# 2018 Speedway of Nations

The 2018 Speedway of Nations was the first FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia, who beat Great Britain in the Grand Final. It replaced the Speedway World Cup.

## Format

The 2018 Speedway of Nations was a pairs event, with each nation being represented by two senior riders and one rider under the age of 21. Each meeting was staged over 21 heats with the scores from each rider added together to give a total for each nation.
The two race-off events consisted of seven teams, with three qualifying for the final. The final, which included hosts Poland, was staged over two legs with the scores from each added together. The top scoring nation went straight through to the Grand Final, while the second and third placed nations competed in the final qualifier for the chance to reach the Grand Final.
The final qualifier and Grand Final were one-off heats. In the event of a tie, the second and third placed riders were considered the victors over the first and fourth placed riders.
The winner of the Grand Final determined the overall winner of the 2018 Speedway of Nations.

## Race Off 1

* Teterow
* June 2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Russia - 25 Artem Laguta - 16 Emil Sayfutdinov - 9 Gleb Chugunov - DNR | Germany - 20 Kai Huckenbeck - 11 Martin Smolinski - 9 Michael Hartel - DNR | Denmark - 18 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 10 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Slovenia - 17 Matej Žagar - 14 Matic Ivačič - 2 Nick Škorja - 1 | United States - 17 Greg Hancock - 16 Gino Manzares - 1 | Ukraine - 15 Aleksandr Loktaev - 8 Andrey Karpov - 7 | Latvia - 14 Andžejs Ļebedevs - 8 Kjasts Puodžuks - 6 Oļegs Mihailovs - DNR |

## Race Off 2

* Manchester
* June 5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Sweden - 26 Fredrik Lindgren - 15 Antonio Lindbäck - 11 Joel Kling - DNR | Great Britain - 23 Tai Woffinden - 14 Robert Lambert - 8 Craig Cook - 1 | Australia - 21 Jason Doyle - 14 Max Fricke - 7 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Czech Republic - 20 Václav Milík - 13 Josef Franc - 7 Jan Kvěch - DNR | France - 14 David Bellego - 10 Dimitri Bergé - 4 | Finland - 14 Timo Lahti - 7 Tero Aarnio - 7 | Italy - 8 Nicolás Covatti - 6 Michele Paco Castagna - 2 |

## Final

* Wrocław, Olympic Stadium

### First leg

* June 8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Great Britain - 25 Tai Woffinden - 18 Robert Lambert - 7 Craig Cook - 0 | Russia - 23 Artem Laguta - 17 Emil Sayfutdinov - 6 Gleb Chugunov - DNR | Denmark - 20 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 12 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 13 Antonio Lindbäck - 3 Joel Kling - DNR | Australia - 15 Jason Doyle - 13 Max Fricke - 2 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR | Poland - 15 Maciej Janowski - 9 Patryk Dudek - 3 Maksym Drabik - 3 | Germany - 8 Martin Smolinski - 11 Michael Hartel - 1 Kai Huckenbeck - DNR |

### Second leg

* June 8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Russia - 22 Artem Laguta - 14 Emil Sayfutdinov - 8 Gleb Chugunov - DNR | Great Britain - 21 Tai Woffinden - 17 Robert Lambert - 4 Craig Cook - DNR | Poland - 21 Maciej Janowski - 13 Patryk Dudek - 8 Maksym Drabik - DNR |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Australia - 20 Jason Doyle - 16 Max Fricke - 4 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR | Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 9 Antonio Lindbäck - 7 Joel Kling - DNR | Denmark - 15 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 15 Kenneth Bjerre - 0 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 | Germany - 11 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Martin Smolinski - 2 Michael Hartel - 0 |

### Total

| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Great Britain - 46 Tai Woffinden - 35 Robert Lambert - 11 Craig Cook - 0 | Russia - 45 Artem Laguta - 31 Emil Sayfutdinov - 14 Gleb Chugunov - DNR | Poland - 36 Maciej Janowski - 22 Patryk Dudek - 11 Maksym Drabik - 3 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| Australia - 35 Jason Doyle - 29 Max Fricke - 6 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR | Denmark - 35 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 27 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 | Sweden - 32 Fredrik Lindgren - 22 Antonio Lindbäck - 10 Joel Kling - DNR | Germany - 23 Martin Smolinski - 13 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Michael Hartel - 1 |

### Grand Final Qualifier

| 1st | 2nd |
| Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 | Poland - 3 Maciej Janowski - 3 Patryk Dudek - 0 |

### Grand Final

| 1st | 2nd |
| Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 | Great Britain - 3 Tai Woffinden - 3 Robert Lambert - 0 |