2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
Venue Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium
Location Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Start date26 April 2014
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
  2013

The 2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the second round of the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 28 April at the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [1] [2]

It was the 14th and last time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Europe had been held, effectively being replaced by additional Grand Prix events in Poland from the 2015 season.

The Grand Prix was by the Polish rider Krzysztof Kasprzak (his first career Grand Prix win). [3] [4]

Grand Prix result

PlacingRider1234567891011121314151617181920PtsSF1SF2FinalGP Pts
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (4) Krzysztof Kasprzak 33313132318
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (16) Darcy Ward 21333122216
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (13) Jarosław Hampel 31231103114
4 Flag of the United States.svg (5) Greg Hancock 33322133016
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (12) Chris Holder 1223210111
6 Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Andreas Jonsson 132309110
7 Flag of Denmark.svg (9) Niels Kristian Iversen 2222210010
8 Flag of Germany.svg (15) Martin Smolinski 13102707
9 Flag of Slovenia.svg (7) Matej Žagar 2012166
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (8) Tai Woffinden 0011355
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Nicki Pedersen 01f1355
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (2) Freddie Lindgren 2102055
13 Flag of Poland.svg (10) Adrian Miedziński 32ff055
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (14) Troy Batchelor 0031044
15 Flag of Denmark.svg (11) Kenneth Bjerre 0210144
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (1) Chris Harris 1000122
R1 Flag of Poland.svg (R1) Paweł Przedpełski 0R1
R2 Flag of Poland.svg (R2) Szymon Woźniak 0R2

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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