# 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

The 2018 Aztorin Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 7 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.

## Riders

First reserve Niels-Kristian Iversen replaced the injured Matej Žagar. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Matic Ivačič as the wild card, and Nick Škorja and Denis Štojs both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Patryk Dudek, who beat defending world champion Jason Doyle, Greg Hancock and Fredrik Lindgren in the final. It was the second Grand Prix win of Dudek's career. Overall leader Tai Woffinden finished 14th, scoring just five points, while his nearest challenger Bartosz Zmarzlik scored 12 points on the way to reaching the semi-finals. As a result, Zmarzlik closed the gap at the top of the world championship standings to just nine points.

### 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 |
| | 14 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 16 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 5 | | 3 | 3 |
| | 7 | (69) Jason Doyle | 17 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 13 | 1 | 2 | | 2 |
| | 9 | (45) Greg Hancock | 15 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 12 | 2 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 13 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 6 | 3 | | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 12 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | 11 | 3 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 6 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 10 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 9 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 7 | (23) Chris Holder | 10 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 10 | 4 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 8 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 9 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 8 | | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | (222) Artem Laguta | 7 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 3 | (110) Nicki Pedersen | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 5 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 5 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 5 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 8 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 11 | (111) Craig Cook | 5 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 4 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 5 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 2 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 2 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 10 | (16) Matic Ivačič | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Nick Škorja | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
| 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 |
| | (108) Tai Woffinden | 108 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 5 | – | – |
| | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 99 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 12 | – | – |
| | (71) Maciej Janowski | 89 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 89 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 13 | – | – |
| 5 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 84 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | – | – |
| 6 | (45) Greg Hancock | 81 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 15 | – | – |
| 7 | (222) Artem Laguta | 73 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | – | – |
| 8 | (69) Jason Doyle | 70 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | – | – |
| 9 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 70 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| 10 | (55) Matej Žagar | 61 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 11 | (110) Nicki Pedersen | 59 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| 12 | (23) Chris Holder | 53 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| 13 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 44 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9 | – | – |
| 14 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki | 32 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| 15 | (111) Craig Cook | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| 16 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 14 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Szymon Woźniak | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Andreas Jonsson | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Vaclav Milik | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Peter Ljung | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (17) Oliver Berntzon | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (17) Maksym Drabik | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (18) Bartosz Smektała | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (17) Mikkel Michelsen | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (16) Robert Lambert | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Joel Kling | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | (18) Mikkel Bech Jensen | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (17) Daniel Bewley | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | (16) Matic Ivačič | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| 32 | (17) Nick Škorja | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | CZE | DEN | SWE | GBR | SCA | PL2 | SVN | GER | PL3 |