# 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

The 2010 FIM OtoMoto.pl European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 24 April at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.
The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Jason Crump from Australia, who beat Pole Jarosław Hampel, Russian Emil Sayfutdinov and Polish wild card Janusz Kołodziej.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Janusz Kołodziej as Wild Card, and Damian Baliński and Maciej Janowski both as Track Reserves. Potential candidate for wild card was Australian Leigh Adams, who is riding for Unia Leszno since 1996, and who is an honorary citizen of Leszno. The Draw was made on 23 April at 13:00 CEST by President (=Mayor) of Leszno Tomasz Malepszy.
Three Poles, Hampel, Kołodziej and Baliński are all riding for Unia Leszno, whose home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, in the 2010 season in Poland.

## 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 | 15 | (1) Jason Crump | 19 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | 10 | 2 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | (13) Jarosław Hampel | 18 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 1 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | (3) Emil Sayfutdinov | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | (16) Janusz Kołodziej | 12 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 10 | 4 | 2 | | X |
| 5 | 3 | (8) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 10 | 5 | | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | (7) Rune Holta | 10 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 5 | (6) Nicki Pedersen | 9 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 8 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | (14) Chris Harris | 8 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | 7 | 0 | | |
| 9 | 9 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 8 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 16 | (10) Hans N. Andersen | 8 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 8 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 14 | (12) Chris Holder | 8 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 10 | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 6 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 7 | (5) Andreas Jonsson | 5 | | R4 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 4 | (4) Greg Hancock | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 13 | (11) Magnus Zetterström | 4 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 11 | (15) Tai Woffinden | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Damian Baliński | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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

* Hampel, Harris, Bjerre, Hancock
* Pedersen, Holta, Kołodziej, Jonsson (R4)
* Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Lindgren, Woffinden
* Crump, Holder, Zetterström, Andersen
* Harris, Pedersen, Lindgren, Zetterström
* Kołodziej, Holder, Hampel, Gollob
* Crump, Bjerre, Jonsson, Woffinden
* Holta, Andersen, Sayfutdinov, Hancock
* Kołodziej, Andersen, Woffinden, Harris
* Crump, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Pedersen
* Lindgren, Bjerre, Holta, Holder
* Hancock, Gollob, Jonsson, Zetterström
* Sayfutdinov, Holder, Jonsson, Harris
* Zetterström, Hampel, Holta, Woffinden
* Andersen, Bjerre, Gollob, Pedersen
* Lindgren, Kołodziej, Crump, Hancock
* Harris, Holta, Gollob, Crump
* Hampel, Jonsson, Andersen, Lindgren
* Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Kołodziej, Zetterström
* Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Woffinden
    Semi-Finals:
* Hampel, Kołodziej, Holta, Harris
* Crump, Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Bjerre
    The Final:
* Crump, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Kołodziej (X)

## 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 | POL | GBR | SCA | CRO | NOR | ITA | PL2 |
| 1 | (1) Jason Crump | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (13) Jarosław Hampel | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (3) Emil Sayfutdinov | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (16) Janusz Kołodziej | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (7) Rune Holta | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (8) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (6) Nicki Pedersen | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (10) Hans N. Andersen | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (12) Chris Holder | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (14) Chris Harris | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (5) Andreas Jonsson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (4) Greg Hancock | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (11) Magnus Zetterström | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (15) Tai Woffinden | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Damian Baliński | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Maciej Janowski | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR | SWE | CZE | DEN | POL | GBR | SCA | CRO | NOR | ITA | PL2 |