The 2018 Speedway European Championship season was the sixth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 18th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fifth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
| 2018 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 23 June – 15 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  DEN Leon Madsen |
| Runner-up |  POL Jarosław Hampel |
| 3rd place |  GBR Robert Lambert |
The championship was won by Denmark's Leon Madsen,[1] who finished 11 points ahead of Jarosław Hampel in second. Madsen won the last two rounds of the series, scoring a full 15-point maximum in the final round. Robert Lambert finished third overall, with Antonio Lindbäck and Mikkel Michelsen completing the top five.
Qualification
editFor the 2018 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Andžejs Ļebedevs from Latvia was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Václav Milík, Krzysztof Kasprzak and Andreas Jonsson secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2017 season. Artem Laguta, who finished second in 2017, declined his invite,[2] meaning an extra wildcard was announced.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, while Leon Madsen, Jarosław Hampel, Piotr Pawlicki Jr., Antonio Lindbäck, Kai Huckenbeck and Robert Lambert were named as series wildcards. [3]
Qualified riders
edit| # | Riders | 2017 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andžejs Ļebedevs |
1 | 4th | ||
 Václav Milík |
3 | 4th | ||
| Krzysztof Kasprzak |
4 | 4th | ||
 Andreas Jonsson |
5 | 3rd | ||
 Emil Sayfutdinov |
1 | 5th | ||
| Mikkel Michelsen |
2 | 1st | ||
| Josef Franc |
3 | 1st | ||
| Andrey Kudryashov |
9 | 4 | 1st | |
| Peter Kildemand |
5 | 3rd | ||
| Leon Madsen |
13 | 3rd | ||
| Jarosław Hampel |
14 | 1st | ||
| Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
1st | |||
| Antonio Lindbäck |
8 | 3rd | ||
 Kai Huckenbeck |
16 | 6 | 1st | |
| Robert Lambert |
1st |
Calendar
editQualification
editThe calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semi-final events and one SEC Challenge event.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Challenge | 5 May |  Terenzano, Italy
Moto Club Olimpia |
Emil Sayfutdinov
|
Mikkel Michelsen
|
Josef Franc
|
Andrey Kudryashov
|
results |
Championship Series
editA four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,[4] with events in Poland, Germany and Latvia.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 June | Gniezno, Poland
Stadion Miejski |
Jarosław Hampel
|
Antonio Lindbäck
|
Kai Huckenbeck
|
Mikkel Michelsen
|
results |
| 2 | 14 July | Güstrow, Germany
Stadion Güstrow |
Robert Lambert
|
Leon Madsen
|
Mikkel Michelsen
|
Emil Sayfutdinov
|
results |
| 3 | 18 August | Daugavpils, Latvia
Spīdveja centrs |
Leon Madsen
|
Emil Sayfutdinov
|
Robert Lambert
|
Václav Milík
|
results |
| 4 | 15 September | Chorzów, Poland
Silesian Stadium |
Leon Madsen
|
Antonio Lindbäck
|
Kacper Woryna
|
Jarosław Hampel
|
results |
Classification
edit| Pos. | Rider | Points | |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (66) Leon Madsen
|
56 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | (33) Jarosław Hampel
|
45 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | (505) Robert Lambert
|
41 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| 4 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck
|
40 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen
|
40 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
|
39 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
| 7 | (225) Václav Milík
|
32 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | (25) Peter Kildemand
|
32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | (744) Kai Huckenbeck
|
26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | (91) Andrey Kudryashov
|
26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak
|
24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
|
20 | 9 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 13 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | (100) Andreas Jonsson
|
19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | (16) Kacper Woryna
|
13 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 16 | (16) Kevin Wölbert
|
8 | – | 8 | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Adrian Gała
|
5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 18 |  (19) Oleksandr Loktaev
|
4 | – | – | 4 | – |
| 19 | (16) Oļegs Mihailovs
|
4 | – | – | 4 | – |
| 20 | (444) Josef Franc
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | (18) Jakub Miśkowiak
|
3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 22 | (17) Robert Chmiel
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 23 | (18) Norbert Krakowiak
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 24 | (17) Max Dilger
|
1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Rafał Karczmarz
|
1 | – | – | – | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Leon Madsen new champion". SEC.
- ^ "Lambert replaces Laguta". SEC.
- ^ "Participants announced". SEC.
- ^ "2018 SEC Events". SEC.