# 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

The 2011 FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 30 April at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.
It was fourth SGP event held in Leszno. Grand Prix was won by Dane Nicki Pedersen who beat defending World Champion Pole Tomasz Gollob, Russian Emil Sayfutdinov and Vice-Champion Jarosław Hampel from Poland. Gollob, scoring 18 points, becoming Championship leader.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Damian Baliński as Wild Card, and Patryk Dudek and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on 29 April by Tomasz Malepszy, President (=Mayor) of Leszno. Hampel, Kołodziej and Baliński are ridding for Unia Leszno in the 2011 Speedway Ekstraliga.

## 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 | 6 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 17 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 9 | 8 | | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | (1) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 3 | | | | | Fx | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 2 | | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | (12) Emil Sayfutdinov | 14 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 10 | 4 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | (2) Jarosław Hampel | 12 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | (5) Greg Hancock | 14 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 13 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 3 | (11) Fredrik Lindgren | 11 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 11 | 3 | | Fx | |
| 7 | 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | | | Fx | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | (4) Rune Holta | 9 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 7 | 0 | | |
| 9 | 1 | (8) Chris Holder | 9 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 5 | (15) Janusz Kołodziej | 8 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | Fx | 8 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 4 | (6) Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 13 | (3) Jason Crump | 5 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 7 | (9) Andreas Jonsson | 5 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 14 | (16) Damian Baliński | 4 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | Fx | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 15 | (14) Antonio Lindbäck | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 16 | (13) Artem Laguta | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Patryk Dudek | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Maciej Janowski | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | |
| 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 |

### Heat after heat

* (61,65) Gollob, Holder, Lindgren, Harris
* (61,50 or 61,60) Kołodziej, Holta, Pedersen, Jonsson
* (60,91) Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Hampel, Bjerre (Fx)
* (61,45) Crump, Baliński, Lindbäck, Laguta
* (61,03) Hancock, Crump, Holder, Kołodziej
* (61,44) Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Baliński, Gollob (Fx)
* (61,09) Lindgren, Jonsson, Hampel, Lindbäck
* (61,91) Bjerre, Holta, Harris, Laguta
* (61,65) Pedersen, Holder, Hampel, Laguta
* (61,85) Gollob, Kołodziej, Bjerre, Lindbäck
* (61,88) Hancock, Lindgren, Holta, Baliński
* (62,49) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Crump
* (62,51) Bjerre, Holder, Jonsson, Baliński (Fx)
* (61,87) Hampel, Gollob, Holta, Crump
* (62,42) Kołodziej, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Laguta
* (62,43) Hancock, Pedersen, Harris, Lindbäck
* (62,55) Holta, Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck
* (62,23) Gollob, Hancock, Jonsson, Laguta
* (63,16) Lindgren, Bjerre, Pedersen, Crump
* (63,27) Hampel, Harris, Baliński, Kołodziej (Fx)
    Semi-Finals:
* (62,78) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Holta
* (62,58) Gollob, Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren (Fx)
    the Final:
* (63,07) Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Hampel

## The 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 | EUR | SWE | CZE | DEN | GBR | ITA | SCA | POL | NOR | CRO | PL2 |
| 1 | (1) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Greg Hancock | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (12) Emil Sayfutdinov | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (2) Jarosław Hampel | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (11) Fredrik Lindgren | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (4) Rune Holta | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (8) Chris Holder | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (15) Janusz Kołodziej | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (6) Chris Harris | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (3) Jason Crump | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (9) Andreas Jonsson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (16) Damian Baliński | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (14) Antonio Lindbäck | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (13) Artem Laguta | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Patryk Dudek | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Maciej Janowski | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR | SWE | CZE | DEN | GBR | ITA | SCA | POL | NOR | CRO | PL2 |