2018 Speedway of Nations

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Speedway of Nations
VenueFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Start date2 June
End date9 June
Nations7
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The 2018 Speedway of Nations was the first FIM Speedway of Nations. [1] The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia, who beat Great Britain in the Grand Final. [2] It replaced the Speedway World Cup.

Contents

Format

The 2018 Speedway of Nations was a pairs event, with each nation being represented by two senior riders and one rider under the age of 21. Each meeting was staged over 21 heats with the scores from each rider added together to give a total for each nation.

The two race-off events consisted of seven teams, with three qualifying for the final. The final, which included hosts Poland, was staged over two legs with the scores from each added together. The top scoring nation went straight through to the Grand Final, while the second and third placed nations competed in the final qualifier for the chance to reach the Grand Final.

The final qualifier and Grand Final were one-off heats. In the event of a tie, the second and third placed riders were considered the victors over the first and fourth placed riders.

The winner of the Grand Final determined the overall winner of the 2018 Speedway of Nations.

Race Off 1

1st2nd3rd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 25
Artem Laguta - 16
Emil Sayfutdinov - 9
Gleb Chugunov - DNR		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany - 20
Kai Huckenbeck - 11
Martin Smolinski - 9
Michael Hartel - DNR		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark - 18
Michael Jepsen Jensen - 10
Kenneth Bjerre - 8
Frederik Jakobsen - DNR
4th5th6th7th
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia - 17
Matej Žagar - 14
Matic Ivačič - 2
Nick Škorja - 1		Flag of the United States.svg  United States - 17
Greg Hancock - 16
Gino Manzares - 1		Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine - 15
Aleksandr Loktaev - 8
Andrey Karpov - 7		Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia - 14
Andžejs Ļebedevs - 8
Kjasts Puodžuks - 6
Oļegs Mihailovs - DNR

Race Off 2

1st2nd3rd
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 26
Fredrik Lindgren - 15
Antonio Lindbäck - 11
Joel Kling - DNR		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 23
Tai Woffinden - 14
Robert Lambert - 8
Craig Cook - 1		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia - 21
Jason Doyle - 14
Max Fricke - 7
Jaimon Lidsey - DNR
4th5th6th7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic - 20
Václav Milík - 13
Josef Franc - 7
Jan Kvěch - DNR		Flag of France.svg  France - 14
David Bellego - 10
Dimitri Bergé - 4		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland - 14
Timo Lahti - 7
Tero Aarnio - 7		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy - 8
Nicolás Covatti - 6
Michele Paco Castagna - 2

Final

First leg

1st2nd3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 25
Tai Woffinden - 18
Robert Lambert - 7
Craig Cook - 0		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 23
Artem Laguta - 17
Emil Sayfutdinov - 6
Gleb Chugunov - DNR		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark - 20
Michael Jepsen Jensen - 12
Kenneth Bjerre - 8
Frederik Jakobsen - DNR
4th5th6th7th
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 16
Fredrik Lindgren - 13
Antonio Lindbäck - 3
Joel Kling - DNR		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia - 15
Jason Doyle - 13
Max Fricke - 2
Jaimon Lidsey - DNR		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland - 15
Maciej Janowski - 9
Patryk Dudek - 3
Maksym Drabik - 3		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany - 8
Martin Smolinski - 11
Michael Hartel - 1
Kai Huckenbeck - DNR

Second leg

1st2nd3rd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 22
Artem Laguta - 14
Emil Sayfutdinov - 8
Gleb Chugunov - DNR		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 21
Tai Woffinden - 17
Robert Lambert - 4
Craig Cook - DNR		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland - 21
Maciej Janowski - 13
Patryk Dudek - 8
Maksym Drabik - DNR
4th5th6th7th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia - 20
Jason Doyle - 16
Max Fricke - 4
Jaimon Lidsey - DNR		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 16
Fredrik Lindgren - 9
Antonio Lindbäck - 7
Joel Kling - DNR		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark - 15
Michael Jepsen Jensen - 15
Kenneth Bjerre - 0
Frederik Jakobsen - 0		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany - 11
Kai Huckenbeck - 9
Martin Smolinski - 2
Michael Hartel - 0

Total

1st2nd3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 46
Tai Woffinden - 35
Robert Lambert - 11
Craig Cook - 0		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 45
Artem Laguta - 31
Emil Sayfutdinov - 14
Gleb Chugunov - DNR		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland - 36
Maciej Janowski - 22
Patryk Dudek - 11
Maksym Drabik - 3
4th5th6th7th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia - 35
Jason Doyle - 29
Max Fricke - 6
Jaimon Lidsey - DNR		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark - 35
Michael Jepsen Jensen - 27
Kenneth Bjerre - 8
Frederik Jakobsen - 0		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 32
Fredrik Lindgren - 22
Antonio Lindbäck - 10
Joel Kling - DNR		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany - 23
Martin Smolinski - 13
Kai Huckenbeck - 9
Michael Hartel - 1

Grand Final Qualifier

1st2nd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 3
Artem Laguta - 2
Emil Sayfutdinov - 1		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland - 3
Maciej Janowski - 3
Patryk Dudek - 0

Grand Final

1st2nd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia - 3
Artem Laguta - 2
Emil Sayfutdinov - 1		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 3
Tai Woffinden - 3
Robert Lambert - 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations". SGP. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations Final result". SGP. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations Race Off 1 result". SGP. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations Race Off 2 result". SGP. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations Final first leg result". SGP. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Speedway of Nations Final second leg result". SGP. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
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