2014 Speedway Grand Prix

Speedway world championship May 2024 May 2024 x 2014 5 April – 11 October 12 15 1 2 276 12 USA Greg Hancock POL Krzysztof Kasprzak DEN Nicki Pedersen The 2014 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 69th edition of the official World Championshiphttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX British Speedway 10 July 2021https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/6933/world-champions Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 10 July 2021 and the 20th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the fourteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Tai Woffinden was the defending champion from 2013. Greg Hancock won his third world title, after taking top-five placings in all but one race he contested, including a victory at the British round, in Cardiff. Hancock won the title by eight points ahead of Krzysztof Kasprzak, who was the season's most frequent winner, with three victories. Third place in the championship was decided in a run-off at the final round of the season at Torún in Poland. Three-time world champion Nicki Pedersen and defending champion Woffinden – a winner in back-to-back events in Prague and Målilla, Sweden – finished tied on points, but Pedersen clinched the position after beating Woffinden in the run-off. Aside from Hancock, Kasprzak and Woffinden, six other riders won rounds during the season. Martin Smolinski was the winner of the opening race in Auckland; it was his first victory in the series. Like Smolinski, Slovenia's Matej Žagar was a first-time winner in the Finnish round at Tampere, en route to a fifth-place finish in the championship. Niels Kristian Iversen and Jarosław Hampel, who finished third and second behind Woffinden in 2013, each won races; Iversen won in Copenhagen while Hampel triumphed at Stockholm. Other winners were Andreas Jonsson in Vojens and Bartosz Zmarzlik, who won on a wildcard appearance, on home soil, at the Edward Jancarz Stadium. Darcy Ward failed a pre-meeting alcohol breath test before the Latvian Grand Prix and received an immediate ban.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/speedway/29142899 Darcy Ward: Poole Pirates do not expect star to race again in 2014 BBC Sport 10 September 2014 30 May 2024 Qualification For the 2014 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 2013 championship qualified automatically. In March 2014, before the start of the season, Emil Sayfutdinov – who finished sixth in 2013 – elected not to compete in 2014 series, because he has failed to recover from serious injuries sustained the previous season. He was replaced by second substitute Troy Batchelor. EMIL OUT OF SGP 2014 speedwaygp.com 2014-03-04 http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3050/harris-replaces-gollob-in-sgp 2014-04-27 2014-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140420031243/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3050/harris-replaces-gollob-in-sgp usurped Those riders were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. Since the winner of the Grand Prix Challenge, Niels Kristian Iversen, had already qualified following his third position in the 2013 championship, fourth-placed Martin Smolinski qualified. The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2013 season. CHAMPS HANDED SGP WILD CARDS speedwaygp.com 2013-10-22 http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/2964/champs-handed-sgp-wild-cards https://web.archive.org/web/20131025040124/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/2964/champs-handed-sgp-wild-cards usurped 25 October 2013 2013-10-26 Early in October 2013, former world champion Tomasz Gollob accepted a nomination for the series, but later withdrew from the competition due to unforeseen developments in his sponsorship program. He was replaced by first substitute Chris Harris. HARRIS REPLACES GOLLOB IN SGP speedwaygp.com 2013-12-11 http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3050/harris-replaces-gollob-in-sgp 2014-04-27 2014-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140420031243/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3050/harris-replaces-gollob-in-sgp usurped Qualified riders # Riders 2013 place GP Ch place Appearance Previous appearances in series1 GBR Tai Woffinden 1 — 3rd 2010, 2011, 201333 POL Jarosław Hampel 2 — 9th 2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–201388 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 3 1 4th 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 201345 USA Greg Hancock 4 — 20th 1995–20135 DEN Nicki Pedersen 5 — 14th 2000, 2001–201355 SLO Matej Žagar 7 — 4th 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 201343 AUS Darcy Ward 8 — 2nd 2011, 2013507 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 10 2 3rd 2004–2007, 2008, 2012, 201366 SWE Fredrik Lindgren 11 — 7th 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–201323 AUS Chris Holder 12 — 5th 2010–2013100 SWE Andreas Jonsson 13 — 13th 2001, 2002–201391 DEN Kenneth Bjerre — 3 5th 2004–2008, 2009–201284 GER Martin Smolinski — 4 1st 200837 GBR Chris Harris 20 5 7th 2003, 2007–2012, 201375 AUS Troy Batchelor — 6 1st 2013 Qualified substitute The following rider qualified as a substitute due to their result in the Grand Prix Challenge. # Riders 2013 place GP Ch place19 DEN (19) Michael Jepsen Jensen 21 7 Calendar The 2014 season consisted of 12 events, just like 2013. 2014 NZL 1 5 April Western Springs Stadium Auckland GER Martin Smolinski DEN Nicki Pedersen POL Krzysztof Kasprzak SWE Fredrik Lindgren 2014 EUR 2 26 April Polonia Stadium Bydgoszcz POL Krzysztof Kasprzak AUS Darcy Ward POL Jarosław Hampel USA Greg Hancock 2014 FIN 3 17 May Tampere Stadium Tampere SLO Matej Žagar GBR Tai Woffinden SWE Fredrik Lindgren USA Greg Hancock 2014 CZE 4 31 May Markéta Stadium Prague GBR Tai Woffinden USA Greg Hancock SLO Matej Žagar DEN Nicki Pedersen 2014 SWE 5 14 June G&B Stadium Målilla GBR Tai Woffinden USA Greg Hancock AUS Chris Holder POL Jarosław Hampel 2014 DEN 6 28 June Parken Stadium Copenhagen DEN Niels Kristian Iversen AUS Troy Batchelor USA Greg Hancock DEN Peter Kildemand 2014 GBR 7 12 July Millennium Stadium Cardiff USA Greg Hancock GBR Tai Woffinden AUS Darcy Ward POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 2014 LAT 8 17 August Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs Daugavpils POL Krzysztof Kasprzak DEN Nicki Pedersen USA Greg Hancock DEN Kenneth Bjerre 2014 POL 9 30 August Jancarz Stadium Gorzów Wielkopolski POL Bartosz Zmarzlik SLO Matej Žagar POL Krzysztof Kasprzak DEN Michael Jepsen Jensen 2014 Nor 10 13 September Speedway Center Vojens SWE Andreas Jonsson DEN Peter Kildemand POL Krzysztof Kasprzak AUS Troy Batchelor 2014 SCA 11 27 September Friends Arena Stockholm POL Jarosław Hampel USA Greg Hancock POL Krzysztof Kasprzak AUS Chris Holder 2014 PL2 12 11 October Rose Motoarena Toruń POL Krzysztof Kasprzak SWE Andreas Jonsson POL Jarosław Hampel DEN Nicki Pedersen Classification 2014 NZL EUR FIN CZE SWE DEN GBR LAT POL Nor SCA PL2 Q P1 USA 45 Greg Hancock f 6 d 16 d 12 b 12 b 16 c 11 a 14 c 16 e 9 x b 15 e 13 Q P2 POL 507 Krzysztof Kasprzak c 17 a 18 x f 7 f 0 f 7 d 10 a 17 c 16 c 12 c 11 a 17 Q P3 DEN 5 Nicki Pedersen b 19 f 5 e 10 d 10 e 11 f 5 f 8 b 18 f 7 e 8 f 6 d 14 Q 4 GBR 1 Tai Woffinden f 7 f 5 b 16 a 18 a 17 e 9 b 18 e 8 x f 7 e 7 e 9 Q 5 SLO 55 Matej Žagar f 6 f 6 a 15 c 16 e 10 f 7 f 6 e 9 b 16 f 6 e 12 f 5 Q 6 SWE 100 Andreas Jonsson e 7 e 10 f 7 f 7 f 4 f 6 f 8 f 6 f 4 a 15 e 12 b 17 Q 7 AUS 23 Chris Holder e 11 e 11 e 10 e 8 c 15 x x f 6 e 9 e 10 d 13 f 7 Q 8 POL 33 Jarosław Hampel e 8 c 14 f 7 f 2 d 13 e 10 f 5 f 4 f 0 f 3 a 21 c 11 P 9 AUS 75 Troy Batchelor f 4 f 4 e 10 f 3 f 5 b 20 f 3 e 8 e 9 d 13 f 6 f 6 P 10 SWE 66 Fredrik Lindgren d 13 f 5 c 12 e 8 f 5 f 4 e 10 f 6 f 6 e 9 e 9 f 3 P 11 DEN 88 Niels Kristian Iversen f 6 e 10 f 6 e 13 e 11 a 16 e 12 f 7 f 6 x x x P 12 GER 84 Martin Smolinski a 15 e 7 e 9 f 6 f 3 f 5 e 8 f 6 f 5 f 6 f 7 f 4 P 13 DEN 91 Kenneth Bjerre e 11 f 4 f 3 f 4 e 10 f 3 f 4 d 11 e 10 e 10 f 1 e 8 P 14 AUS 43 Darcy Ward f 5 b 16 f 8 e 16 f 6 e 9 c 15 x x x x x P 15 GBR 37 Chris Harris f 0 f 2 f 4 f 6 f 5 f 3 f 6 f 3 f 6 f 5 f 4 f 4 R 16 DEN 19 Michael Jepsen Jensen x x x x x e 8 e 9 x d 14 f 7 f 4 x R 17 DEN 16 Peter Kildemand x x x x x d 15 x x x b 18 x x R 18 POL 16 Bartosz Zmarzlik x x x x x x x x a 17 x x x R 19 POL 16 Adrian Miedziński x f 5 x x x x x x x x x e 9 R 20 LAT 17 Kjasts Puodžuks x x x x x x x e 10 x x x x R 21 SWE 16 Thomas H. Jonasson x x x x x x x x x x f 7 x R 22 SWE 16 Peter Ljung x x x x f 7 x x x x x x x R 23 DEN 18 Mikkel B. Jensen x x x x x x x x x f 7 x x R 24 POL 20 Maciej Janowski x x x x x x x x x x x f 7 R 25 FIN 16 Joonas Kylmäkorpi x x f 5 x x x x x x x x x R 26 FIN 17 Kauko Nieminen x x f 4 x x x x x x x x x R 27 POL 17 Paweł Przedpełski x x x x x x x x x x x f 4 R 28 LAT 16 Andžejs Ļebedevs x x x x x x x f 3 x x x x R 29 SWE 20 Kim Nilsson x x x x x x x x x x f 3 x R 30 NZL 16 Jason Bunyan f 2 x x x x x x x x x x x R 31 GBR 16 Craig Cook x x x x x x f 2 x x x x x R 32 CZE 16 Vaclav Milik x x x f 2 x x x x x x x x R 33 POL 17 Adrian Cyfer x x x x x x x x f 2 x x x R 34 POL 18 Lukasz Kaczmarek x x x x x x x x f 2 x x x R 35 DEN 18 Lasse Bjerre x x x x x x x x x f 1 x x See also 2014 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship References External links SpeedwayGP.com – Speedway World Championships 2014 Grand Prix