2010 Speedway Grand Prix

The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 65th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz.[1]

2010 Speedway Grand Prix
Season details
DatesApril 24 – October 9
Events11
Cities11
Countries7
Riders15 permanents
1 wild card(s)
2 track reserves
Heats253 (in 11 events)
Winners
Champion POL Tomasz Gollob
Runner-up POL Jarosław Hampel
3rd place AUS Jason Crump

The only rider to win more than one round, Tomasz Gollob claimed his first Speedway Grand Prix title after over a decade in the sport. Jarosław Hampel completed a Polish 1–2, claiming his first SGP win in Denmark ahead of Gollob. Reigning champion Jason Crump finished third in the standings; the tenth successive season in which Crump finished in the top three places.

Qualification

For the 2010 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

2009 Grand Prix

The top eight riders from the 2009 championship qualified as of right:

Grand Prix Challenge

The top eight riders from the 2009 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.

Nominations

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2009 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 13, 2009.[2][3]

Qualified Substitutes

Calendar

RoundDateCity and venueWinnerRunner-up3rd placed4th placedResults
1 April 24 Leszno , Poland
Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Jason Crump Jarosław Hampel Emil Sayfutdinov Janusz Kołodziej results
2 May 8 Gothenburg , Sweden
Ullevi
Kenneth Bjerre Tomasz Gollob Andreas Jonsson Greg Hancock results
3 May 22 Prague , Czech Republic
Markéta Stadium
Tomasz Gollob Nicki Pedersen Jarosław Hampel Magnus Zetterström results
4 June 5 Copenhagen , Denmark
Parken Stadium
Jarosław Hampel Tomasz Gollob Chris Harris Hans N. Andersen results
5 June 19 Toruń , Poland
MotoArena Toruń
Tomasz Gollob Rune Holta Jarosław Hampel Jason Crump results
6 July 10 Cardiff , Great Britain
Millennium Stadium
Chris Holder Jason Crump Jarosław Hampel Hans N. Andersen results
7 August 14 Målilla , Sweden
G&B Stadium
Rune Holta Jason Crump Tomasz Gollob Fredrik Lindgren results
8 August 28
August 29
Goričan , Croatia
Stadium Milenium
Greg Hancock Chris Harris Jason Crump Fredrik Lindgren results
9 September 11 Vojens , Denmark
Speedway Center
Tomasz Gollob Kenneth Bjerre Jason Crump Nicki Pedersen results
10 September 25 Terenzano , Italy
Pista Olimpia
Tomasz Gollob Chris Harris Greg Hancock Nicki Pedersen results
11 October 9 Bydgoszcz , Poland
Polonia Stadium
Andreas Jonsson Chris Harris Janusz Kołodziej Rune Holta results

Classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points EUR
SWE
CZE
DEN
POL
GBR
SCA
CRO
NOR
ITA
PL2
(2) Tomasz Gollob 166 61617152412171024223
(13) Jarosław Hampel 137 1861620151710811106
(1) Jason Crump 135 197710151715171576
4 (7) Rune Holta 109 106761982066912
5 (4) Greg Hancock 107 4147367122261412
6 (14) Chris Harris 107 864135692141813
7 (8) Kenneth Bjerre 106 1020121347961744
8 (12) Chris Holder 96 81179619671076
9 (5) Andreas Jonsson 95 512131332769817
10 (6) Nicki Pedersen 91 981458704121113
11 (9) Fredrik Lindgren 87 847861011115611
12 (10) Hans N. Andersen 86 8791391053787
13 (11) Magnus Zetterström 74 491176636877
14 (15) Tai Woffinden 49 14557636264
15 (3) Emil Sayfutdinov 33 14856
16 (16) Janusz Kołodziej 26 1214
17 (20) Davey Watt 19 6616
18 (19) Piotr Protasiewicz 13 058
19 (16) Thomas H. Jonasson 8 8
20 (16) Antonio Lindbäck 6 6
21 (16) Adrian Miedziński 6 6
22 (16) Niels Kristian Iversen 6 6
23 (16) Jurica Pavlic 5 5
24 (16) Scott Nicholls 4 4
25 (16) Matěj Kůs 3 3
26 (16) Leon Madsen 3 3
27 (18) Ludvig Lindgren 2 2
28 (16) Mattia Carpanese 1 1
29 (17) Nicolai Klindt 1 1ns
30 (17)(18) Artur Mroczka 1 01
31 (17) Linus Sundström 1 1
32 (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. 0 0
33 (17) Matija Duh 0 0
34 (17) Przemysław Pawlicki 0 0
35 (18) Zdeněk Simota 0 0
Rider(s) not classified
(17) Damian Baliński ns
(17) Simon Gustafsson ns
(17) Ben Barker ns
(17) Mattia Cavicchioli ns
(18) Maciej Janowski nsns
(18) Dennis Andersson ns
(18) Patrick Hougaard nsns
(18) Daniel King ns
(18) József Tabaka ns
(18) Andrea Maida ns
Pos. Rider Points EUR
SWE
CZE
DEN
POL
GBR
SCA
CRO
NOR
ITA
PL2

See also

References

  1. "Terminarz SGP 2010 zatwierdzony – będzie runda w Gorican!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-10-25. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  2. "2010 SGP Wild Cards Announced". SpeedwayGP.com. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  3. "Przyznano dzikie karty na sezon 2010!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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