2016 Speedway Grand Prix
2016 Speedway Grand Prix | |
Season details | |
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Dates | April 30 — October 22 |
Events | 11 |
Riders | 15 permanents, 1 wild card(s), 2 track reserves |
The 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 22nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 71st FIM Speedway World Championship. It is the sixteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Tai Woffinden is the defending champion from 2015.
Qualification
For the 2016 season there are be 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2015 championship qualified automatically. Those 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 2015 season.[1]
Qualified riders
# | Riders | 2015 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
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108 | ![]() | 1 | — | 5th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2015 |
45 | ![]() | 2 | — | 22nd | 1995–2015 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | — | 16th | 2000, 2001–2015 |
88 | ![]() | 4 | — | 6th | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2015 |
69 | ![]() | 5 | — | 2nd | 2015 |
55 | ![]() | 6 | — | 6th | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2015 |
71 | ![]() | 7 | — | 2nd | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
23 | ![]() | 8 | — | 7th | 2010–2015 |
95 | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1st | 2012-2015 |
777 | ![]() | 19 | 2 | 1st | 2015 |
37 | ![]() | 13 | 3 | 10th | 2003, 2007–2012, 2014-2015 |
25 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 1st | 2012-2015 |
100 | ![]() | 10 | — | 15th | 2001, 2002–2015 |
33 | ![]() | 16 | — | 11th | 2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–2015 |
85 | ![]() | 17 | 15 | 7th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as a substitutes:
# | Riders | 2015 place | GP Ch place |
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66 | ![]() | — | 4 |
52 | ![]() | 11 | — |
21 | ![]() | 26 | 6 |
Calendar
The 2016 season consists of 11 events, one less than the 2015 series.[2]
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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1 | April 30 | ![]() Matija Gubec Stadium |
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2 | May 14 | ![]() Stadion Narodowy |
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3 | June 11 | ![]() CASA Arena |
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4 | June 25 | ![]() Markéta Stadium |
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5 | July 9 | ![]() Principality Stadium |
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6 | August 13 | ![]() G&B Stadium |
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7 | August 27 | ![]() Edward Jancarz Stadium |
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8 | September 10 | ![]() Bergring Arena |
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9 | September 24 | ![]() Friends Arena |
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10 | October 1 | ![]() Rose Motoarena |
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11 | October 22 | ![]() Etihad Stadium |
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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 ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
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1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN ![]() | POL ![]() | DEN ![]() | CZE ![]() | GBR ![]() | SWE ![]() | PL2 ![]() | GER ![]() | SCA ![]() | PL3 ![]() | AUS ![]() |
See also
- 2016 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
- 2017 Speedway Grand Prix
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