2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
The 2016 Lotto Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the second race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 14 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.[1]
 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
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| 2016 Lotto Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
| Information | |
| Date | 14 May 2016 |
| City | Warsaw |
| Event | 2 of 11 |
| Referee |  Krister Gardell |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Stadion Narodowy |
| Capacity | 54,000 |
| Length | 272 m (297 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | (in Heat 4) |
 Winner |  Tai Woffinden |
 Runner-up |  Greg Hancock |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
Riders
For the second successive Grand Prix first reserve Fredrik Lindgren replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup and was not fit to compete. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Patryk Dudek as the wild card, and Maksym Drabik and Paweł Przedpełski both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by world champion Tai Woffinden, who beat Greg Hancock, Matej Žagar and Chris Holder in the final. Fredrik Lindgren had top stored during the 20 qualifying heats, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. Holder's fourth place in the final resulted in him taking the overall series lead from Peter Kildemand, who failed to make the semi-finals, with 26 points. Woffinden and Hancock finished just two points behind on 24.[2]
Heat details
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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10 | (45) Greg Hancock |
14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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16 | (55) Matej Žagar |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (23) Chris Holder |
12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 15 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck |
10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 14 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | (16) Patryk Dudek |
8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 |  (25) Peter Kildemand |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | (69) Jason Doyle |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 11 | (37) Chris Harris |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The intermediate classification
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | DEN | CZE  | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER  | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(23) Chris Holder |
26 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
|
(108) Tai Woffinden |
24 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
|
(45) Greg Hancock |
24 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
| 4 | (25) Peter Kildemand |
21 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
20 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 6 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck |
20 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren |
19 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 | (55) Matej Žagar |
18 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
| 9 | (69) Jason Doyle |
18 | 13 | 5 | |||||||||
| 10 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
18 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| 11 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
14 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| 12 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
14 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| 13 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen |
12 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
12 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| 15 | (16) Patryk Dudek |
8 | – | 8 | |||||||||
| 16 | (37) Chris Harris |
6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 | (16) Denis Štojs |
1 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | (17) Nick Škorja |
1 | 1 | – | |||||||||
| 19 | (18) Matic Ivačič |
0 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | DEN | CZE | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |