2018_Speedway_of_Nations
The 2018 Speedway of Nations was the first FIM Speedway of Nations.[1] The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia, who beat Great Britain in the Grand Final.[2] It replaced the Speedway World Cup.
| Speedway of Nations | |
|---|---|
| Venue |  Poland |
| Start date | 2 June |
| End date | 9 June |
| Nations | 7 |
The 2018 Speedway of Nations was a pairs event, with each nation being represented by two senior riders and one rider under the age of 21. Each meeting was staged over 21 heats with the scores from each rider added together to give a total for each nation.
The two race-off events consisted of seven teams, with three qualifying for the final. The final, which included hosts Poland, was staged over two legs with the scores from each added together. The top scoring nation went straight through to the Grand Final, while the second and third placed nations competed in the final qualifier for the chance to reach the Grand Final.
The final qualifier and Grand Final were one-off heats. In the event of a tie, the second and third placed riders were considered the victors over the first and fourth placed riders.
The winner of the Grand Final determined the overall winner of the 2018 Speedway of Nations.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
 Russia - 25Artem Laguta - 16 Emil Sayfutdinov - 9 Gleb Chugunov - DNR |
 Germany - 20Kai Huckenbeck - 11 Martin Smolinski - 9 Michael Hartel - DNR |
 Denmark - 18Michael Jepsen Jensen - 10 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia - 17Matej Žagar - 14 Matic Ivačič - 2 Nick Škorja - 1 |
 United States - 17Greg Hancock - 16 Gino Manzares - 1 |
 Ukraine - 15Aleksandr Loktaev - 8 Andrey Karpov - 7 |
 Latvia - 14Andžejs Ļebedevs - 8 Kjasts Puodžuks - 6 Oļegs Mihailovs - DNR |
Manchester- June 5[4]
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
 Sweden - 26Fredrik Lindgren - 15 Antonio Lindbäck - 11 Joel Kling - DNR |
 Great Britain - 23Tai Woffinden - 14 Robert Lambert - 8 Craig Cook - 1 |
 Australia - 21Jason Doyle - 14 Max Fricke - 7 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic - 20Václav Milík - 13 Josef Franc - 7 Jan Kvěch - DNR |
 France - 14David Bellego - 10 Dimitri Bergé - 4 |
 Finland - 14Timo Lahti - 7 Tero Aarnio - 7 |
 Italy - 8Nicolás Covatti - 6 Michele Paco Castagna - 2 |
First leg
- June 8[5]
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain - 25 Tai Woffinden - 18 Robert Lambert - 7 Craig Cook - 0 |
Russia - 23 Artem Laguta - 17 Emil Sayfutdinov - 6 Gleb Chugunov - DNR |
Denmark - 20 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 12 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 13 Antonio Lindbäck - 3 Joel Kling - DNR |
Australia - 15 Jason Doyle - 13 Max Fricke - 2 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR |
Poland - 15 Maciej Janowski - 9 Patryk Dudek - 3 Maksym Drabik - 3 |
Germany - 8 Martin Smolinski - 11 Michael Hartel - 1 Kai Huckenbeck - DNR |
Second leg
- June 8[6]
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Russia - 22 Artem Laguta - 14 Emil Sayfutdinov - 8 Gleb Chugunov - DNR |
Great Britain - 21 Tai Woffinden - 17 Robert Lambert - 4 Craig Cook - DNR |
Poland - 21 Maciej Janowski - 13 Patryk Dudek - 8 Maksym Drabik - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia - 20 Jason Doyle - 16 Max Fricke - 4 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR |
Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 9 Antonio Lindbäck - 7 Joel Kling - DNR |
Denmark - 15 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 15 Kenneth Bjerre - 0 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 |
Germany - 11 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Martin Smolinski - 2 Michael Hartel - 0 |
Total
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain - 46 Tai Woffinden - 35 Robert Lambert - 11 Craig Cook - 0 |
Russia - 45 Artem Laguta - 31 Emil Sayfutdinov - 14 Gleb Chugunov - DNR |
Poland - 36 Maciej Janowski - 22 Patryk Dudek - 11 Maksym Drabik - 3 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia - 35 Jason Doyle - 29 Max Fricke - 6 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR |
Denmark - 35 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 27 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 |
Sweden - 32 Fredrik Lindgren - 22 Antonio Lindbäck - 10 Joel Kling - DNR |
Germany - 23 Martin Smolinski - 13 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Michael Hartel - 1 |
Grand Final Qualifier
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 |
Poland - 3 Maciej Janowski - 3 Patryk Dudek - 0 |
Grand Final
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 |
Great Britain - 3 Tai Woffinden - 3 Robert Lambert - 0 |