List of Speedway Grand Prix statistics explained

The Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion and below are a list of records[1] associated with the event since its inception in 1995. From the 2007-2019 seasons, the format was changed with points scored for every ride instead of the set points scoring system used until 2020 when a new format based on overall positions was introduced with points scored in heats only used to determine a rider's progress in a Grand Prix.

Statistics up to date as of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II.

Grand Prix wins

RiderWins
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik24
2 Jason Crump23
3 Tomasz Gollob22
4 Greg Hancock21
5 Tony Rickardsson20
6 Nicki Pedersen17
7 Tai Woffinden11
8 Andreas Jonsson9
9 Leigh Adams8
Maciej Janowski8
Martin Vaculík8
12 Emil Sayfutdinov7
Jason Doyle7
Fredrik Lindgren7
15 Hans Nielsen6
Billy Hamill6
Jarosław Hampel6
Artem Laguta6
19 Niels-Kristian Iversen5
Chris Holder5
Matej Žagar5
22 Ryan Sullivan4
Hans N. Andersen4
Leon Madsen4
25 Tommy Knudsen3
Krzysztof Kasprzak3
Antonio Lindbäck3
Patryk Dudek3
Dan Bewley3
30 Mark Loram2
/ Rune Holta2
Peter Kildemand2
Max Fricke2
34 Brian Andersen1
Martin Dugard1
Bjarne Pedersen1
Chris Harris1
Kenneth Bjerre1
Darcy Ward1
Michael Jepsen Jensen1
Adrian Miedziński1
Martin Smolinski1
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.1
Janusz Kołodziej1
Anders Thomsen1
Jack Holder1
Mikkel Michelsen1

Grand Prix wins (by country)

NationWins
1 Poland71
2 Australia52
3 Denmark47
4 Sweden39
5 United States27
6 Great Britain18
7 Russia13
8 Slovakia8
9 Slovenia5
10 Germany1

Grand Prix finals (top 20)

RiderFinals
1 Greg Hancock92
2 Jason Crump77
3 Tomasz Gollob66
4 Nicki Pedersen64
5 Bartosz Zmarzlik59
6 Tony Rickardsson52
7 Fredrik Lindgren51
8 Tai Woffinden47
9 Jason Doyle34
10 Jarosław Hampel32
11 Emil Sayfutdinov30
Maciej Janowski30
13 Leigh Adams28
14 Andreas Jonsson25
Chris Holder25
16 Matej Žagar23
17 Hans N. Andersen21
Leon Madsen21
Martin Vaculík20
20 Billy Hamill19
Patryk Dudek19

Grand Prix points (top 20)

RiderPoints
1 Greg Hancock2655
2 Jason Crump2006
3 Tomasz Gollob1981
4 Nicki Pedersen1972
5 Fredrik Lindgren1648
6 Tony Rickardsson1401
7 Andreas Jonsson1376
8 Tai Woffinden1365
9 Bartosz Zmarzlik1313
10 Leigh Adams1277
11 Emil Sayfutdinov1087
12 Matej Žagar1003
13 Jason Doyle975
14 Jarosław Hampel953
15 Maciej Janowski911
16 Chris Holder910
17 Martin Vaculík788
18 Hans N. Andersen780
19 Niels Kristian Iversen775
20 Antonio Lindbäck746

Grand Prix appearances (top 20)

RiderAppearances
1 Greg Hancock218
2 Nicki Pedersen177
3 Fredrik Lindgren170
4 Tomasz Gollob163
5 Andreas Jonsson158
6 Jason Crump145
7 Tai Woffinden131
8 Matej Žagar128
9 Leigh Adams115
9 Antonio Lindbäck110
11 Chris Harris104
12 Niels Kristian Iversen100
13 Emil Sayfutdinov98
14 Jarosław Hampel96
Chris Holder96
Jason Doyle96
17 Maciej Janowski95
18 Bartosz Zmarzlik92
19/ Rune Holta91
20 Martin Vaculík89

Grand Prix rostrums (top 20)

RiderRostrums
1 Greg Hancock69
2 Jason Crump56
3 Tomasz Gollob53
4 Bartosz Zmarzlik51
5 Nicki Pedersen48
6 Tony Rickardsson45
7 Fredrik Lindgren39
8 Tai Woffinden36
9 Jarosław Hampel26
Maciej Janowski26
11 Jason Doyle23
12 Emil Sayfutdinov21
13 Chris Holder19
Matej Žagar19
15 Andreas Jonsson18
16 Leigh Adams16
Billy Hamill16
Hans N. Andersen16
Martin Vaculík16
20 Antonio Lindbäck13

Grand Prix wins in a single season

RiderYearWins
1 Tony Rickardsson20056
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik2021 & 20235
Artem Laguta20215
4 Jason Crump20064
Nicki Pedersen20074
Tomasz Gollob20104
Greg Hancock20114
Jason Doyle20164
Tai Woffinden20184
Bartosz Zmarzlik20204

Grand Prix wins in succession

RiderYearWins
1 Tony Rickardsson20054
2 Jason Crump20063
Jason Doyle20163
Bartosz Zmarzlik20213
Artem Laguta20213
6 Tony Rickardsson1998 & 20012
Jason Crump2001 & 20092
Tai Woffinden2014 & 20182
Bartosz Zmarzlik2020, 2022 & 20232
Tommy Knudsen19952
Hans Nielsen19962
Ryan Sullivan20022
Leigh Adams20072
Nicki Pedersen20072
Tomasz Gollob20102
Emil Sayfutdinov20132
Maciej Janowski20172
Matej Žagar20172
Leon Madsen20192
Dan Bewley20222

Grand Prix finals in a single season

RiderYearFinals
1 Jason Doyle201710
Artem Laguta202110
3 Nicki Pedersen20089
4 Greg Hancock2011 & 20148
Tai Woffinden2015 & 20188
Bartosz Zmarzlik2021 & 20238
Tony Rickardsson20058
Nicki Pedersen20078
Krzysztof Kasprzak20148

Grand Prix finals in succession

RiderYearFinals
1 Artem Laguta202110
2 Nicki Pedersen20089
3 Jason Crump2006 & 20097
Tony Rickardsson20057
Greg Hancock20147
Bartosz Zmarzlik20217
7 Jason Crump20086
Krzysztof Kasprzak20146
Jason Doyle20176
Fredrik Lindgren20236
Bartosz Zmarzlik20246

Grand Prix points in a single season (top 10)

RiderYearPoints
1 Tony Rickardsson2005196
Nicki Pedersen2007196
3 Artem Laguta2021192
4 Bartosz Zmarzlik2021189
5 Jason Crump2006188
6 Tony Rickardsson2002181
7 Nicki Pedersen2008174
8 Tomasz Gollob2010166
Bartosz Zmarzlik2022166
10 Greg Hancock2011165

Grand Prix wins / apps ratio (top 10)

RiderWinsAppsRatio (%)
1 Tommy Knudsen31030.00
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik249226.09
3 Tony Rickardsson208423.81
4 Hans Nielsen63020.00
5 Jason Crump2314515.86
6 Tomasz Gollob2216313.50
7 Artem Laguta64812.50
8 Billy Hamill65211.54
Dan Bewley32711.11
10 Greg Hancock2121810.38
Minimum of 2 Grand Prix wins required.

Grand Prix appearances without a win (top 10)

RiderAppearances
1 Scott Nicholls82
2 Piotr Protasiewicz58
3 Mikael Max56
4 Peter Karlsson51
5 Andy Smith48
6 Robert Lambert47
7 Chris Louis41
8 Henrik Gustafsson40
9 Lee Richardson38
10 Lukáš Dryml34

Grand Prix appearances without a final (top 10)

RiderAppearances
1 Andy Smith48
2 Bohumil Brhel22
3 Antonín Kasper21
4 Jesper B. Monberg20
5 Aleš Dryml19
Carl Stonehewer19
7 Matej Ferjan17
Craig Boyce17
Peter Ljung17
10 Paweł Przedpełski15
Oliver Berntzon15

Oldest riders to win a Grand Prix

RiderAge
1 Greg Hancock46 years, 72 days
2 Tomasz Gollob41 years, 150 days
3 Nicki Pedersen41 years, 131 days
4 Hans Nielsen39 years, 246 days
5 Fredrik Lindgren38 years, 286 days
6 Jason Doyle38 years, 218 days
7 Leigh Adams37 years, 110 days
8/ Rune Holta36 years, 350 days
9 Jason Crump36 years, 308 days
10 Tony Rickardsson35 years, 22 days

Oldest riders to make a Grand Prix appearance

RiderAge
1 Greg Hancock48 years, 125 days
2 Tomasz Gollob44 years, 7 days
3 Nicki Pedersen41 years, 187 days
4 Arnt Førland40 years, 275 days
5 Sandor Tihanyi40 years, 75 days
6 Hans Nielsen39 years, 274 days
7 Magnus Zetterstrom39 years, 242 days
8 Martin Smolinski39 years, 164 days
9 Bohumil Brhel39 years, 113 days
10 Matej Žagar39 years, 27 days

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway Grand Prix records. Speedway Grand Prix info.