2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe explained
| Flag: | EUR |
| 2010 FIM OtoMoto.pl European Speedway Grand Prix |
| Date: | 24 April 2010 |
| City: | Leszno |
| Event: | 1 of 11 (123) |
| Referee: | Krister Gardell |
| Flag Ref: | SWE |
| Jury: | Wolfgang Glas |
| Flag Jury: | GER |
| Stadium: | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium |
| Length: | 330 |
| Attendance: | 16,000 |
| Flag Time: | POL |
| Time Best: | 60.07 |
| Time Name: | Jarosław Hampel |
| Time Heat: | 1 |
| Name1: | Jason Crump |
| Flag1: | AUS |
| Name2: | Jarosław Hampel |
| Flag2: | POL |
| Name3: | Jarosław Hampel |
| Flag3: | RUS |
The 2010 FIM OtoMoto.pl European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 24 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.[1]
The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Jason Crump from Australia, who beat Pole Jarosław Hampel, Russian Emil Sayfutdinov and Polish wild card Janusz Kołodziej.[2] [3]
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Janusz Kołodziej as Wild Card, and Damian Baliński and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves.[4] [5] Potential candidate for wild card was Australian Leigh Adams, who is riding for Unia Leszno since 1996, and who is an honorary citizen of Leszno.[6] The Draw was made on April 23 at 13:00 CEST by President (=Mayor) of Leszno Tomasz Malepszy.[7] [8]
Three Poles, Hampel, Kołodziej and Baliński are all riding for Unia Leszno, whose home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, in the 2010 season in Poland.[9]
Heat details
Heat after heat
- Hampel, Harris, Bjerre, Hancock
- Pedersen, Holta, Kołodziej, Jonsson (R4)
- Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Lindgren, Woffinden
- Crump, Holder, Zetterström, Andersen
- Harris, Pedersen, Lindgren, Zetterström
- Kołodziej, Holder, Hampel, Gollob
- Crump, Bjerre, Jonsson, Woffinden
- Holta, Andersen, Sayfutdinov, Hancock
- Kołodziej, Andersen, Woffinden, Harris
- Crump, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Pedersen
- Lindgren, Bjerre, Holta, Holder
- Hancock, Gollob, Jonsson, Zetterström
- Sayfutdinov, Holder, Jonsson, Harris
- Zetterström, Hampel, Holta, Woffinden
- Andersen, Bjerre, Gollob, Pedersen
- Lindgren, Kołodziej, Crump, Hancock
- Harris, Holta, Gollob, Crump
- Hampel, Jonsson, Andersen, Lindgren
- Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Kołodziej, Zetterström
- Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Woffinden
Semi-Finals:
- Hampel, Kołodziej, Holta, Harris
- Crump, Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Bjerre
The Final:
- Crump, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Kołodziej (X)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Supplementary Regulations . FIM-live.com . 2010-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406173912/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Manifestations/SR_SGP_LESZNO_2010.pdf . 2012-04-06 . dead .
- Web site: Leszno SGP Results . Polish . Polish Motor Union . 2010-04-26 . 2010-04-27 .
- Web site: Crump najlepszy w Lesznie! Hampel na podium . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-04-24 . 2010-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427082300/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2010/04/24/crump-najlepszy-w-lesznie-hampel-na-podium/. 27 April 2010 . live.
- Web site: Wild Kolodziej . SpeedwayGP.com . 2010-04-07 . 2010-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100411045853/http://speedwaygp.com/en/newsdetail/a1193 . 2010-04-11 . dead .
- Web site: IMŚ GP w Lesznie . Polish . PZM.pl . 2010-04-09 . 2010-04-11 .
- Web site: Leigh Adams z dziką kartą? Australijczyk nie odmówiłby . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2010-02-23 . 2010-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228230418/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2010/02/23/leigh-adams-z-dzika-karta-australijczyk-nie-odmowilby/. 28 February 2010 . live.
- Web site: Leszno SGP Draw . Polish . Polish Motor Union . 2010-04-23 . 2010-04-23.
- Web site: R1 Pol SGP Draw . SpeedwayGP.com . video clip . 2010-04-23 . 2010-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507092905/http://speedwaygp.com/en/videoplay/a1243?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=400&SID=1463f14236e8e2f0eb61861243c2c972 . 7 May 2010 . dead .
- Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, page 20,
