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2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
VenuePolonia Bydgoszcz Stadium
LocationBydgoszcz (Poland)
Start date26 April 2014
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
← 2013

The 2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the second round of the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 28 April at the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[1][2]

It was the 14th and last time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Europe had been held, effectively being replaced by additional Grand Prix events in Poland from the 2015 season.

The Grand Prix was by the Polish rider Krzysztof Kasprzak (his first career Grand Prix win).[3][4]

Grand Prix result[edit]

Placing Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts SF1 SF2 Final GP Pts
1 Poland (4) Krzysztof Kasprzak 3 3 3 1 3 13 2 3 18
2 Australia (16) Darcy Ward 2 1 3 3 3 12 2 2 16
3 Poland (13) Jarosław Hampel 3 1 2 3 1 10 3 1 14
4 United States (5) Greg Hancock 3 3 3 2 2 13 3 0 16
5 Australia (12) Chris Holder 1 2 2 3 2 10 1 11
6 Sweden (6) Andreas Jonsson 1 3 2 3 0 9 1 10
7 Denmark (9) Niels Kristian Iversen 2 2 2 2 2 10 0 10
8 Germany (15) Martin Smolinski 1 3 1 0 2 7 0 7
9 Slovenia (7) Matej Žagar 2 0 1 2 1 6 6
10 United Kingdom (8) Tai Woffinden 0 0 1 1 3 5 5
11 Denmark (3) Nicki Pedersen 0 1 f 1 3 5 5
12 Sweden (2) Freddie Lindgren 2 1 0 2 0 5 5
13 Poland (10) Adrian Miedziński 3 2 f f 0 5 5
14 Australia (14) Troy Batchelor 0 0 3 1 0 4 4
15 Denmark (11) Kenneth Bjerre 0 2 1 0 1 4 4
16 United Kingdom (1) Chris Harris 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
R1 Poland (R1) Paweł Przedpełski 0 R1
R2 Poland (R2) Szymon Woźniak 0 R2

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Speedway GP 2014". Speedway.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "2014 Rider profiles". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix Europy: kapitalny Krzysztof Kasprzak najlepszy w Bydgoszczy". Onet. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Krzysztof Kasprzak wins Bydgoszcz Speedway GP". MC News. Retrieved 1 June 2024.