2019 Speedway Grand Prix

2019 Speedway Grand Prix

1st Bartosz Zmarzlik 2nd Leon Madsen 3rd Emil Sayfutdinov The title was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, who beat debutant Leon Madsen by two points with Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov finishing third. Zmarzlik became the third Polish world champion after Jerzy Szczakiel won in 1973 and Tomasz Gollob took the title in 2010. Defending champion Tai Woffinden's season was hampered by injury and he finished in 13th place. Qualifying for each Grand Prix was introduced for the first time in the 2019 season. On the day before the Grand Prix every rider completed a timed lap, with the fastest rider getting to select their position in the draw, followed by second and so on. Matej Žagar was the first ever rider to win a qualifying session when setting the fastest time at the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland. For the 2019 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top eight riders from the 2018 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2018 season. On May 2nd Greg Hancock announced he would not be competing in the 2019 season to support his wife's battle with cancer. The FIM and BSI unanimously supported Hancock's withdrawal. Programme Gallery Leon Madsen Bartosz Zmarzlik Emil Sayfutdinov Calendar Round 1 18 May Warsaw , Poland Stadion Narodowy Round 2 1 June Krsko, Slovenia Stadion Matije Gubca Round 3 15 June Prague, Czech Republic Markéta Stadium Round 4 6 July Hallstavik , Sweden HZ Bygg Arena Round 5 3 August Wrocław, Poland Olympic Stadium Round 6 17 August Målilla , Sweden G&B Arena Round 7 31 August Teterow , Germany Bergring Arena Round 8 7 September Vojens Denmark Vojens Speedway Center Round 9 21 September Torun , Poland Rose Motoarena Round 10 5 October Cardiff, Great Britain Principality Stadium 1 Bartosz Zmarzlik (C) 95 P Q 10 18 8 8 17 8 16 18 15 14 132 2 Leon Madsen 30 P Q 13 13 14 7 14 14 10 7 17 21 130 3 Emil Sayfutdinov 89 P Q 6 13 11 17 14 7 10 16 17 15 126 4 Fredrik Lindgren 66 P Q 15 5 12 10 5 16 9 15 11 7 105 5 Martin Vaculík 54 P Q 7 17 4 16 15 9 4 7 9 7 95 6 Maciej Janowski 71 P Q – 4 7 13 12 15 16 6 7 7 87 7 Jason Doyle 69 P Q 5 6 12 7 5 7 6 12 13 11 84 8 Patryk Dudek 692 P Q 16 12 12 7 8 6 8 3 3 4 79 9 Matej Žagar 55 P 7 6 4 10 3 7 15 13 9 4 78 10 Niels-Kristian Iversen 88 P 14 7 3 8 2 7 13 7 5 11 77 11 Artem Laguta 222 P 4 9 9 5 7 16 8 5 6 7 76 12 Antonio Lindbäck 85 P 10 3 4 6 7 8 – 9 9 7 63 13 Tai Woffinden 108 P 6 9 – – 6 6 8 11 5 9 60 14 Janusz Kołodziej 333 P 4 7 15 3 15 4 2 0 1 6 57 15 Robert Lambert 505 8 7 6 3 – – 4 3 6 2 39 16 Max Fricke 46 3 – 13 11 4 5 – – – – 36 17 Mikkel Michelsen 155 – – – – – 9 – 6 – – 15 18 Bartosz Smektała 16 10 – – – – – – – – – 10 19 Oliver Berntzon 16 – – – 7 – – – – – – 7 20 Charles Wright 16 – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 21 Václav Milík 16 – – 4 – – – – – – – 4 22 Maksym Drabik 16 – – – – 4 – – – – – 4 23 Adrian Miedziński 16 – – – – – – – – – 4 4 24 Matic Ivačič 16 – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 25 Jacob Thorssell 16 – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 26 Martin Smolinski 16 – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 27 Zdeněk Holub 17 – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 28 Kai Huckenbeck 17 – – – – – – 0 – – – 0