2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia

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2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia
Venue Stadium Milenium
Location Donji Kraljevec (Goričan)
Start date27 April 2024
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
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The 2024 Boll FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia was the first race of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 27 April at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia. [1] It was the sixth Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia. [2]

The event was won by Australia Jack Holder, who won his maiden Grand Prix. [3] [4]

Five riders, Andžejs Ļebedevs, Kai Huckenbeck, Dominik Kubera, Szymon Woźniak and Jan Kvěch all made their first appearance as a permanent rider, having previously only ridden as wild cards or reserves.

Grand Prix result

PlacingRider1234567891011121314151617181920PtsSF1SF2FinalGP Pts
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (16) Jack Holder 32331123320
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Jason Doyle 2022282218
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Freddie Lindgren 2221182116
4 Flag of Poland.svg (5) Bartosz Zmarzlik 32303113014
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (2) Robert Lambert 3323011112
6 Flag of Germany.svg (9) Kai Huckenbeck 3113210111
7 Flag of Denmark.svg (8) Leon Madsen 033129010
8 Flag of Poland.svg (12) Dominik Kubera 12033909
9 Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Mikkel Michelsen 0310378
10 Flag of Slovakia.svg (13) Martin Vaculík 0032167
11 Flag of Poland.svg (6) Szymon Woźniak 2022066
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (14) Jan Kvěch 2102165
13 Flag of Latvia.svg (7) Andžejs Ļebedevs 1001354
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (4) Dan Bewley 1011253
15 Flag of Slovenia.svg (15) Matej Žagar 1210042
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Tai Woffinden 0300031
R1 Flag of Germany.svg (R1) Marius Hillebrand 0R1
R2 Flag of Slovenia.svg (R2) Matic Ivačič 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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References

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