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2016 Speedway Grand Prix Of Poland II
The 2016 MIB Nordic Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the seventh race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 27 August at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. Riders The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Krzysztof Kasprzak as the wild card, and Daniel Kaczmarek and Paweł Przedpełski both as Track Reserves. Results The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat world champion Tai Woffinden, Chris Holder and Bartosz Zmarzlik in the final. As a result, Doyle closed the lead on Hancock in the world championship standings to seven points, with Woffinden now sitting one point further back in third. Heat details The intermediate classification References See also * motorcycle speedway {{DEFAULTSORT:Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, 2016 Poland August 2016 sports events in Europe Grand Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor Places * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodeship, with a population of 114,567 . The city has a history dating back to the Timeline of Polish history#13th century, 13th century and serves as a cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. Gorzów Wielkopolski is home to several historical landmarks, green spaces, and educational institutions, and is known for its strong tradition in motorcycle speedway, speedway racing. Around Gorzów, there are two large forest areas: Gorzów Woods to the north, where the Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park is situated, and Noteć Woods to the southeast. The biggest oil fields in Poland are located near Gorzów. Etymology The pre-1945 German name ''Landsberg an der Warthe'', dating back to 1257, derived from the German words States of German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Štojs
Denis Štojs (born 23 January 1978) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider. Career Štojs was a member of the Slovenia team at the 2002 and 2003 Speedway World Cups. He started in the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia and 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia as a wild card. He medalled five times at the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship, always winning the bronze. Further world cup appearances ensued in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2014. Honours World championships * Individual Speedway World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) ** 2003: 47th place (1 point in one event) ** 2005: did not start as track reserve * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup) ** 2002: 11th place (1 point in Event 3) ** 2003: 9th place (2 points in Event 2) ** 2005: 2nd place in qualifying round 2 ** 2006: 2nd place in qualifying round 2 ** 2008: 3rd place in qualifying round 2 European championships * European Pairs Championship ** 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Milík Jr
Václav () or rarely Vácslav is a Czech male given name. It is among the most common Czech names. The Latinized form of the name is Wenceslaus and the Polish form of the name is Wacław. The name was derived from the old Czech name Veceslav, meaning 'more famous'. Nicknames are Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda. The Latinized form is used in English for Czech kings and some other early modern notable people. The people listed below are Czech unless otherwise noted. Notable people with the name include: Nobility and politicians *Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (''kníže Václav I.''; 907–935 or 929), saint * Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (''kníže Václav II.; died 1192) *Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (''Václav I.''; –1253), King of Bohemia *Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (''Václav II.''; 1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland *Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (''Václav III.''; 1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia and Poland *Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (''Václav IV.''; 1361–1419), King of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ljung (speedway Rider)
Anders Peter Mikael Ljung (born 30 October 1982) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway Grand Prix participant. He was part of the winning Swedish team in the 2003 Speedway World Team Cup. He earned 6 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Born in Åseda, Sweden, Ljung first had success in his native Sweden, winning the second division championship in 1999 with Team Svelux, going on to win it again in 2002 with Vetlanda.Rider Index , speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 23 March 2014 In 2002 he finished as runner up in the Swedish Under-21 final. He made his debut in British speedway in 2003 with . The same year he was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Thomsen (speedway Rider)
Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and a triple Danish champion. Speedway career Thomsen became champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 2020. He rode in the second tier of British Speedway from 2013–2016, riding for Glasgow Tigers and Peterborough Panthers. In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and in 2021, he won the Danish title for the second time and was awarded a permanent wildcard for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix. In 2022, ten days after a serious injury in a Danish speedway meeting, Thomsen claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Gorzow, Poland, beating Martin Vaculík, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and Patryk Dudek in the final. He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge curtailed his season and he was unable to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel King (speedway Rider)
Daniel Robert King (born 14 August 1986) is a British speedway rider.Rider Index , speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 24 March 2017 He earned six international caps for the . Career Born in , King began his career in 2001 with Peterborough Pumas. He has raced for , |
Patryk Dudek
Patryk Dudek (; born 20 June 1992) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Poland national speedway team, Polish national speedway team. Career Dudek's father, Sławomir Dudek, Sławomir, was a professional rider and Patryk gained his speedway licence in 2008. Dudek won 2009 and 2010 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, Team U-19 European Champion and 2009 Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship, 2009 Individual Under-21 Polish Champion titles. In June 2014, Dudek tested positive for a banned substance following a Polish league match against Stal Gorzów. He was subsequently issued a 12-month ban by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM from all international speedway competitions, starting that August. The substance was later revealed to be Methylhexanamine, a drug commonly used as a dietary supplement. He returned to competition once his ban was lifted in August 2015. In September 2016, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Jonsson
Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born 3 September 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003, 2004 and 2015. He earned 26 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career summary Jonsson excelled at Under-21 level winning two Swedish U21 Championships in 1998 and 2000, three Scandinavian titles and the 2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. He began his career in his native Sweden riding for Rospiggarna in 1996 nut would be a regular rider in the British and Polish leagues. He started in Britain in 1998 for the Coventry Bees and one year later in 1999 in Poland for Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski. He soon became one of the sports leading riders and first participated in the Speedway Grand Prix (the World Championship) in 2001. He would remain a Grand Prix rider for 16 consecutive years until the end of the 2016 season. He won the $100,000 first prize on offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kildemand
Peter Kildemand (born 1 September 1989) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark and was a member of the Danish national team. He is a two-time Speedway Grand Prix winner. Career Kildemand started riding in Britain for Workington Comets in 2010 and 2011, before signing for Coventry Bees mid-way through the 2011 season. He was a member of the Swindon Robins 2012 Elite League Championship winning team and was named "Rider of the Year" for the club at the end of the season. Kildemand was also part of the Fjelsted team that won the 2017 Danish Speedway League. He was captain of Västervik Speedway team in 2018. In 2022, he signed for King's Lynn Stars but was unable to race for them after sustaining a pre season injury. However, he later helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign. In 2025, he made his return to British speedway, signing for Oxford Spires in the SGB Premiership and Berwick Bandits for the SGB Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harris (speedway Rider)
Christopher Calvin Harris (born 28 November 1982) from Truro, Cornwall, nicknamed ''Bomber'', is a Great Britain international motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career history Early career Harris began his racing career at the age of six and a half by competing in grasstrack events. His talent quickly became apparent when he began to win all of the junior age groups in the South-West area. In 1998, aged 15, he turned to speedway racing for the St. Austell Gulls at Amateur Conference League level. The Gulls won the Championship and the Knockout Cup. On his 16th birthday, Harris signed for the Exeter Falcons, who competed in the Premier League, the middle tier of British speedway's three-league structure. Despite the death of his father, who was his driver and mentor, he achieved his first notable individual success later that year, when he became Great Britain Under-16 Champion. He was also selected to ride for Great Britain at both Under-19 and Under-21 level. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Žagar
Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2008 Individual Speedway European Championship, 2008 and 2009 Individual Speedway European Championship, 2009. He is 18 times Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship, Slovenian Speedway Champion. Career In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the following year made his debut in the Individual Speedway World Championship, Individual World Championship. He began his career in the United Kingdom with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed. He became a permanent rider in the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons. In the UK he represented Reading, Swindon and Eastbourne before quitting the United Kingdom after an underwhelming 2010 campaign. He was touted as a potential GP wildcard for the 2012 SGP se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
