2019 Speedway Grand Prix

{{Short description|World Championship motorcycle speedway season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox SGP Season|x

|Year =2019

|Name =

|Image = Bartosz Zmarzlik, Polish speedway rider 2019.png

|Caption = Zmarzlik after winning the Slovenian Grand Prix

|Dates =18 May – 5 October

|Events =10

|Cities =10

|Country =7

|per=15 |wc=1 |tr=2

|Heats =230

|HeatsE =

|P1f=POL|P1 =Bartosz Zmarzlik

|P2f=DEN|P2 =Leon Madsen

|P3f=RUS|P3 =Emil Sayfutdinov

}}

The 2019 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 25th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 74th FIM Speedway World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/6933/world-champions|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}} It was the nineteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.

The title was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, who beat debutant Leon Madsen by two points with Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov finishing third. Zmarzlik became the third Polish world champion after Jerzy Szczakiel won in 1973 and Tomasz Gollob took the title in 2010. Defending champion Tai Woffinden's season was hampered by injury and he finished in 13th place.

2019 changes

Qualifying for each Grand Prix was introduced for the first time in the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=http://worldspeedway.com/speedway-grand-prix-qualifying-and-timing-introduced-for-2019|title=Qualifying and timing introduced for 2019|publisher=World Speedway}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On the day before the Grand Prix every rider completed a timed lap, with the fastest rider getting to select their position in the draw, followed by second and so on. Matej Žagar was the first ever rider to win a qualifying session when setting the fastest time at the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland.{{cite web|url=http://worldspeedway.com/speedway-grand-prix-zagar-british-rides-helped-me-top-charts|title=Zagar tops charts|publisher=World Speedway}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Qualification

For the 2019 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

The top eight riders from the 2018 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/7042/sgp-2019-wild-cards-revealed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223325/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/7042/sgp-2019-wild-cards-revealed|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 October 2018|title=2019 SGP Wildcards|publisher=SGP}}

On 2 May Greg Hancock announced he would not be competing in the 2019 season to support his wife's battle with cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.greghancock.com/blog/greg-hancock-statement/|title=Greg Hancock statement|publisher=greghancock.com}} The FIM and BSI unanimously supported Hancock's withdrawal.

= Qualified riders =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
# ||Riders ||2018 place ||GP Ch place ||Appearance ||Previous appearances in series
108align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Tai Woffinden18thalign=left|2010, 2011, 2013–2018
95align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Zmarzlik24thalign=left|2012–2015, 2016–2018
66align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Lindgren310thalign=left|2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2018
71align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Janowski45thalign=left|2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2018
45align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Hancock525thalign=left|1995–2018
222align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Laguta63rdalign=left|2011, 2018
69align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Doyle75thalign=left|2015–2018
89align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Emil Sayfutdinov88thalign=left|2009–2013, 2017–2018
692align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Patryk Dudek93rdalign=left|2016, 2017–2018
55align=left|{{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Žagar10159thalign=left|2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2018
54align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Vaculík134thalign=left|2012, 2013, 2017–2018
333align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Janusz Kołodziej12ndalign=left|2006, 2010, 2011
88align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Niels-Kristian Iversen1428thalign=left|2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2017, 2018
85align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Antonio Lindbäck39thalign=left|2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016–2017
30align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Leon Madsen1stalign=left|2013

= Qualified substitutes =

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
# ||Riders ||2018 place ||GP Ch place
505align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Lambert305
46align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Fricke187
155align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Michelsen29
225align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Václav Milík Jr.1711
115align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Bartosz Smektała26

Calendar

The 2019 season consisted of 10 events, the same number as in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/7049/provisional-sgp-2019-calendar-revealed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211228/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/7049/provisional-sgp-2019-calendar-revealed|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 October 2018|title=2019 FIM Speedway World Championship provisional calendar|publisher=SGP}}

{{SGP Calendar|rounds=

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|POL|1|18 May|Stadion Narodowy |Warsaw|DEN|Leon Madsen|SWE|Fredrik Lindgren|POL|Patryk Dudek|DEN|Niels-Kristian Iversen||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|SVN|2|1 June|Stadion Matije Gubca |Krško|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik|SVK|Martin Vaculík|DEN|Leon Madsen|POL|Patryk Dudek||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|CZE|3|15 June|Markéta Stadium |Prague|POL|Janusz Kołodziej|DEN|Leon Madsen|POL|Patryk Dudek|AUS|Jason Doyle||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|SWE|4|6 July|HZ Bygg Arena |Hallstavik|RUS|Emil Sayfutdinov|SVK|Martin Vaculík|POL|Maciej Janowski|AUS|Max Fricke||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|PL2|5|3 August|Olympic Stadium |Wrocław|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik|SVK|Martin Vaculík|DEN|Leon Madsen|POL|Janusz Kołodziej|||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|SCA|6|17 August|G&B Arena |Målilla|SWE|Fredrik Lindgren|DEN|Leon Madsen|POL|Maciej Janowski|RUS|Artem Laguta||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|GER|7|31 August|Bergring Arena |Teterow|POL|Maciej Janowski|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik|SVN|Matej Žagar|DEN|Niels-Kristian Iversen||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|DEN|8|7 September|Vojens Speedway Center |Vojens|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik|SVN|Matej Žagar|SWE|Fredrik Lindgren|RUS|Emil Sayfutdinov||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|GBR|9|21 September|Principality Stadium |Cardiff|DEN|Leon Madsen|RUS|Emil Sayfutdinov|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik|AUS|Jason Doyle||||}}

{{SGP Calendar/r|2019|PL3|10|5 October|Rose Motoarena |Toruń|DEN|Leon Madsen|RUS|Emil Sayfutdinov|DEN|Niels-Kristian Iversen|POL|Bartosz Zmarzlik||||}}

}}

Final Classification

{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/standings?43|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081351/http://www.speedwaygp.com/standings?43|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 May 2018|title=2019 FIM Speedway World Championship standings|date=2 November 2023 |publisher=SGP}}

{{SGP Table|2019|POL|SVN|CZE|SWE|PL2|SCA|GER|DEN|GBR|PL3|RIDERS=

{{SGP Table/r|Q|P1|POL|95| Bartosz Zmarzlik (C)

|e|10|a|18|f|8|e|8|a|17|e|8|b|16|a|18|c|15|d|14}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|P2|DEN|30| Leon Madsen

|a|13|c|13|b|14|f|7|c|14|b|14|e|10|f|7|a|17|a|21}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|P3|RUS|89| Emil Sayfutdinov

|f|6|e|13|e|11|a|17|e|14|f|7|e|10|d|16|b|17|b|15}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|4|SWE|66| Fredrik Lindgren

|b|15|f|5|e|12|e|10|f|5|a|16|e|9|c|15|e|11|e|7}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|5|SVK|54| Martin Vaculík

|f|7|b|17|f|4|b|16|b|15|e|9|f|4|e|7|e|9|f|7}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|6|POL|71| Maciej Janowski

|x||f|4|f|7|c|13|e|12|c|15|a|16|f|6|f|7|f|7}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|7|AUS|69| Jason Doyle

|f|5|f|6|d|12|f|7|f|5|f|7|f|6|e|12|d|13|e|11}}

{{SGP Table/r|Q|8|POL|692| Patryk Dudek

|c|16|d|12|c|12|f|7|e|8|f|6|e|8|f|3|f|3|f|4}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|9|SVN|55| Matej Žagar

|f|7|f|6|f|4|e|10|f|3|e|7|c|15|b|13|e|9|f|4}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|10|DEN|88| Niels-Kristian Iversen

|d|14|f|7|f|3|e|8|f|2|f|7|d|13|f|7|f|5|c|11}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|11|RUS|222| Artem Laguta

|f|4|e|9|e|9|f|5|f|7|d|16|f|8|f|5|f|6|f|7}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|12|SWE|85| Antonio Lindbäck

|e|10|f|3|f|4|f|6|e|7|f|8|x||e|9|e|9|e|7}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|13|GBR|108| Tai Woffinden

|f|6|e|9|x||x||f|6|f|6|f|8|e|11|f|5|e|9}}

{{SGP Table/r|P|14|POL|333| Janusz Kołodziej

|f|4|f|7|a|15|f|3|d|15|f|4|f|2|f|0|f|1|f|6}}

{{SGP Table/r|R|15|GBR|505| Robert Lambert

|e|8|e|7|f|6|f|3|x||x||f|4|f|3|f|6|f|2}}

{{SGP Table/r|R|16|AUS|46| Max Fricke

|f|3|x||e|13|d|11|f|4|f|5|x||x||x||x|}}

{{SGP Table/r|R|17|DEN|155| Mikkel Michelsen

|x||x||x||x||x||e|9|x||f|6|x||x|}}

{{SGP Table/r|R|18|POL|16| Bartosz Smektała

|e|10|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}}

{{SGP Table/r|R|19|SWE|16| Oliver Berntzon

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{{SGP Table/r|R|20|GBR|16| Charles Wright

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{{SGP Table/r|R|21|CZE|16| Václav Milík

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{{SGP Table/r|R|22|POL|16| Maksym Drabik

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{{SGP Table/r|R|23|POL|16| Adrian Miedziński

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{{SGP Table/r|R|24|SVN|16| Matic Ivačič

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{{SGP Table/r|R|25|SWE|16| Jacob Thorssell

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{{SGP Table/r|R|26|GER|16| Martin Smolinski

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{{SGP Table/r|R|27|CZE|17| Zdeněk Holub

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{{SGP Table/r|R|28|GER|17| Kai Huckenbeck

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See also

References

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