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Post by admin on May 7, 2016 14:15:44 GMT
2017 SGP Qualification meetings during 2016
07.05 - Round 1 - Kings Lynn (GB)
07.05 - Round 2 - Slangerup (DK)
07.05 - Round 3 - Terenzano (IT)
16.05 - Round 4 - Abensberg (DE)
28.05 - Race-off 1 - Gorican (HR)
02.07 - Race-off 2 - Lonigo (IT)
03.09 - Challenge - Vetlanda (SE)
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Post by admin on May 7, 2016 14:18:18 GMT
07.05 - Round 1 - Kings Lynn (GB) LINE-UP: Gabriel Dubernard, Kenneth Bjerre, Freddie Lindgren, Sam Masters, Craig Cook, Lasse Fredriksen, Matej Kus, Jason Garrity, Alexandre Dubrana, Ricky Wells, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Hans Andersen, Robert Lambert, Bradley Wilson-Dean, Brady Kurtz, Joonas Kylmakorpi. Reserves: Lewis Kerr, Lewis Bridger. |
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Post by admin on May 7, 2016 22:43:45 GMT
07.05 - Round 1 - Kings Lynn (GB) LINE-UP: Gabriel Dubernard, Kenneth Bjerre, Freddie Lindgren, Sam Masters, Craig Cook, Lasse Fredriksen, Matej Kus, Jason Garrity, Alexandre Dubrana, Ricky Wells, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Hans Andersen, Robert Lambert, Bradley Wilson-Dean, Brady Kurtz, Joonas Kylmakorpi. Reserves: Lewis Kerr, Lewis Bridger. Poor night for the Brits as the old faithfuls win through: 1. Gabriel Dubernard (Fra) - 0,fex,0,0,0 = 0 2. Kenneth Bjerre (Den) - 1,3,3,2,3 = 12 (Q) Third 3. Freddie Lindgren (Swe) - 3,3,3,2,2 = 13 (Q) Winner 4. Sam Masters (Aus) - 2,1,3,3,1 = 10 (Q) 5. Craig Cook (GB) - 3,3,0,fex,2 = 8 Reserve 6. Lasse Frederiksen (Nor) - f,0,1,1,0 = 2 7. Matej Kus (CZ) - 2,1,1,2,fex = 6 8. Jason Garrity (GB) - 1,0,2,0,2 = 5 9. Alexandre Dubra (Fra) - 0,1,0,0,1 = 2 10. Ricky Wells (USA) - 1,2,2,1,1 = 7 11. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Pol) - 3,fex,3,3,3 = 12 (Q) Second 12. Hans Andersen (Den) - 2,3,2,3,1 = 11 (Q) 13. Robert Lambert (GB) - 2,2,0,1,3 = 8 14. Bradley Wilson-Dean (NZ) - fex,1,1,1,0 = 3 15. Brady Kurtz (Aus) - 1,2,1,2,3 = 9 (Q) 16. Joonas Kylmakorpi (Swe) - 3,2,2,3,tex = 10 (Q) speedwayupdates/speedway-qualifier-kings-lynn |
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Post by admin on May 8, 2016 22:04:44 GMT
07.05 - Round 1 - Kings Lynn (GB) 07.05 - Round 2 - Slangerup (DK) 07.05 - Round 3 - Terenzano (IT) The top seven from these quarter finals progress to the semis in Gorican (May 28) and Lonigo (July 2), with one further quarter final to be held at German track Abensberg on May 16. SLANGERUP SCORES: 1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 12, 2 Mikkel Bech 11+3, 3 Timo Lahti 11+2, 4 Andrey Karpov 11+1, 5 Martin Vaculik 10, 6 Tomas H Jonasson 10, 7 Andzejs Lebedevs 9, 8 Anders Thomsen 8+3, 9 Linus Sundstrom 8+2, 10 Vadim Tarasenko 8+1, 11 Chris Harris 7, 12 Nick Morris 5, 13 Eduard Krcmar 4, 14 Glenn Moi 3, 15 Rohan Tungate 2, 16 Oleg Mihailov 1. Harris's luck finally runs out. 10 GPs left before his top level career is over TERENZANO SCORES: 1 Piotr Pawlicki 14, 2 Kim Nilsson 13, 3 Michael Jepsen Jensen 12, 4 Peter Ljung 10, 5 Krzysztof Buczkowski 10, 6 Nicolas Covatti 10, 7 Kai Huckenbeck 9+3, 8 Jurica Pavlic 9+2, 9 Paco Castagna 7, 10 Stanislav Mielniczuk 6, 11 Rene Deddens 5, 12 Norbert Magosi 5, 13 Nick Skorja 5, 14 Matic Ivacic 4, 15 Jonathan Iturra 1, 16 Alessandro Milanese 0. KING’S LYNN SCORES: 1 Freddie Lindgren 13, 2 Krzysztof Kasprzak 12+3, 3 Kenneth Bjerre 12+2, 4 Hans Andersen 11, 5 Joonas Kylmakorpi 10, 6 Sam Masters 10, 7 Brady Kurtz 9, 8 Craig Cook 8+3, 9 Robert Lambert 8+2, 10 Ricky Wells 7, 11 Matej Kus 6, 12 Jason Garrity 5, 13 Bradley Wilson-Dean 3, 14 Lewis Kerr 2, 15 Lasse Frederiksen 2, 16 Alexandre Dubra 2, 17 Gabriel Dubernard 0. |
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Post by admin on Jul 3, 2016 14:43:25 GMT
16.05 - Round 4 - Abensberg (DE) ***MEETING ABANDONED AFTER 12 HEATS DUE TO RAIN*** 1. Daniel King - X, 1, 2 = 3 2. Patryk Dudek - 3, 2, 2 = 7 3. Sergei Lokachev - 2, 3, F = 5 4. Hynek Stichauer - 1, 2, X = 3 5. Daniel Gappmaier - 1, 2, 3 = 6 6. Jozsef Tabaka - 2, 1, 2 = 5 7. Xavier Muratet - R, 1, 1 = 2 8. Martin Smolinski - 3, 3, 3 = 9 9. Artem Trofimov - X, 0, 2 = 2 10. Tomasz Jedrzejak - 3, 3, 2 = 8 11. Erik Riss - 2, X = 2 12. Ziga Kovacic - 1, 1, 0 = 2 13. Max Fricke - 3, 3, 3 = 9 14. Michael Haertel - R, 0, X = 0 15. Kevin Wolbert - 1, 2, 1 = 4 16. Tomas Suchanek - 2, X, 1 = 3 R1. Mark Riss - R, X = 0 speedwayupdates/sgp-qualifier-absensberg |
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Post by admin on Jul 3, 2016 15:04:05 GMT
28.05 - Race-off 1 - Gorican (HR) 02.07 - Race-off 2 - Lonigo (IT) 1. Kenneth Bjerre - 3, 3, 1, 3, 1 = 11 (Q) 2. Krzysztof Buczkowski - 1, 1, 3, 2, 2 = 9 (Q) 3. Peter Ljung - 2, 2, 1, 2, 2 = 9 (Q) 4. Kim Nilsson - 0, 1, 0, 1, 2 = 4 5. Andzejs Lebedevs - 0, 2, 1, 1, 3 = 7 6. Krzysztof Kasprzak - 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 14 (Q) 7. Hans Andersen - 1, 1, 2, 1, 3 = 8 (Q) 8. Piotr Pawlicki - 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 (Q) 9. Jozsef Tabaka - X, 0, 0, 0, 0 = 0 10. Timo Lahti - 3, 0, 1, 0, 0 = 4 11. Jurica Pavlic - 2, 0, 0, 1, 1 = 4 12. Kai Huckenback - X, 0, 2, 0, 0 = 2 13. Andriej Karpov - 2, 1, 3, 0, 1 = 7 14. Vaclav Milik - 1, 2, 2, 2, R = 7 15. Martin Vaculik - 0, 3, 0, 2, 2 = 7 (Qualifies As Reserve) 16. Sam Masters - 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 = 11 (Q) speedwayupdates/sgp-qualifier-gorican
SGP Qualifier (Lonigo) 2nd July 2016 1. Max Fricke - 3, 1, 3 = 7 (Q) 2. Fredrik Lindgren - 2, 0, 1 = 3 3. Michael Jepsen Jensen - 1, 2, 1 = 4 4. Martin Smolinski - 0, 2, 3 = 5 (Q) 5. Craig Cook - 2, 0, 2 = 4 6. Nico Covatti - 3, 2, 2 = 7 (Q) 7. Bartosz Zmarzlik - 1, 1, X = 2 8. Daniel Gappmaier - 0, X, 0 = 0 9. Patry Dudek - 3, 3, 3 = 9 (Q) 10. Tomas H. Jonasson - 1, 1, 2 = 4 11. Paco Castagna - 0, 0, 1 = 1 12. Tomasz Jedrzejak - 2, 3, 3 = 8 (Q) 13. Mikkel Bech - 2, 2, 1 = 5 (Qualifies As Reserve) 14. Brady Kurtz - 1, 3, 2 = 6 (Q) 15. Robert Lambert - 3, 3, 0 = 6 (Q) 16. Sergei Lokachev - 0, 0, F = 0 R1. Stanislaw Mielniczuk - 1 = 1 speedwayupdates/sgp-qualifier-lonigo
PETERBOROUGH number one Craig Cook bowed out of the World Championship qualifying programme in soggy Italy.
The 'T Balfe Construction' Panthers man managed four points from three rides before his semi-final qualifier at Lonigo was abandoned last night due to heavy rain. As 12 heats had been completed, the result of the meeting stands with Cook missing out on the top-seven finish required to advance to the Grand Prix Challenge. peterboroughpanthers.co |
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Post by admin on Jul 3, 2016 15:05:23 GMT
03.09 - SGP Challenge - Vetlanda (SE) Kenneth Bjerre Krzysztof Buczkowski Peter Ljung Krzysztof Kasprzak Hans Andersen Piotr Pawlicki Sam Masters Max Fricke Martin Smolinski Nico Covatti Patry Dudek Tomasz Jedrzejak Brady Kurtz Robert Lambert TBC TBC Martin Vaculik (Qualifies As Reserve) Mikkel Bech (Qualifies As Reserve) |
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Post by admin on Aug 31, 2016 7:15:48 GMT
03.09 - SGP Challenge - Vetlanda (SE)Kenneth Bjerre Krzysztof Buczkowski Peter Ljung Krzysztof Kasprzak Hans Andersen Piotr Pawlicki Sam Masters Max Fricke Martin Smolinski Nico Covatti Patry Dudek Tomasz Jedrzejak Brady Kurtz Robert Lambert TBC TBC Martin Vaculik (Qualifies As Reserve) Mikkel Bech (Qualifies As Reserve)
Danish racer Hans Andersen reportedly plans to defy a broken hand in his quest for FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualification at the GP Challenge in Vetlanda on Saturday. The Poole skipper  crashed hard after being clattered by Pirates guest Max Fricke in the club’s 52-38 loss at Leicester 29/8/16. He was taken to hospital with concussion and a fractured metacarpal, which has left his hand in plaster and reports in Poole suggested his season may be over. But with the top three riders in Vetlanda earning 2017 SGP places, his Polish club Lodz suggests Andersen could be willing to chance his arm and ride through the pain in his quest for a World Championship return, even though he may require surgery afterwards. A post on the Lodz official Facebook page said: “Hans Andersen wants to go Saturday night at the Grand Prix Challenge. The arm is in plaster and it maybe that an operation will be necessary. The Dane has a fractured metacarpal.” SGP
Don't see the point? He's pants at SGP level these days so it'd only be for a season's hurrah, not that I'd think that he'd qualify from this if 100% fit.
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Aug 31, 2016 7:29:09 GMT
03.09 - SGP Challenge - Vetlanda (SE)Kenneth Bjerre Krzysztof Buczkowski Peter Ljung Krzysztof Kasprzak Hans Andersen Piotr Pawlicki Sam Masters Max Fricke Martin Smolinski Nico Covatti Patry Dudek Tomasz Jedrzejak Brady Kurtz Robert Lambert TBC TBC Martin Vaculik (Qualifies As Reserve) Mikkel Bech (Qualifies As Reserve)
Danish racer Hans Andersen reportedly plans to defy a broken hand in his quest for FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualification at the GP Challenge in Vetlanda on Saturday. The Poole skipper crashed hard after being clattered by Pirates guest Max Fricke in the club’s 52-38 loss at Leicester 29/8/16. He was taken to hospital with concussion and a fractured metacarpal, which has left his hand in plaster and reports in Poole suggested his season may be over. But with the top three riders in Vetlanda earning 2017 SGP places, his Polish club Lodz suggests Andersen could be willing to chance his arm and ride through the pain in his quest for a World Championship return, even though he may require surgery afterwards. A post on the Lodz official Facebook page said: “Hans Andersen wants to go Saturday night at the Grand Prix Challenge. The arm is in plaster and it maybe that an operation will be necessary. The Dane has a fractured metacarpal.” SGP
Don't see the point? He's pants at SGP level these days so it'd only be for a season's hurrah, not that I'd think that he'd qualify from this if 100% fit. Agreed, fully fit it's a long shot |
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Post by admin on Aug 31, 2016 14:42:41 GMT
03.09 - SGP Challenge - Vetlanda (SE)Kenneth Bjerre Krzysztof Buczkowski Peter Ljung Krzysztof Kasprzak Hans Andersen Piotr Pawlicki Sam Masters Max Fricke Martin Smolinski Nico Covatti Patry Dudek Tomasz Jedrzejak Brady Kurtz Robert Lambert TBC TBC Martin Vaculik (Qualifies As Reserve) Mikkel Bech (Qualifies As Reserve)
Danish racer Hans Andersen reportedly plans to defy a broken hand in his quest for FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualification at the GP Challenge in Vetlanda on Saturday. The Poole skipper crashed hard after being clattered by Pirates guest Max Fricke in the club’s 52-38 loss at Leicester 29/8/16. He was taken to hospital with concussion and a fractured metacarpal, which has left his hand in plaster and reports in Poole suggested his season may be over. But with the top three riders in Vetlanda earning 2017 SGP places, his Polish club Lodz suggests Andersen could be willing to chance his arm and ride through the pain in his quest for a World Championship return, even though he may require surgery afterwards. A post on the Lodz official Facebook page said: “Hans Andersen wants to go Saturday night at the Grand Prix Challenge. The arm is in plaster and it maybe that an operation will be necessary. The Dane has a fractured metacarpal.” SGP
Don't see the point? He's pants at SGP level these days so it'd only be for a season's hurrah, not that I'd think that he'd qualify from this if 100% fit. Agreed, fully fit it's a long shot Yup. It's quite sad seeing him plod along these days. In his prime he'd have had this lot for breakfast. |
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Post by admin on Sept 2, 2016 22:35:15 GMT
03.09 - Challenge - Vetlanda (SE) racers and royals(BSF) Posted 2/9/16 Just to sum up - the meeting starts at 4pm UK time tomorrowDGT in between taking his excellent photo`s will be providing live updates here - http://live.baanspor...e-vetlanda.html - Sportowefakty will be doing updates here http://sportowefakty...ydarzenie/60481 |
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Post by admin on Sept 3, 2016 19:35:25 GMT
1. Sam Masters (Aus) - 3, 1, 0, 1, 0 = 5
2. Mikkel Bech (Den) - 2, 0, 0, 2, 1 = 5
3. Nico Covatti (Ita) - 0, 2, R, 2, 3 = 7
4. Krzysztof Buczkowski (Pol) - 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 = 5
5. Martin Vaculik (Slo) - 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 = 14 SECOND
6. Peter Ljung (Swe) - 0, 3, 3, 2, 1 = 9
7. Krzysztof Kasprzak (Pol) - 1, 0, 3, 3, 0 = 7
8. Martin Smolinski (Ger) - 2, 2, 2, 1, 3 = 10
9. Patryk Dudek (Pol) - 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 WINNER
10. Brady Kurtz (Aus) - 0, 1, 2, 1, 1 = 5
11. Kenneth Bjerre (Den) - 1, 3, 2, 3, 2 = 11
12. Fredrik Lindgren (Swe) - 2, 3, 2, 2, 2 = 11 THIRD
13. Robert Lambert (GB) - 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 = 1
14. Piotr Pawlicki (Pol) - 3, 2, 1, 0, NS = 6
15. Max Fricke (Aus) - 2, 1, 1, 0, 2 = 6
16. Tomasz Jedrzejak (Pol) - F, 0, 1, R, 2 = 3
R1. Vaclav Milik (Cze) - R = 0
Heat 1: Masters, Bech, Buczkowski, Covatti.
Heat 2: Vaculik, Smolinski, Kasprzak, Ljung.
Heat 3: Dudek, Lindgren, Bjerre, Kurtz.
Heat 4: Pawlicki, Fricke, Lambert, Jedrzejak (Fell).
Heat 5: Dudek, Vaculik, Masters, Lambert.
Heat 6: Ljung, Pawlicki, Kurtz, Bech.
Heat 7: Bjerre, Covatti, Fricke, Kasprzak.
Heat 8: Lindgren, Smolinski, Buczkowski, Jedrzejak.
Heat 9: Ljung, Bjerre, Jedrzejak, Masters.
Heat 10: Vaculik, Lindgren, Fricke, Bech.
Heat 11: Dudek, Smolinski, Pawlicki, Covatti (Retired).
Heat 12: Kasprzak, Kurtz, Buczkowski, Lambert.
Heat 13: Kasprzak, Lindgren, Masters, Pawlicki.
Heat 14: Bjerre, Bech, Smolinski, Lambert.
Heat 15: Vaculik, Covatti, Kurtz, Jedrzejak (Retired).
Heat 16: Dudek, Ljung, Buczkowski, Fricke.
Heat 17: Smolinski, Fricke, Kurtz, Masters.
Heat 18: Dudek, Jedrzejak, Bech, Kasprzak.
Heat 19: Covatti, Lindgren, Ljung, Lambert.
Heat 20: Vaculik, Bjerre, Buczkowski, Milik (Retired).
3rd Place Run Off: Lindgren, Bjerre.
Third-placed Lindgren has served as this season’s SGP first reserve, but his place in every round is guaranteed for 2017 after he held his nerve in a titanic run-off with Bjerre. “I’m very pleased,” he said. “It has been one of the very big goals for me all year. It hasn’t been one of my favourite tracks, so I am really proud of what I have achieved – making it into the top three. “I gave it everything I could. I rode Kenneth pretty tough a few times, but he kept coming back and coming back. We swapped positions a few times, but I managed to make a pretty smart manoeuvre on the last lap and stay in front.” (SGP)
Updates Courtesy Of Baansport Fansite & speedwayupdates/sgp-challenge-vetlanda
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Post by admin on Sept 6, 2016 11:27:59 GMT
03.09 - Challenge - Vetlanda (SE) racers and royals(BSF) Posted 2/9/16 Just to sum up - the meeting starts at 4pm UK time tomorrowDGT in between taking his excellent photo`s will be providing live updates here - http://live.baanspor...e-vetlanda.html - Sportowefakty will be doing updates here http://sportowefakty...ydarzenie/60481 Action from the FIM Speedway GP Challenge in Vetlanda, Sweden. The event determines the three riders who will qualify for the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix. |
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Post by admin on Oct 19, 2016 12:55:43 GMT
If he really was injured then difficult to refuse if he wants to play:
Russian racer Emil Sayfutdinov says he’s crossing his fingers for an FIM Speedway Grand Prix wild card after admitting injury ended his qualification plans.
The Salavat-born star was nominated by his federation for the SGP qualification quarter final at Gorican on May 2, but withdrew.
Sayfutdinov says injury forced him to abandon that bid, but he could still gain selection for the 2017 World Championship if he gets a wild card from the SGP Commission.
After three years out of the sport’s elite, the former world No.3 says he’s missing the series.
He told Sportowefakty.pl: “I miss it. Few people know that I was due to start in qualifying rounds for the series this season. I’m sorry the injury I had thwarted my plans. So I have to count on the favour of the organisers distributing wild cards or start in the qualifying rounds next year.”
Sayfutdinov must wait for the SGP Commission’s decision until at least after the season-closing QBE Insurance Australian SGP at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on October 22.
But one thing which has been confirmed his is return to Leszno for 2017. The Russian international admits he couldn’t have envisaged signing anywhere else.
He said: “I remain in Leszno and very glad about this. Actually, I could not imagine leaving there.”
Sayfutdinov is often asked whether he’d consider a British Elite League return. But he insists it’s not on the cards for 2017.
He said: “The priority is the league Polish and Swedish. At this moment it is not the British league.
“I suspect that many fans would welcome me there and this is very nice. I raced in England several seasons ago. There was a great atmosphere, both in the team and in the stands.
“However, from a sporting point of view, it’s simply a league at the moment I do not need. I'd rather have a little more free time, which I can spend on training or with my family.”
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Post by admin on Nov 3, 2016 22:21:09 GMT
Zagar, Janowski, Pedersen and Sayfutdinov handed FIM Speedway Grand Prix wild cards for 2017
Double European and World Under-21 champion Emil Sayfutdinov makes his return to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, with Nicki Pedersen, Matej Zagar and Maciej Janowski also awarded permanent wild cards for 2017.
Sayfutdinov last appeared in the FIM Speedway World Championship in 2013, when he won three SGP rounds in Bydgoszcz, Gothenburg and Cardiff, before his season was ended by elbow and knee ligament injuries.
The 2007 and 2008 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship winner has since gone on to lift the Speedway European Championship twice in 2014 and 2015, as well as winning two Swedish Elitserien gold medals with Vetlanda and a Polish Ekstraliga championship with Leszno last year.
Having finished third in the 2009 series and challenged Tai Woffinden hard for the title in 2013, the Russian international is no stranger to pushing for the sport’s top prize.
Neither is Denmark’s triple world champion Nicki Pedersen. He finished 13th in this year’s World Championship after his season was ended by a broken wrist, neck and ribs suffered at the Golden Helmet meeting at Czech track Pardubice on September 18.
But after winning World Championship silver and two bronze medals in the last four years, the 16-time SGP winner has been handed another shot at landing his fourth title.
Slovenian star Matej Zagar and Poland’s Maciej Janowski endured the cruellest of fortunes, falling a point short of this year’s top-eight automatic qualification places after the QBE Insurance Australian SGP in Melbourne last Saturday.
Two fourth-place finishes in Stockholm and Torun and an 11-point haul in Melbourne were enough to earn Zagar ninth, with the SGP Commission opting to give him a return ticket for the 2017 series.
Last year’s seventh-placed star Janowski slipped out of the top eight in Melbourne after starting the night in seventh. But having won the Kjærgaard Danish SGP in Horsens on June 11, Magic earned a recall for next year.
The wild cards are joined in the series by the top-eight automatic qualifiers, world champion Greg Hancock (USA), Tai Woffinden (Great Britain), Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland), Chris Holder (Australia), Jason Doyle (Australia), Piotr Pawlicki (Poland), Antonio Lindback (Sweden) and Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark).
The 2017 SGP field is completed by the top three from the GP Challenge at Swedish venue Vetlanda on September 3 – winner Patryk Dudek (Poland), Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) and Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden).
There’s plenty in reserve in case any of the top 15 riders are forced out of a round through injury, illness or other reasons.
Danish international Peter Kildemand has been called up as first reserve for 2017. Despite falling short of qualification this year, he reached five finals in his first 11 SGP appearances in 2014 and 2015, winning last season’s Kjærgaard Danish SGP in Horsens and the opening round of this term – the Slovenian SGP in Krsko.
Former New Zealand SGP winner Martin Smolinski of Germany has been named second reserve and newly-crowned World Under-21 champion Max Fricke from Australia is the third stand-in rider.
The full list of riding numbers will be announced in due course.
2017 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX LINE-UP (in ranking order):
1 Greg Hancock (USA)
2 Tai Woffinden (Great Britain)
3 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
4 Chris Holder (Australia)
5 Jason Doyle (Australia)
6 Piotr Pawlicki (Poland)
7 Antonio Lindback (Sweden)
8 Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark)
9 Matej Zagar (Slovenia)
10 Maciej Janowski (Poland)
11 Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
12 Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
13 Patryk Dudek (Poland)
14 Martin Vaculik (Slovakia)
15 Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia)
SUBSTITUTES
20 Peter Kildemand (Denmark)
21 Martin Smolinski (Germany)
22 Max Fricke (Australia)
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Post by Hodgy on Nov 3, 2016 23:46:54 GMT
Zagar, Janowski, Pedersen and Sayfutdinov handed FIM Speedway Grand Prix wild cards for 2017 Double European and World Under-21 champion Emil Sayfutdinov makes his return to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, with Nicki Pedersen, Matej Zagar and Maciej Janowski also awarded permanent wild cards for 2017. Sayfutdinov last appeared in the FIM Speedway World Championship in 2013, when he won three SGP rounds in Bydgoszcz, Gothenburg and Cardiff, before his season was ended by elbow and knee ligament injuries. The 2007 and 2008 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship winner has since gone on to lift the Speedway European Championship twice in 2014 and 2015, as well as winning two Swedish Elitserien gold medals with Vetlanda and a Polish Ekstraliga championship with Leszno last year. Having finished third in the 2009 series and challenged Tai Woffinden hard for the title in 2013, the Russian international is no stranger to pushing for the sport’s top prize. Neither is Denmark’s triple world champion Nicki Pedersen. He finished 13th in this year’s World Championship after his season was ended by a broken wrist, neck and ribs suffered at the Golden Helmet meeting at Czech track Pardubice on September 18. But after winning World Championship silver and two bronze medals in the last four years, the 16-time SGP winner has been handed another shot at landing his fourth title. Slovenian star Matej Zagar and Poland’s Maciej Janowski endured the cruellest of fortunes, falling a point short of this year’s top-eight automatic qualification places after the QBE Insurance Australian SGP in Melbourne last Saturday. Two fourth-place finishes in Stockholm and Torun and an 11-point haul in Melbourne were enough to earn Zagar ninth, with the SGP Commission opting to give him a return ticket for the 2017 series. Last year’s seventh-placed star Janowski slipped out of the top eight in Melbourne after starting the night in seventh. But having won the Kjærgaard Danish SGP in Horsens on June 11, Magic earned a recall for next year. The wild cards are joined in the series by the top-eight automatic qualifiers, world champion Greg Hancock (USA), Tai Woffinden (Great Britain), Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland), Chris Holder (Australia), Jason Doyle (Australia), Piotr Pawlicki (Poland), Antonio Lindback (Sweden) and Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark). The 2017 SGP field is completed by the top three from the GP Challenge at Swedish venue Vetlanda on September 3 – winner Patryk Dudek (Poland), Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) and Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden). There’s plenty in reserve in case any of the top 15 riders are forced out of a round through injury, illness or other reasons. Danish international Peter Kildemand has been called up as first reserve for 2017. Despite falling short of qualification this year, he reached five finals in his first 11 SGP appearances in 2014 and 2015, winning last season’s Kjærgaard Danish SGP in Horsens and the opening round of this term – the Slovenian SGP in Krsko. Former New Zealand SGP winner Martin Smolinski of Germany has been named second reserve and newly-crowned World Under-21 champion Max Fricke from Australia is the third stand-in rider. The full list of riding numbers will be announced in due course. 2017 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX LINE-UP (in ranking order):1 Greg Hancock (USA) 2 Tai Woffinden (Great Britain) 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 4 Chris Holder (Australia) 5 Jason Doyle (Australia) 6 Piotr Pawlicki (Poland) 7 Antonio Lindback (Sweden) 8 Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark) 9 Matej Zagar (Slovenia) 10 Maciej Janowski (Poland) 11 Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 12 Nicki Pedersen (Denmark) 13 Patryk Dudek (Poland) 14 Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 15 Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia) SUBSTITUTES20 Peter Kildemand (Denmark) 21 Martin Smolinski (Germany) 22 Max Fricke (Australia) Tasty looking line, no easy races. Tai will really need to up his game to top that lot. |
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crashed hard after being clattered by Pirates guest Max Fricke in the club’s 52-38 loss at Leicester 29/8/16.
