2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
The 2018 Norrbil Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on July 7 at the HZ Bygg Arena in Hallstavik, Sweden.[1]
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
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| 2018 Norrbil Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 7 July 2018 |
| City | Hallstavik |
| Event | 4 of 10 |
| Referee |  Artur Kuzmierz |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | HZ Bygg Arena |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Length | 289 m (316 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner | Maciej Janowski |
 Runner-up | Fredrik Lindgren |
 3rd place | Bartosz Zmarzlik |
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Andreas Jonsson as the wild card, and Linus Sundström and Kim Nilsson both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Maciej Janowski, who beat Fredrik Lindgren, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Tai Woffinden in the final.[2] Woffinden retained his overall world championship lead, in fact he extended it to 11 points after outscoring Lindgren by a point. Janowski moved up to fourth place, one point behind Emil Sayfutdinov.
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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4 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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12 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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18 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 |  (108) Tai Woffinden |
16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 |  (89) Emil Sayfutdinov |
14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 |  (45) Greg Hancock |
10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (69) Jason Doyle |
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | (222) Artem Laguta |
8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 11 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | (16) Andreas Jonsson |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | (23) Chris Holder |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 15 | (111) Craig Cook |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 10 |  (110) Nicki Pedersen |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 |  (54) Martin Vaculík |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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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65 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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54 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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(89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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48 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski
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47 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (222) Artem Laguta
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41 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (45) Greg Hancock
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41 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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36 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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36 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (69) Jason Doyle
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35 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (23) Chris Holder
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31 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (55) Matej Žagar
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28 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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25 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (111) Craig Cook
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9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Andreas Jonsson
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7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Vaclav Milik
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (54) Martin Vaculík
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4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen
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1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (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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| 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 | ||