Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

Last updated
Flag of Slovenia.svg FIM Slovenian Speedway Grand Prix
Stadium Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško
Years14 (2002-2009, 2013, 2015–present)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length387,7 m
Last Event (season 2019)
DateJune 1 2019
Referee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Ackroyd
Winner Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik
2nd place Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík
3rd place Flag of Denmark.svg Leon Madsen

The Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. Initially staged between 2002 and 2009, and again in 2013, it returned to the calendar in 2015.

Motorcycle speedway motorcycle sport

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines which use only one gear and have no brakes; racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock. Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track the motorcycles reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).

Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion.

Contents

Winners

SeasonCityStadiumWinner
1 2002 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Sullivan result
2 2003 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams result
3 2004 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson result
4 2005 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson result
5 2006 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen result
6 2007 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen result
7 2008 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob result
8 2009 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov result
9 2013 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Hampel result
10 2015 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock result
11 2016 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Kildemand result
12 2017 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík result
13 2018 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek result
14 2019 Krško Matija Gubec Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik result

Most wins

Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson & Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen - 2 times

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