2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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]

Poland 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date30 April 2011
CityPoland Leszno
Event1 of 11 (134)
RefereeUnited Kingdom Craig Ackroyd
Jury PresidentSweden Christer Bergstrom
Stadium details
StadiumAlfred Smoczyk Stadium
Length330 m (360 yd)
SGP Results
Attendance15,000
Best TimeRussia Emil Sayfutdinov
60,91 secs (in Heat 3)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerDenmark Nicki Pedersen
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upPoland Tomasz Gollob
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeRussia 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

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The 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

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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 6   (10) Nicki Pedersen 17 1 2 3 2 1 9 8 2 3
2 2   (1) Tomasz Gollob 18 3 Fx 3 2 3 11 2 3 2
3 10   (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 14 3 3 2 1 1 10 4 2 1
4 11   (2) Jarosław Hampel 12 1 1 1 3 3 9 6 3 0
5 9   (5) Greg Hancock 14 2 3 3 3 2 13 1 1
6 3   (11) Fredrik Lindgren 11 1 3 2 2 3 11 3 Fx
7 12   (7) Kenneth Bjerre 10 Fx 3 1 3 2 9 5 1
8 8   (4) Rune Holta 9 2 2 1 1 3 9 7 0
9 1   (8) Chris Holder 9 2 1 2 2 2 9 9
10 5   (15) Janusz Kołodziej 8 3 0 2 3 Fx 8 10
11 4   (6) Chris Harris 7 0 1 3 1 2 7 11
12 13   (3) Jason Crump 5 3 2 0 0 0 5 12
13 7   (9) Andreas Jonsson 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 13
14 14   (16) Damian Baliński 4 2 1 0 Fx 1 4 14
15 15   (14) Antonio Lindbäck 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15
16 16   (13) Artem Laguta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
17 17   (17) Patryk Dudek - - 17
18 18   (18) Maciej Janowski - - 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

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  1. (61,65) Gollob, Holder, Lindgren, Harris
  2. (61,50 or 61,60) Kołodziej, Holta, Pedersen, Jonsson
  3. (60,91) Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Hampel, Bjerre (Fx)
  4. (61,45) Crump, Baliński, Lindbäck, Laguta
  5. (61,03) Hancock, Crump, Holder, Kołodziej
  6. (61,44) Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Baliński, Gollob (Fx)
  7. (61,09) Lindgren, Jonsson, Hampel, Lindbäck
  8. (61,91) Bjerre, Holta, Harris, Laguta
  9. (61,65) Pedersen, Holder, Hampel, Laguta
  10. (61,85) Gollob, Kołodziej, Bjerre, Lindbäck
  11. (61,88) Hancock, Lindgren, Holta, Baliński
  12. (62,49) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Crump
  13. (62,51) Bjerre, Holder, Jonsson, Baliński (Fx)
  14. (61,87) Hampel, Gollob, Holta, Crump
  15. (62,42) Kołodziej, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Laguta
  16. (62,43) Hancock, Pedersen, Harris, Lindbäck
  17. (62,55) Holta, Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck
  18. (62,23) Gollob, Hancock, Jonsson, Laguta
  19. (63,16) Lindgren, Bjerre, Pedersen, Crump
  20. (63,27) Hampel, Harris, Baliński, Kołodziej (Fx)
    Semi-Finals:
  21. (62,78) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Holta
  22. (62,58) Gollob, Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren (Fx)
    the Final:
  23. (63,07) Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Hampel

The intermediate classification

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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
 
1   (1) Tomasz Gollob 18 18                    
2   (10) Nicki Pedersen 17 17                    
3   (5) Greg Hancock 14 14                    
4   (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 14 14                    
5   (2) Jarosław Hampel 12 12                    
6   (11) Fredrik Lindgren 11 11                    
7   (7) Kenneth Bjerre 10 10                    
8   (4) Rune Holta 9 9                    
9   (8) Chris Holder 9 9                    
10   (15) Janusz Kołodziej 8 8                    
11   (6) Chris Harris 7 7                    
12   (3) Jason Crump 5 5                    
13   (9) Andreas Jonsson 5 5                    
14   (16) Damian Baliński 4 4                    
15   (14) Antonio Lindbäck 1 1                    
16   (13) Artem Laguta 0 0                    
Rider(s) not classified
  (17) Patryk Dudek ns                    
  (18) Maciej Janowski ns                    
Pos. Rider Points EUR
 
SWE
 
CZE
 
DEN
 
GBR
 
ITA
 
SCA
 
POL
 
NOR
 
CRO
 
PL2
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SGP/SWC Dates 2011". speedwaygp.com. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  2. ^ "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Leszno SGP Result" (PDF). PZM.pl. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Nicki Pedersen zwyciężył w Grand Prix Europy" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 Apr 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  5. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (88) 2011, page 54 ISSN 1429-3285
  6. ^ "Baliński z dziką kartą w Lesznie!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 10 Apr 2011. Retrieved 10 Apr 2011.
  7. ^ "RD1 draw". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 13 May 2011.