][2]

Sweden 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
2011 FIM Meridian Lifts Swedish Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date14 May 2011
CitySweden Gothenburg
Event2 of 11 (135)
RefereePoland Wojciech Grodzki
Jury PresidentDenmark Jörgen L Jensen
Stadium details
StadiumUllevi
Length400 m (440 yd)
SGP Results
Attendance13,304
Best TimeSweden Antonio Lindbäck
71,4 secs (in Heat 2)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerAustralia Chris Holder
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upUnited States Greg Hancock
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeSweden Greg Hancock

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Thomas H. Jonasson as Wild Card, and Simon Gustafsson and Dennis Andersson both as Track Reserves.[3] The Draw was made on May 13 by stadium manager.[4][5]

Results

It was first Grand Prix event which was stopped before holding all heats (after Heat 16). According to "FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Regulations (2011 edition)", points scored before Heat 16 are approved as event results.

If a Grand Prix meeting is interrupted or suspended for any reason whatsoever,

the following rules will apply:

1. (...)
2. If the meeting is interrupted before heat 20 is accomplished and the remaining heats cannot be completed, then the race points scored at the completion of heat 16 will determine the result.
3. (...)
— Speedway Grand Prix Regulation, Rule 077.1.4.1, FIM (page 7 and 8)[6]

Grand Prix was won by Chris Holder (10 points), who beat Greg Hancock (10), Antonio Lindbäck (9) and Janusz Kołodziej (9). Hancock and the defending World Champion Tomasz Gollob becoming Championship co-leader.[7][8][9]

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
1 14 Australia (8) Chris Holder 10 2 3 3 2 10 1
2 9 United States (5) Greg Hancock 10 3 2 2 3 10 2
3 4 Sweden (14) Antonio Lindbäck 9 3 3 3 F 9 3
4 6 Poland (15) Janusz Kołodziej 9 2 2 3 2 9 4
5 2 Russia (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 8 1 1 3 3 8 5
6 11 Sweden (16) Thomas H. Jonasson 8 1 3 2 2 8 6
7 5 Australia (3) Jason Crump 6 3 3 F - 6 7
8 3 Sweden (9) Andreas Jonsson 6 0 2 1 3 6 8
9 7 Poland (1) Tomasz Gollob 6 1 0 2 3 6 9
10 13 Sweden (11) Fredrik Lindgren 6 3 1 1 1 6 10
11 15 Poland (2) Jarosław Hampel 5 1 1 2 1 5 11
12 10 Denmark (10) Nicki Pedersen 4 2 0 R 2 4 12
13 16 United Kingdom (6) Chris Harris 4 0 2 1 1 4 13
14 1 Denmark (7) Kenneth Bjerre 2 2 F 0 M/- 2 14
15 8 Poland (4) Rune Holta 1 0 1 0 0 1 15
16 12 Russia (13) Artem Laguta 1 X 0 1 0 1 16
17 17 Sweden (17) Simon Gustafsson 1 1 1 17
18 18 Sweden (18) Dennis Andersson 0 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

Heat after heat
  1. (71,4) Lindbäck, Bjerre, Sajfutdinow, Jonsson
  2. (72,0) Crump, Kołodziej, Gollob, Holta
  3. (71,5) Hancock, Pedersen, Jonasson, Laguta (X/2x)
  4. (72,7) Lindgren, Holder, Hampel, Harris
  5. (71,9) Crump, Hancock, Lindgren, Bjerre (F4)
  6. (72,4) Holder, Kołodziej, Sajfutdinow, Pedersen
  7. (73,0) Jonasson, Jonsson, Hampel, Gollob
  8. (72,2) Lindbäck, Harris, Holta, Laguta
  9. (74,0) Kołodziej, Jonasson, Harris, Bjerre
  10. (72,4) Sajfutdinow, Hampel, Laguta, Crump (Fx)
  11. (72,5) Holder, Hancock, Jonsson, Holta
  12. (72,7) Lindbäck, Gollob, Lindgren, Pedersen (R4)
  13. (73,7) Gollob, Holder, Gustafsson, Laguta (Bjerre - M)
  14. (73,9) Sajfutdinow, Jonasson, Lindgren, Holta
  15. (74,7) Jonsson, Pedersen, Harris, Andersson (Crump - ns)
  16. (74,5) Hancock, Kołodziej, Hampel, Lindbäck (F3)

The 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 EUR
Poland		SWE
Sweden		CZE
Czech Republic		DEN
Denmark		GBR
United Kingdom		ITA
Italy		SCA
Sweden		POL
Poland		NOR
Denmark		CRO
Croatia		PL2
Poland
1 Poland (1) Tomasz Gollob 24 186         
2 United States (5) Greg Hancock 24 1410         
3 Russia (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 22 148         
4 Denmark (10) Nicki Pedersen 21 174         
5 Australia (8) Chris Holder 19 910         
6 Poland (2) Jarosław Hampel 17 125         
7 Sweden (11) Fredrik Lindgren 17 116         
8 Poland (15) Janusz Kołodziej 17 89         
9 Denmark (7) Kenneth Bjerre 12 102         
10 Australia (3) Jason Crump 11 56         
11 United Kingdom (6) Chris Harris 11 74         
12 Sweden (9) Andreas Jonsson 11 56         
13 Poland (4) Rune Holta 10 91         
14 Sweden (14) Antonio Lindbäck 10 19         
15 Sweden (16) Thomas H. Jonasson 8 –8         
14 Poland (16) Damian Baliński 4 4–         
16 Russia (13) Artem Laguta 1 01         
17 Sweden (17) Simon Gustafsson 1 –1         
18 Sweden (18) Dennis Andersson 0 –0         
Rider(s) not classified
Poland (17) Patryk Dudek — ns–         
Poland (18) Maciej Janowski — ns–         
Pos. Rider Points EUR
Poland		SWE
Sweden		CZE
Czech Republic		DEN
Denmark		GBR
United Kingdom		ITA
Italy		SCA
Sweden		POL
Poland		NOR
Denmark		CRO
Croatia		PL2
Poland

See also

References
  1. "SGP/SWC Dates 2011". speedwaygp.com. 22 Nov 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-25. Retrieved 26 Nov 2011.
  2. "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 17 Mar 2011.
  3. "Thomas H. Jonasson z dziką kartą" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. "Gothenburg Draw". speedwaygp.com. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. "Gothenburg Ballot" (PDF). pzm.pl. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 9 Jun 2011.
  6. "SGP Regulation" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 9 Jun 2011.
  7. "Goeteborg SGP Result" (PDF). PZM.pl. Retrieved 9 Jun 2011.
  8. "Chris Holder najlepszy w deszczowym Grand Prix Szwecji" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 Jun 2011.
  9. Świat Żużla, No 4 (88) 2011, page 54 ISSN 1429-3285
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