| 2010 Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 24 – October 9 |
| Events | 11 in 11 cities in 7 countries |
| Riders | 15 permanents, 1 wild card(s), 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 253 (in 11 events) |
| Champion | POL Tomasz Gollob |
| Runner-up | POL Jarosław Hampel |
| 3rd place | AUS Jason Crump |
The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 65th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz.[1]
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 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.
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For the 2010 season there was 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship qualified as of right:
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship were joined by 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 2009 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 13, 2009.[2][3]
| Date | Grand Prix of | Stadium | City | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 24 | Europe | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Leszno | Jason Crump | result |
| 2 | May 8 | Sweden | Ullevi | Gothenburg | Kenneth Bjerre | result |
| 3 | May 22 | Czech Republic | Markéta Stadium | Prague | Tomasz Gollob | result |
| 4 | June 5 | Denmark | Parken Stadium | Copenhagen | Jarosław Hampel | result |
| 5 | June 19 | Poland | MotoArena Toruń | Toruń | Tomasz Gollob | result |
| 6 | July 10 | Great Britain | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Chris Holder | result |
| 7 | August 14 | Scandinavia | G&B Stadium | Målilla | Rune Holta | result |
| 8 | August 29 | Croatia | Stadium Milenium | Goričan | Greg Hancock | result |
| 9 | September 11 | Nordic | Speedway Center | Vojens | Tomasz Gollob | result |
| 10 | September 25 | Italy | Pista Olimpia | Terenzano | Tomasz Gollob | result |
| 11 | October 9 | Poland II | Polonia Stadium | Bydgoszcz | Andreas Jonsson | result |
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR |
SWE |
CZE |
DEN |
POL |
GBR |
SCA |
CRO |
NOR |
ITA |
PL2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Tomasz Gollob | 166 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 3 | |
| (13) Jarosław Hampel | 137 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| (1) Jason Crump | 135 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | |
| 4 | (7) Rune Holta | 109 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | (4) Greg Hancock | 107 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| 6 | (14) Chris Harris | 107 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| 7 | (8) Kenneth Bjerre | 106 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | (12) Chris Holder | 96 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | (5) Andreas Jonsson | 95 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | (6) Nicki Pedersen | 91 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 87 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (10) Hans N. Andersen | 86 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 13 | (11) Magnus Zetterström | 74 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | (15) Tai Woffinden | 49 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | (3) Emil Sayfutdinov | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (16) Janusz Kołodziej | 26 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| 17 | (20) Davey Watt | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 18 | (19) Piotr Protasiewicz | 13 | – | – | – | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 19 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Adrian Miedziński | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Niels Kristian Iversen | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Jurica Pavlic | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Scott Nicholls | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (16) Leon Madsen | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (18) Ludvig Lindgren | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Mattia Carpanese | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 29 | (17) Nicolai Klindt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – |
| 30 | (17)(18) Artur Mroczka | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 31 | (17) Linus Sundström | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Matija Duh | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 34 | (17) Przemysław Pawlicki | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 35 | (18) Zdeněk Simota | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
| (17) Damian Baliński | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Ben Barker | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Mattia Cavicchioli | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
| (18) Maciej Janowski | — | ns | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Dennis Andersson | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| (18) Daniel King | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) József Tabaka | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| (18) Andrea Maida | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR |
SWE |
CZE |
DEN |
POL |
GBR |
SCA |
CRO |
NOR |
ITA |
PL2 |
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