# 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 2018 Anlas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the second race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 26 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Václav Milík as the wild card, and Josef Franc and Eduard Krčmář both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren, who beat Patryk Dudek, Emil Sayfutdinov and Tai Woffinden in the final. Woffinden has initially top scored with 14 points in the qualifying heats, dropping just one point to Artem Laguta, however he was beaten by Dudek in the semi-finals and then finished last in the final. Lindgren's win saw him maintain his lead in the overall world championship standings, two points ahead of Woffinden in second.

### Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| | 1 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 16 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 4 | 3 | | 3 |
| | 14 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 14 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 5 | | 3 | 2 |
| | 8 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 15 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 12 | 2 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 16 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 14 | 1 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 11 | 3 | | 0 | |
| 6 | 15 | (69) Jason Doyle | 9 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 9 | (110) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 8 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 10 | (222) Artem Laguta | 8 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | 7 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | (55) Matej Žagar | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 13 | (45) Greg Hancock | 7 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 2 | (16) Václav Milík | 6 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 4 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 5 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 5 | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 6 | (23) Chris Holder | 5 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 5 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 11 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 4 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 7 | (111) Craig Cook | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 16 | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## Intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | CZE | DEN | SWE | GBR | SCA | PL2 | SVN | GER | PL3 |
| | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 32 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (108) Tai Woffinden | 31 | 15 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (692) Patryk Dudek | 24 | 10 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 24 | 13 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 23 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (222) Artem Laguta | 21 | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (55) Matej Žagar | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (23) Chris Holder | 15 | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (45) Greg Hancock | 15 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (69) Jason Doyle | 14 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 13 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (110) Nicki Pedersen | 10 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 9 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (16) Vaclav Milik | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (111) Craig Cook | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (17) Maksym Drabik | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (18) Bartosz Smektała | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | CZE | DEN | SWE | GBR | SCA | PL2 | SVN | GER | PL3 |