2018_Speedway_Grand_Prix_of_Great_Britain
2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
2018 racing event
The 2018 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 21 July at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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| 2018 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 21 July 2018 |
| City | Cardiff |
| Event | 5 of 10 |
| Referee |  Christian Froschauer |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Principality Stadium |
| Capacity | 62,500 |
| Length | 272 m (297 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Bartosz Zmarzlik |
 Runner-up | Tai Woffinden |
 3rd place | Maciej Janowski |
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Lambert as the wild card, and Daniel Bewley and Jason Garrity both as Track Reserves.
The Grand Prix was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, who beat Tai Woffinden, Maciej Janowski and Greg Hancock in the final.[2] As a result of finishing second, Woffinden extended his overall lead in the championship to 20 points. Fredrik Lindgren, who failed to make the semi-finals, remained in second place, just two points ahead of Janowski in third.
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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15 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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7 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 12 |  (45) Greg Hancock |
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 16 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | (111) Craig Cook |
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 13 |  (89) Emil Sayfutdinov |
8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 |  (23) Chris Holder |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 |  (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | (222) Artem Laguta |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 9 |  (110) Nicki Pedersen |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 11 | (69) Jason Doyle |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 |  (54) Martin Vaculík |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 5 | (16) Robert Lambert |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Daniel Bewley |
0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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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81 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – |
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(66) Fredrik Lindgren
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61 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
|
(71) Maciej Janowski
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59 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov
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56 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik
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55 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (45) Greg Hancock
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53 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (222) Artem Laguta
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47 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (692) Patryk Dudek
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46 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (69) Jason Doyle
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40 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (23) Chris Holder
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38 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (55) Matej Žagar
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34 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (110) Nicki Pedersen
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31 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
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24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (111) Craig Cook
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18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen
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9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (54) Martin Vaculík
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7 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Andreas Jonsson
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7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Vaclav Milik
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (17) Maksym Drabik
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (18) Bartosz Smektała
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Robert Lambert
|
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen
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1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen
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0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (17) Daniel Bewley
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0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | CZE | DEN | SWE | GBR | SCA | PL2 | SVN | GER | PL3 |