2019 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
The 2019 BOLL Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the first race of the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 18 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.[1]
| 2019 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
|---|---|
| 2019 BOLL Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
| Information | |
| Date | 18 May 2019 |
| City | Warsaw |
| Event | 1 of 10 |
| Referee | Krister Gardell |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Stadion Narodowy |
| Capacity | 54,000 |
| Length | 274.2 m (299.9 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
| Winner | Leon Madsen |
| Runner-up | Fredrik Lindgren |
| 3rd place | Patryk Dudek |
Riders
First reserve Robert Lambert replaced the injured Maciej Janowski, while second reserve Max Fricke replaced Greg Hancock. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Bartosz Smektała as the wild card, and Dominik Kubera and Rafał Karczmarz both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Leon Madsen, who beat Fredrik Lindgren, Patryk Dudek and Niels-Kristian Iversen in the final.[2] It was the Madsen's first ever Grand Prix win, on what was his first ever start as a regular member of the Grand Prix series.
Dudek had initially top scored with 13 points during the qualifying heats, and despite finishing third in the final, he topped the overall standings with 16 points, one ahead of Lindgren.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | (30) Leon Madsen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | (16) Bartosz Smektała | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | (505) Robert Lambert | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | (55) Matej Žagar | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (69) Jason Doyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | (333) Janusz Kołodziej | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 14 | (222) Artem Laguta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | (46) Max Fricke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 | SVN | CZE | SWE | PL2 | SCA | GER | DEN | GBR | PL3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (692) Patryk Dudek | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 | (30) Leon Madsen | 13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (21) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (30) Antonio Lindbäck | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (21) Bartosz Smektała | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (505) Robert Lambert | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (55) Matej Žagar | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (69) Jason Doyle | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (333) Janusz Kołodziej | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (222) Artem Laguta | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (46) Max Fricke | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | SVN | CZE | SWE | PL2 | SCA | GER | DEN | GBR | PL3 |