# 2007 Individual Speedway European Championship

The 2007 Individual Speedway European Championship was a speedway competition consisting of three qualifying rounds, three semi-final rounds, and a final round. The final, held on 29 September in Wiener Neustadt, was won by Jurica Pavlic of Croatia.

## Final standing

* Jurica Pavlic (Croatia)
* Sebastian Ułamek (Poland)
* Patrick Hougaard (Denmark)

## Calendar

Race format :
| Gate | A (inside) | B | C | D (outside) |
| Heat No | Riders starting No | Riders starting No | Riders starting No | Riders starting No |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| 15 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 19 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| 20 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| Day | Venue | Winner | |
| Domestic Qualifications ||||
| 19 April | Tarnów | Maciej Kuciapa | result |
| Qualifying Rounds ||||
| 1 May | Stralsund | Karol Ząbik | result |
| 20 May | Lviv | Zbigniew Suchecki | result |
| 31 May | Tolyatti | Denis Gizatullin | result |
| Semi-Finals ||||
| 17 June | Blijham | Zbigniew Suchecki | result |
| 5 August | Esbjerg | Henrik Møller | result |
| 18 August | Goričan | Sebastian Ułamek | result |
| Final ||||
| 29 September | Wiener Neustadt | Jurica Pavlič | result |

## Domestic qualifications

Poland
Domestic Qualification for Individual Speedway European Championship - Final
April 19, 2007
Tarnów
Referee: Piotr Lis (Lublin)
Attendance: 500
Best Time: 69.10 - Karol Ząbik in 2nd heat
Changes:
(4) Łukasz Jankowski (injury) → Rafał Okoniewski
(12) Sebastian Ułamek (injury) → Daniel Jeleniewski
(14) Łukasz Linette (unknown reason) → Sebastian Trumiński
Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1(2) Maciej Kuciapa14(3,3,3,2,3)
2(12) Daniel Jeleniewski13(3,3,1,3,3)
3(5) Karol Ząbik13(3,3,2,3,2)
4(7) Mariusz Staszewski11(2,2,3,2,2)
5(11) Sławomir Drabik10(1,e,3,3,3)
6(10) Zbigniew Suchecki10(2,2,1,2,3)
7(15) Jacek Rempała9(3,3,0,3,0)
8(8) Krystian Klecha7+3(1,2,2,f,2)
9(13) Andrzej Huszcza7+2(2,1,2,1,1)
10(9) Grzegorz Walasek7+N(e,2,3,2,e)
11(3) Paweł Miesiąc6(2,1,f/x,1,2)
12(14) Sebastian Trumiński5(1,1,1,1,1)
13(16) Tomasz Rempała4(0,1,2,e,1)
14(1) Ronnie Jamroży3(1,0,1,0,1)
15(6) Robert Kościecha1(0,d,0,1,e)
16(17) Kamil Zieliński0(e,0,0)
17(4) Rafał Okoniewski0(t,e,e,t,-)
(18) Robert Wardzała--
Gates in 21st: A - Huszcza, B - Klecha, C - Walasek
(17) Zieliński - heats: 1, 16 and 20
Heat Times:
1-7: 69.56 - 69.10 - 70.02 - 71.32 - 69.14 - 71.05 - 71.37
8-14: 73.81 - 71.40 - 71.09 - 71.13 - 71.46 - 71.35 - 71.16
15-21: 70.86 - 71.46 - 71.40 - 72.20 - 72.47 - 70.82 - 72.64 :

## Qualifying rounds

| Stralsund Qualifying Round 1 May 1, 2007 Stralsund Referee: Istvan Darago Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (15) Karol Ząbik13+3(3,3,3,1,3) 2 (12) Lukáš Dryml13+2(3,2,2,3,3) 3 (10) Matej Ferjan13+1(2,3,3,3,2) 4 (1) Christian Hefenbrock11(3,3,3,1,1) 5 (4) Sławomir Drabik11(1,3,2,2,3) 6 (7) Mathias Schultz11(3,2,1,2,3) 7 (9) Tobias Kroner9(0,2,2,3,2) 8 (3) Zdeněk Simota8(2,0,3,2,1) 9 (8) Fritz Wallner7(2,1,1,3,0) 10 (6) Mariusz Staszewski7(1,2,2,0,2) 11 (14) Jernej Kolenko5(2,1,x,0,2) 12 (16) Mattia Carpanese4(1,0,1,1,1) 13 (11) Izak Šantej4(1,1,0,1,1) 14 (2) René Schäfer2(0,0,0,2,0) 15 (5) Leonīds Paura2(0,1,1,0,0) 16 (13) Henk Bos0(0,0,0,0,0) | Lviv Qualifying Round 2 May 20, 2007 Lviv Referee: Wojciech Grodzki Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (2) Zbigniew Suchecki15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (10) Renat Gafurov14(3,2,3,3,3) 3 (14) Sebastian Ułamek13(3,1,3,3,3) 4 (6) Sergey Darkin11(2,e,3,3,3) 5 (7) Jozsef Tabaka9(3,3,1,0,2) 6 (1) Andriy Karpov9(2,3,x,2,2) 7 (12) Aleš Dryml, Jr.9(2,3,2,1,1) 8 (4) Guglielmo Franchetti9(1,2,2,2,2) 9 (9) Ronny Weis7(1,2,2,1,1) 10 (13) Yaroslav Polyuhovich6+3(1,1,f,2,2) 11 (15) Tomáš Suchánek6+2(2,2,1,0,1) 12 (11) Alexandru Toma3+3(1,1,0,1,0) 13 (3) Marko Vlah3+N(e,1,1,1,0) 14 (5) Andriy Kobrin2(0,0,0,2,e) 15 (17) Volodymyr Marchuk2(0,2,0,e) 16 (8) Fenica Popa1(t/-,0,f,0,1) 17 (16) Ratislaw Bandzi0(x,e,-,-,-) (17) Marczuk - heats: 3, 9, 15 and 18 |
| Tolyatti Qualifying Round 3 May 31, 2007 Tolyatti Referee: Pavel Vana Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (5) Denis Gizatullin15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (13) Denis Saifutdinov12(3,2,2,3,2) 3 (10) Daniel Jeleniewski11(3,3,3,2,u/w) 4 (1) Marat Gatiatov11(2,1,3,3,2) 5 (8) Roman Ivanov10(2,d,3,2,3) 6 (3) Vladimir Dubinin10(3,1,2,1,3) 7 (15) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.8(2,2,2,1,1) 8 (11) Ruslan Gatiatov7(2,3,1,0,1) 9 (2) Georgij Iszutin7(1,1,1,1,3) 10 (14) Ilia Bondarenko7(1,2,0,2,2) 11 (9) Vasilij Szibankov6(0,u/w,1,3,2) 12 (12) Jewgienij Gomozov5(1,3,0,1,0) 13 (6) Josef Franc5(0,d,2,2,1) 14 (4) Lenar Nigmatzanov3(0,2,1,0,-) 15 (7) Jewgienij Sidorin2(1,0,0,0,1) 16 (16) Henrich Schatzer1(0,1,0,0,0) 17 (17) Oleg Biezczastnov0(u/w) (17) Biezczastnov - heat: 20 | |

## Semi-finals

| Blijham Semi-Final A June 17, 2007 Blijham Referee: Wojciech Grodzki Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (11) Zbigniew Suchecki12+3(3,3,3,1,2) 2 (5) Tomáš Suchánek12+2(3,3,3,2,1) 3 (14) Sławomir Drabik12+1(2,3,1,3,3) 4 (16) Denis Gizatullin10+3(3,w,2,3,2) 5 (9) Matej Ferjan10+2(d,2,2,3,3) 6 (13) Mariusz Staszewski10+1(1,1,3,2,3) 7 (8) Daniel Jeleniewski9(1,2,w,3,3) 8 (1) Roman Ivanov8(3,0,1,2,2) 9 (10) Tobias Kroner8(2,2,2,1,1) 10 (15) Denis Saifutdinov6(0,2,2,2,d) 11 (3) Renat Gafurov5(2,d,3,u,-) 12 (4) Jannick de Jong5(0,3,1,1,0) 13 (7) Jernej Kolenko4(2,1,d,1,0) 14 (2) Guglielmo Franchetti4(1,1,1,0,1) 15 (12) Fritz Wallner1(1,d,d,d,-) | Esbjerg Semi-Final B August 5, 2007 Esbjerg Referee: Krister Gardell Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (5) Henrik Møller14(2,3,3,3,3) 2 (15) Sebastian Aldén12+3(2,3,1,3,3) 3 (7) Nicolai Klindt12+2(3,0,3,3,3) 4 (11) Kenneth Hansen12+1(3,2,3,2,2) 5 (16) Henning Bager12+0(3,3,2,2,2) 6 (3) Mads Korneliussen11(3,1,3,1,3) 7 (2) Patrick Hougaard10(2,3,2,3,d) 8 (4) Erik Andersson8(1,2,2,2,1) 9 (9) Leon Madsen7(1,2,2,1,1) 10 (14) Viktor Bergström5(d,2,1,2,0) 11 (13) Jari Makinen5(1,0,1,1,2) 12 (6) Carl Johan Raugstad4(1,1,1,0,1) 13 (10) Tobias Johansson3(2,0,0,0,1) 14 (8) Daniel Davidsson2(0,0,0,0,2) 15 (12) Rune Sola2(0,1,0,1,0) 16 (1) Tero Aarnio1(d,1,d,0,0) - (17) Johannes Kikkekborg-- |
| Goričan Semi-Final C August 18, 2007 Goričan Referee: Marek Wojaczek Attendance: ? Best Time: ? Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (14) Sebastian Ułamek14(3,2,3,3,3) 2 (2) Jurica Pavlič13(2,3,3,2,3) 3 (13) Lukáš Dryml12(t,3,3,3,3) 4 (15) Christian Hefenbrock11(0,3,2,3,3) 5 (8) Aleš Dryml, Jr.10(3,3,2,0,2) 6 (3) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.9(3,1,0,3,2) 7 (16) Jozsef Tabaka9(2,2,3,1,1) 8 (7) Zdeněk Simota9(1,2,2,2,2) 9 (9) Władimir Dubinin7(2,2,1,2,0) 10 (5) Mathias Schultz7(2,1,1,2,1) 11 (11) Ilia Bondarenko6(1,0,2,1,2) 12 (10) Marat Gatiatow5(3,1,w,0,1) 13 (4) Marko Vlah3(0,1,1,1,0) 14 (12) Heinrich Schatzer2(0,0,0,1,1) 15 (1) Rusłan Gatiatow2(1,0,1,0,0) 16 (17) Nikola Pigac1(1) 17 (6) Ronny Weis0(0,0,0,0,0) (17) Pigac - heat: 4 | |

## Final

* September 29, 2007
* Wiener Neustadt
* Manuel Hauzinger was nominated as Austrian rider.
* Changes (in order):
** (5) Sławomir Drabik (Poland) → Mariusz Staszewski (Poland)
** (1) Henning Bager (Denmark) → Patrick Hougaard (Denmark)
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
| 1 | (15) Jurica Pavlič | 14 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | (2) Sebastian Ułamek | 13 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | (1) Patrick Hougaard | 11 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | (9) Matej Ferjan | 10 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | E | | 3 | | | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | (10) Zbigniew Suchecki | 10 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | (13) Denis Gizatullin | 9 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (16) Lukáš Dryml | 9 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | E | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | (6) Christian Hefenbrock | 9 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | (4) Manuel Hauzinger | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (5) Mariusz Staszewski | 6 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | (11) Sebastian Aldén | 6 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | (7) Aleš Dryml, Jr. | 5 | | 3 | | | | | E | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | (3) Nikolai Klindt | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | (14) Kenneth Hansen | 5 | | | | 2 | | E | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 15 | (17) Daniel Jeleniewski | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | (8) Tomáš Suchánek | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | (12) Henrik Møller | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | T | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 17 |
| - | (18) Eric Andersson | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | - |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
| Heat after heats: Ułamek, Hougaard, Hauzinger, Klindt A. Dryml, Hefenbrock, Staszewski, Suchánek Suchecki, Ferjan, Aldén, Moller Pavlič, Hansen, L. Dryml, Gizatullin Gizatullin, Ferjan, Hougaard, Staszewski Ułamek, Suchecki, Hefenbrock, Hansen (e) Pavlič, Aldén, Klindt, A. Dryml (e) L. Dryml, Hauzinger, Jeleniewski, Suchánek (Moller – t) Hougaard, Hefenbrock, Aldén, L. Dryml (e) Ułamek, Pavlič, Staszewski, Moller Ferjan, Hansen, Klindt, Suchánek Gizatullin, Suchecki, Hauzinger, A. Dryml Hougaard, A. Dryml, Hansen, Moller Ułamek, Gizatullin, Aldén, Suchánek L. Dryml, Suchecki, Staszewski, Klindt Pavlič, Hefenbrock, Hauzinger, Ferjan (e) Pavlič, Hougaard, Suchecki, Suchánek Ferjan, L. Dryml, Ułamek, A. Dryml Klindt, Hefenbrock, Gizatullin, Moller Staszewski, Hauzinger, Aldén, Hansen | Pos.RiderPointsHeats 1 (15) Jurica Pavlič14(3,3,2,3,3) 2 (2) Sebastian Ułamek13(3,3,3,3,1) 3 (1) Patrick Hougaard11(2,1,3,3,2) 4 (9) Matej Ferjan10(2,2,3,e,3) 5 (10) Zbigniew Suchecki10(3,2,2,2,1) 6 (13) Denis Gizatullin9(0,3,3,2,1) 7 (16) Lukáš Dryml9(1,3,e,3,2) 8 (6) Christian Hefenbrock9(2,1,2,2,2) 9 (4) Manuel Hauzinger7(1,2,1,1,2) 10 (5) Mariusz Staszewski6(1,0,1,1,3) 11 (11) Sebastian Aldén6(1,2,1,1,1) 12 (7) Aleš Dryml, Jr.5(3,e,0,2,0) 13 (3) Nikolai Klindt5(0,1,1,0,3) 14 (14) Kenneth Hansen5(2,e,2,1,0) 15 (17) Daniel Jeleniewski4(1) 16 (8) Tomáš Suchánek0(0,0,0,0,0) 17 (12) Henrik Møller0(0,t/-,0,0,0) (18) Eric Andersson |