2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
FIM Doodson British Speedway Grand Prix
2011-fim-doodson-british-speedway-grand-prix poster.jpg
Information
Date25 June 2011
City Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff
Event5 of 11 (138)
Referee Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Grodzki
Jury President Flag of Italy.svg Armando Castagna
Stadium details
Stadium Millennium Stadium
Length277 m (303 yd)
SGP Results
Attendance43,640
Best Time Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder
55,3 secs (in Heat 22)
Gold medal icon.svg Winner Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder

The 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, also known as the 2011 FIM Doodson British Speedway Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 June at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Great Britain. [1] [2]

Contents

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Scott Nicholls as Wild Card, and Tai Woffinden and Ben Barker both as Track Reserves. Because Artem Laguta did not have a valid visa, he could not enter into the United Kingdom. He was replaced by first Qualified Substitutes, Magnus Zetterström of Sweden. [3] Another Russian rider, Emil Sayfutdinov, has Polish citizenship also. The Draw was made on 24 June by the Jury President, Armando Castagna. [4] [5]

(13) Flag of Russia.svg Artem Laguta → (19) Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Zetterström

Results

The Grand Prix was won by Greg Hancock who beat Nicki Pedersen, Chris Holder and Emil Sayfutdinov in the final. Hancock becoming World Championship leader. [6] [7] [8]

Heat details

PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos212223
18 Flag of the United States.svg (5) Greg Hancock 202313312123
211 Flag of Denmark.svg (10) Nicki Pedersen 163232T/-10522
314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (8) Chris Holder 150133310331
410 Flag of Russia.svg (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 13023321043Fx
56 Flag of Denmark.svg (7) Kenneth Bjerre 1113232112T
616 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Andreas Jonsson 1022113961
73 Flag of Sweden.svg (19) Magnus Zetterström 923021881
84 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Jason Crump 830221870
99 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Janusz Kołodziej 72320079
107 Flag of Poland.svg (1) Tomasz Gollob 730112710
112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (6) Chris Harris 610311611
1212 Flag of Poland.svg (2) Jarosław Hampel 511R03512
131 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (16) Scott Nicholls 502021513
1415 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Fredrik Lindgren 51121X514
1513 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Antonio Lindbäck 330000315
1617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (17) Tai Woffinden 22216
175 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Rune Holta 101Fx00117
1818 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Ben Barker --18
PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos212223

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

Heat after heat

  1. (56,2) Crump, Zetterström, Harris, Nicholls
  2. (56,0) Gollob, Hancock, Bjerre, Holta
  3. (56,1) Pedersen, Kołodziej, Hampel, Sayfutdinov
  4. (56,7) Lindbäck, Jonsson, Lindgren, Holder
  5. (56,3) Kołodziej, Nicholls, Holta, Lindbäck
  6. (56,0) Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Holder, Harris
  7. (56,9) Zetterström, Pedersen, Lindgren, Gollob
  8. (56,6) Hancock, Jonsson, Hampel, Crump
  9. (56,2) Pedersen, Bjerre, Jonsson, Nicholls
  10. (57,0) Harris, Lindgren, Holta (Fx), Hampel (X)
  11. (56,1) Holder, Kołodziej, Hancock, Zetterström
  12. (56,7) Sayfutdinov, Crump, Gollob, Lindbäck
  13. (55,6) Holder, Nicholls, Gollob, Hampel
  14. (56,3) Hancock, Pedersen, Harris, Lindbäck
  15. (56,3) Sayfutdinov, Zetterström, Jonsson, Holta
  16. (56,7) Bjerre, Crump, Lindgren, Kołodziej
  17. (56,0) Hancock, Sayfutdinov, Nicholls, Lindgren (X)
  18. (56,8) Jonsson, Gollob, Harris, Kołodziej
  19. (56,0) Hampel, Bjerre, Zetterström, Lindbäck
  20. (56,4) Holder, Woffinden, Crump, Holta (Pedersen - R)
    Semi-Finals:
  21. (55,6) Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Jonsson, Crump
  22. (55,3) Holder, Pedersen, Zetterström, Bjerre (R)
    the Final:
  23. (55,8) Hancock, Pedersen, Holder, Sayfutdinov (Fx)

The intermediate classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos.RiderPoints EUR
Flag of Poland.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
NOR
Flag of Denmark.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
PL2
Flag of Poland.svg
1 Flag of the United States.svg (5) Greg Hancock 801410231320      
2 Flag of Poland.svg (1) Tomasz Gollob 6818617207      
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (8) Chris Holder 5791091415      
4 Flag of Poland.svg (2) Jarosław Hampel 5312519125      
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (10) Nicki Pedersen 531749716      
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Jason Crump 505613188      
7 Flag of Russia.svg (12) Emil Sayfutdinov 481486713      
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Fredrik Lindgren 40116995      
9 Flag of Denmark.svg (7) Kenneth Bjerre 381029611      
10 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Andreas Jonsson 36568710      
11 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Janusz Kołodziej 2889137      
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (6) Chris Harris 2774376      
13 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Rune Holta 2491761      
13 Flag of Sweden.svg (14) Antonio Lindbäck 2419653      
15 Flag of Russia.svg (13) Artem Laguta 100127      
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (19) Magnus Zetterström 99      
17 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Thomas H. Jonasson 88      
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (16) Scott Nicholls 55      
19 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Damian Baliński 44      
20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) Matěj Kůs 33      
21 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Mikkel B. Jensen 22      
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (17) Tai Woffinden 22      
23 Flag of Sweden.svg (17) Simon Gustafsson 11      
24 Flag of Sweden.svg (18) Dennis Andersson 00      
Rider(s) not classified
Flag of Poland.svg (17) Patryk Dudek ns      
Flag of Poland.svg (18) Maciej Janowski ns      
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (17) Lukáš Dryml ns      
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (18) Zdeněk Simota ns      
Flag of Denmark.svg (17) Michael Jepsen Jensen ns      
Flag of Denmark.svg (18) Kenneth Arendt Larsen ns      
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Ben Barker ns      
Pos. RiderPoints EUR
Flag of Poland.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
NOR
Flag of Denmark.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
PL2
Flag of Poland.svg

References

  1. "SGP/SWC Dates 2011". speedwaygp.com. 22 Oct 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 Oct 2010.
  2. "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. "Magnus Zetterstroem: Marzę o zwycięstwie w Cardiff" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 Jun 2011. Retrieved 28 Jul 2011.
  4. "Draw". speedwaygp.com. 24 Jun 2011. Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved 28 Jul 2011.
  5. "Lista startowa Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 24 Jun 2011. Retrieved 28 Jul 2011.
  6. "Cardiff SGP Result" (PDF). PZM.pl. 27 Jun 2011. Retrieved 28 Jul 2011.
  7. "Greg Hancock zwyciężył w Cardiff, nieudany występ Polaków" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 Jun 2011. Retrieved 28 Jul 2011.
  8. Świat Żużla, No 4 (88) 2011, page 55 ISSN   1429-3285

See also