2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
The 2018 WD-40 Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 30 at the CASA Arena in Horsens, Denmark.[1]
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | |
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| 2018 WD-40 Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 30 June 2018 |
| City | Horsens |
| Event | 3 of 10 |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | CASA Arena |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Length | 272 m (297 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner | Tai Woffinden |
 Runner-up |  Artem Laguta |
 3rd place |  Artem Laguta |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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14 | (222) Artem Laguta |
12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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16 | (45) Greg Hancock |
16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (69) Jason Doyle |
12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | (110) Nicki Pedersen |
12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov |
11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 |  (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 13 | (23) Chris Holder |
9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 |  (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 8 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 |  (54) Martin Vaculík |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | (111) Craig Cook |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen |
1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(108) Tai Woffinden
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49 | 15 | 16 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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(89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (222) Artem Laguta
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33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (45) Greg Hancock
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31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (71) Maciej Janowski
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29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (69) Jason Doyle
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26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (23) Chris Holder
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24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (55) Matej Žagar
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21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (16) Vaclav Milik
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (111) Craig Cook
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (54) Martin Vaculík
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3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen
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1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen
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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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