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Speedway Grand Prix Of Italy
The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a Motorcycle speedway, speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. History The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane Hans Nielsen (speedway rider), Hans Nielsen. The next SGP was held nine years later in 2005. The first five events were held at Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo. From 2009 to 2013 the Italian SGP was hosted at Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano. Results Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Pista Olimpia, Terenzano References See also * Sport in Italy {{DEFAULTSORT:Speedway Grand Prix Of Italy Speedway Grand Prix of Italy, Speedway Grands Prix, Italy Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Marina Stadium
The Santa Marina Stadium is a 5,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Lonigo, Italy. The stadium is situated in the southern part of Lonigo, which itself is 25km south of Vicenza. The stadium is affiliated to the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana and has a circumference of 334 metres. History The Moto Club Lonigo had previously raced speedway at the Hippodrome Municipal Park from 1947 to 1972 before moving to a new site in nearby Monticello di Fara, Sarego. The track known as La Favorita, off the Via Julia Divisione, was only a temporary solution for the club because they wanted a facility that would meet international regulations. Work began on the Santa Marina Stadium and it opened on the on 12 June 1977, hosting the semi-finals of the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship. Although the Moto Club Lonigo moved to the new stadium in 1977, a new motorcycle club called MotoClub La Favorita Sarego was formed and they continued to race at La Favorita until 1982, when it was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Nicholls
Scott Karl Nicholls (born 16 May 1978) is an English motorcycle speedway rider, who has won the British Championship seven times,Scott Nicholls sees off Wolves legends , ''Express & Star'', 17 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018 and was a full participant in the series between 2002 and 2008. He earned 8 international caps for the and 27 caps for the Great Britain team. He is also a speedway co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Speedway Grand Prix Of Italy
The 2010 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 11 September at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano, Italy. The Italian Grand Prix was won by World Championship leader Tomasz Gollob, who become 2010 World Champion. Gollob won last year SGP also. Tomasz Gollob beat Chris Harris, Greg Hancock and Nicki Pedersen in the final heat. Riders The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Mattia Carpanese as Wild Card, and Mattia Cavicchioli and Andrea Maida both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by second Qualified Substitutes rider Davey Watt. The Draw was made on September 24 by Nicola Turello, Mayor of Pozzuolo del Friuli. : (3) Emil Sayfutdinov → (20) Davey Watt Heat details Heat after heat # Pedersen, Bjerre, Andersen, Jonsson # Harris, Hampel, Woffinden, Carpanese (F4) # Watt, Zetterström, Lindgren, Crump # Hancock, Holder, Gollob, Holta # Hancock, Zetterström, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix was the 65th edition of the official World Championship and the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG (company), IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz. The only rider to win more than one round, Tomasz Gollob claimed his first Speedway Grand Prix title after over a decade in the sport. Jarosław Hampel completed a Polish 1–2, claiming his first SGP win in 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Denmark ahead of Gollob. Reigning champion Jason Crump finished third in the standings; the tenth successive season in which Crump finished in the top three places. Qualification For the 2010 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. 2009 Grand Prix The top eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Robert Gollob (; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. He earned 52 caps for the Poland national speedway team. Career summary Tomasz Gollob spent almost all of his career with hometown club Bydgoszcz until he moved to Unia Tarnów in 2004. He has won the Polish Individual Championship eight times (between 1992 and 2009) and the Polish Pairs Championship ten times. He has also won the Polish Grand Prix eight times in thirteen years. He clinched the Speedway World Championship in 2010 after securing the championship in Terenzano, Italy. He is only the second Pole to ever win the World Championship, following in the footsteps of Jerzy Szczakiel who won in 1973. Gollob also spent some time in Australia in the early-mid 1990s based at the North Arm Speedway in Adelaide. While In Australia, Gollob would race against many of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Speedway Grand Prix Of Italy
The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Italy will be the tenth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 26 September in the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano, Italy. It will be first Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) event held in Terenzano; previous Italian SGP events had always taken place in Lonigo. The first Grand Prix in Terensano was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob who beat Hans N. Andersen, Nicki Pedersen and Grzegorz Walasek in the final. Riders The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Guglielmo Franchetti as the wild card and Mattia Carpanese and Andrea Maida as the track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 25 September at 13:00 CEST by Mayor of Terenzano. Heat details Heat after heat # Harris, Jonsson, Nicholls, Adams # Gollob, Lindgren, Walasek, Carpanese (Franchetti – M/-) ''Franchetti fails to meet the 2 minute warning and is replaced by reserve rider Carpanese.'' # Andersen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix was the 64th edition of the official World Championship and the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship. It is the third series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Qualification For the 2008 season, there was the 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. 2008 Grand Prix The top eight riders from the 2008 championship qualified as of right. These eight qualifiers are, in championship order: # (1) Nicki Pedersen # (2) Jason Crump # (3) Tomasz Gollob # (4) Greg Hancock # (5) Hans Andersen # (6) Leigh Adams # (7) Andreas Jonsson # (8) Rune Holta Grand Prix Challenge The top eight riders from the 2008 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. These riders are, in order by qualifying position: * (12) Kenneth Bjerre * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarne Pedersen
Bjarne Aagaard Pedersen (born 12 July 1978 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup, winning it on two occasions: in 2006 and 2008. Career summary Pedersen began his speedway career in 1990. He won his first title in 1994 winning a Danish junior pairs championship with Charlie Gjedde. However, he did not ride as a full-time professional until 2000. Pedersen began his United Kingdom racing career in with the Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League. He took part in his first two Speedway Grand Prix events in 2002, both as a wild card. His first full Speedway Grand Prix season came in 2003, but it was not until 2004 when Pedersen won his only Grand Prix to date at the European GP in Wrocław. Also in 2004, he won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at Wimborne Road on 17 October. Pedersen admitted at the end of the 2007 season that he had lost enthusiasm for riding in Speedway Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Speedway Grand Prix Of Italy
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy was the tenth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 27 in the Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo, Italy. Italian SGP was won by Hans N. Andersen from Denmark. It was his first GP Won in this season. Riders The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Guglielmo Franchetti as a wild card, and Mattia Carpanese and Alessandro Milanese as track reserves. The draw was made on September 16 at the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Heat details Heat by heat # Iversen, Kasprzak, Hancock, Carpanese ''Reserve rider Carpanese replaces injured Harris and comes.'' # B.Pedersen, Jonsson, N.Pedersen, Lindgren (Fx) # Crump, Gollob, Adams, Milanese, Nicholls (T/-) ''Nicholls touching the tapes and was excluded and replaced by Milanese.'' # Andersen, Holta, Dryml, Franchetti # Holta, Adams, Iversen, B.Pedersen # Hancock, Gollob, Lindgren, Franchetti # Nicholls, Dryml, Kasprzak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix was the 63rd edition of the official World Championship and the 14th season in the Speedway Grand Prix used to determine the Individual Speedway World Championship, Speedway World Champion. It was the second under the promotion of IMG (business), IMG. Event format The format for 2008 was the same as that used in 2007 with 16 riders taking part in each Grand Prix. Over the course of 20 heats each rider raced against every other rider once. The top eight scorers advanced to a semi-final and from each semi-final the first and second placed riders advanced to the GP final. All rides count towards Grand Prix points totals, including the semi-final and final, which counts double (6-4-2-0) and therefore the maximum points for a single Grand Prix is 24 (five heat wins, semi final win and final win). This format means that the winner of each Grand Prix may not be the rider who scores most GP points from each race. Qualification For the 2008 season, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesław Jaguś
Wiesław Jaguś (born 13 September 1975) is a former Polish speedway rider. Career In August 2006, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2007 Grand Prix. He duly rode in the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix series. He won the European Pairs Champion in 2007. Jaguś retired from competitive speedway at the close of the 2010 season, after starting his career in 1992. Nominated to "2008 Toruń Citizen of the Year" Gazeta Wyborcza. Wiesław Jaguś rode 19 seasons from 1992 to 2010 for Apator Toruń in Poland. Family His brother Marcin was also a speedway rider. Results Speedway Grand Prix Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix) *2004 - 31st place (wild card) *2006 - 17th place (wild card) *2007 - Individual Under-21 World Championship *1996 - 14th place - 4 points (X,0,1,3,0) Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) *2006 - 5th place - 5 points in Semi-Final A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three time world champion having won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008. He has also won the World Cup with Denmark in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. Career Pedersen began speedway racing aged 11 at Danish club Fjelsted. He stayed at the club until a move to in 1998 to Holstebro, the same year that he made his British league debut with Newcastle Diamonds in the 1998 Premier League speedway season. He topped the League averages which began his journey towards the pinnacle of the sport. He started his Polish speedway career in 1999 with Polish Speedway First League club Start Gniezno and would go on to ride for ten different Polish sides. Elite League side Wolverhampton Wolves bought him for the 1999 season. He was at Wolverhampton for two years. Pedersen took part in his first Grand Prix in 2000, as a wildcard in Denmark and impressed by finishing in fourth place. That year he qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
