The 2011 FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 30 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.[1][2]
 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe | |
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| FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 30 April 2011 |
| City | Leszno |
| Event | 1 of 11 (134) |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Jury President |  Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium |
| Length | 330 m (360 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Best Time |  Emil Sayfutdinov60,91 secs (in Heat 3) |
 Winner |  Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up | Tomasz Gollob |
 3rd place | Tomasz Gollob |
It was fourth SGP event held in Leszno. Grand Prix was won by Dane Nicki Pedersen who beat defending World Champion Pole Tomasz Gollob, Russian Emil Sayfutdinov and Vice-Champion Jarosław Hampel from Poland. Gollob, scoring 18 points, becoming Championship leader.[3][4][5]
Riders
editThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Damian Baliński as Wild Card, and Patryk Dudek and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves.[6] The Draw was made on April 29 by Tomasz Malepszy, President (=Mayor) of Leszno.[7] Hampel, Kołodziej and Baliński are ridding for Unia Leszno in the 2011 Speedway Ekstraliga.
Heat details
edit| 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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| 1 | 6 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
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17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | (1) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 3 | Fx | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | (12) Emil Sayfutdinov
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14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | (2) Jarosław Hampel
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12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 |  (5) Greg Hancock
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14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | (11) Fredrik Lindgren
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11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Fx | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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10 | Fx | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | (4) Rune Holta
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9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 |  (8) Chris Holder
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9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | (15) Janusz Kołodziej
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8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Fx | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | (6) Chris Harris
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7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | (3) Jason Crump
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | (9) Andreas Jonsson
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5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | (16) Damian Baliński
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Fx | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | (14) Antonio Lindbäck
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | (13) Artem Laguta
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Patryk Dudek
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- | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Maciej Janowski
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- | - | 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
edit- (61,65) Gollob, Holder, Lindgren, Harris
- (61,50 or 61,60) Kołodziej, Holta, Pedersen, Jonsson
- (60,91) Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Hampel, Bjerre (Fx)
- (61,45) Crump, Baliński, Lindbäck, Laguta
- (61,03) Hancock, Crump, Holder, Kołodziej
- (61,44) Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Baliński, Gollob (Fx)
- (61,09) Lindgren, Jonsson, Hampel, Lindbäck
- (61,91) Bjerre, Holta, Harris, Laguta
- (61,65) Pedersen, Holder, Hampel, Laguta
- (61,85) Gollob, Kołodziej, Bjerre, Lindbäck
- (61,88) Hancock, Lindgren, Holta, Baliński
- (62,49) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Crump
- (62,51) Bjerre, Holder, Jonsson, Baliński (Fx)
- (61,87) Hampel, Gollob, Holta, Crump
- (62,42) Kołodziej, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Laguta
- (62,43) Hancock, Pedersen, Harris, Lindbäck
- (62,55) Holta, Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck
- (62,23) Gollob, Hancock, Jonsson, Laguta
- (63,16) Lindgren, Bjerre, Pedersen, Crump
- (63,27) Hampel, Harris, Baliński, Kołodziej (Fx)
- Semi-Finals:
- (62,78) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Holta
- (62,58) Gollob, Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren (Fx)
- the Final:
- (63,07) Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Hampel
The intermediate classification
edit| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR |
SWE |
CZE  |
DEN |
GBR |
ITA  |
SCA |
POL |
NOR |
CRO  |
PL2
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
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17 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 3 | (5) Greg Hancock
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14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 4 | (12) Emil Sayfutdinov
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14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 5 | (2) Jarosław Hampel
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12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 6 | (11) Fredrik Lindgren
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 7 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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10 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 8 | (4) Rune Holta
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9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 9 | (8) Chris Holder
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9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 10 | (15) Janusz Kołodziej
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8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 11 | (6) Chris Harris
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7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 12 | (3) Jason Crump
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5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 13 | (9) Andreas Jonsson
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5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 14 | (16) Damian Baliński
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4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 15 | (14) Antonio Lindbäck
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | (13) Artem Laguta
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0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
| (17) Patryk Dudek
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— | ns | |||||||||||
| (18) Maciej Janowski
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— | ns | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR |
SWE |
CZE |
DEN |
GBR |
ITA |
SCA |
POL |
NOR |
CRO |
PL2
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SGP/SWC Dates 2011". speedwaygp.com. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Leszno SGP Result" (PDF). PZM.pl. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Nicki Pedersen zwyciężył w Grand Prix Europy" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 Apr 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (88) 2011, page 54 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Baliński z dziką kartą w Lesznie!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 10 Apr 2011. Retrieved 10 Apr 2011.
- ^ "RD1 draw". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.