2018 Speedway Under-21 World Championship Explained

World Under-21 Championship
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The 2018 Individual Speedway Under 21 World Championship was the 42nd edition of the FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship and was staged over three rounds, at Daugavpils, Leszno and Pardubice.[1] Poland's Maksym Drabik was the defending champion having won the title in 2017.

Result

The title was won by Bartosz Smektała, who beat Drabik by two points.[2] Smektała had trailed Drabik heading into the final round, however he scored a 21-point maximum to take the title. Great Britain's Robert Lambert took bronze.[3] [4] [5]

Final series

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129 June Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils Maksym Drabik Robert Lambert Bartosz Smektała
222 July Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno Maksym Drabik Bartosz Smektała Dan Bewley
318 September Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice Bartosz Smektała Robert Lambert Dominik Kubera

Classification

The meeting classification [6] was according to the points scored during the meeting, with the total points scored by each rider during each meeting credited as World Championship points. The FIM Speedway Under 21 World Champion was the rider who collected most World Championship points at the end of the series. In case of a tie between one or more riders in the final overall classification, a run-off decided the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. For all other placings, the better-placed rider in the last meeting was the better placed rider.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2018 FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship Calendar. Sportowe Fakty (In Polish).
  2. Web site: BARTOSZ SMEKTAŁA. FIM. 16 July 2021.
  3. Web site: World Under 21 Championship. Edinburgh Speedway. 16 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21) . Speedway Yesterday . 14 March 2024.
  5. Web site: World U21 winners . Speedweek . 14 March 2024.
  6. News: 2018 FIM Speedway Under 21 World Championship Results. Sportowe Fakty (In Polish).