2019 Speedway European Championship | |
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Season details | |
Dates | 13 July – 28 September |
Events | 4 |
Cities | 4 |
Countries | 3 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | (in 4 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | DEN Mikkel Michelsen |
Runner-up | RUS Grigory Laguta |
3rd place | DEN Leon Madsen |
The 2019 Speedway European Championship season was the seventh season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 19th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the sixth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Mikkel Michelsen, [1] who beat Grigory Laguta in a run-off after both riders had finished the series tied on 45 points. Defending champion Leon Madsen, who missed one round through injury, also won a run-off with Kacper Woryna to finish third, while Bartosz Smektała completed the top five.
For the 2019 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Leon Madsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Jarosław Hampel, Robert Lambert, Antonio Lindbäck and Mikkel Michelsen secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2018 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, [2] while Nicki Pedersen, Anders Thomsen, Kai Huckenbeck, Paweł Przedpełski and Bartosz Smektała were named as series wildcards. [3]
# | Riders | 2018 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
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Leon Madsen | 1 | 4th | ||
Jarosław Hampel | 2 | 2nd | ||
Robert Lambert | 3 | 2nd | ||
Antonio Lindbäck | 4 | 4th | ||
Mikkel Michelsen | 5 | 2nd | ||
Grigory Laguta | 1 | 6th | ||
David Bellego | 2 | 1st | ||
Václav Milík | 7 | 3 | 5th | |
Michael Jepsen Jensen | 4 | 3rd | ||
Kacper Woryna | 5 | 2nd | ||
Kai Huckenbeck | 9 | 2nd | ||
Anders Thomsen | 6 | 2nd | ||
Paweł Przedpełski | 7 | 2nd | ||
Bartosz Smektała | 10 | 1st | ||
Nicki Pedersen | 6th | |||
The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semi-final events and one SEC Challenge event.
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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SEC Challenge | 25 May | Nagyhalász, Hungary | Grigory Laguta | David Bellego | Václav Milík | Michael Jepsen Jensen | results |
A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series, [4] with events in Germany, Poland and Denmark.
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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1 | 13 July | Güstrow, Germany Stadion Güstrow | Grigory Laguta | Leon Madsen | Bartosz Smektała | Antonio Lindbäck | results |
2 | 27 July | Toruń, Poland Rose Motoarena | Leon Madsen | Grigory Laguta | Kacper Woryna | Nicki Pedersen | results |
3 | 10 August | Vojens, Denmark Vojens Speedway Center | Mikkel Michelsen | Kacper Woryna | Nicki Pedersen | Michael Jepsen Jensen | results |
4 | 28 September | Chorzów, Poland Silesian Stadium | Mikkel Michelsen | Leon Madsen | Paweł Przedpełski | Kacper Woryna | results |
Pos. | Rider | Points | ||||
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1 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
2 | (111) Grigory Laguta | 45 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
3 | (30) Leon Madsen | 39 | 11 | 15 | – | 13 |
4 | (223) Kacper Woryna | 39 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
5 | (115) Bartosz Smektała | 36 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
6 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 35 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
7 | (110) Nicki Pedersen | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | – |
8 | (323) Paweł Przedpełski | 27 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
9 | (33) Jarosław Hampel | 25 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
10 | (744) Kai Huckenbeck | 24 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
11 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
12 | (225) Václav Milík | 22 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
13 | (505) Robert Lambert | 18 | 4 | 8 | – | 6 |
14 | (415) David Bellego | 14 | 8 | 4 | – | 2 |
15 | (11) Anders Thomsen | 14 | 3 | 3 | – | 8 |
16 | (16) Adrian Miedziński | 9 | – | 9 | – | – |
17 | (98) Timo Lahti | 9 | – | – | 9 | – |
18 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – |
19 | (17) Andreas Lyager | 7 | – | – | 7 | – |
20 | (18) Frederik Jakobsen | 7 | – | – | 7 | – |
21 | (191) Andrey Kudriashov | 6 | – | – | 6 | – |
22 | (16) Maksym Drabik | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
23 | (17) Jakub Miśkowiak | 5 | – | 5 | – | – |
24 | (16) Peter Kildemand | 3 | – | – | 3 | – |
25 | (16) Kevin Wölbert | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
26 | (18) Igor Kopeć-Sobczyński | 0 | – | 0 | – | – |
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