2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
# 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia

The 2016 Stockholm FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 24 September at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jacob Thorssell as the wild card, and Peter Ljung and Linus Sundström both as Track Reserves. Second series reserve Michael Jepsen Jensen replaced the injured Nicki Pedersen, while Kim Nilsson replaced the injured Andreas Jonsson.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Jason Doyle, who beat Chris Holder, Fredrik Lindgren and Matej Žagar in the final. It was Doyle's third successive Grand Prix win and, as a result, he took the lead in the world championship standings. Former series leader Greg Hancock, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, was five points back in second place with defending world champion Tai Woffinden in third.

### 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 | (69) Jason Doyle | 19 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
| | 6 | (23) Chris Holder | 13 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 2 |
| | 5 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 14 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 11 | 5 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 13 | (55) Matej Žagar | 15 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 12 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 3 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 11 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 11 | 3 | | 0 | |
| 7 | 15 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 10 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 10 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 12 | (45) Greg Hancock | 9 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | 8 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 8 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 8 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 7 | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 9 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 6 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 2 | (17) Kim Nilsson | 5 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 4 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 4 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 16 | (16) Jacob Thorssell | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 11 | (37) Chris Harris | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - |

## 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 | SVN | POL | DEN | CZE | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | (69) Jason Doyle | 123 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| | (45) Greg Hancock | 118 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| | (108) Tai Woffinden | 107 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 100 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | (23) Chris Holder | 98 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 81 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 80 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 74 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 73 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | (55) Matej Žagar | 64 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 64 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 62 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | (3) Nicki Pedersen | 62 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | – |
| 14 | (100) Andreas Jonsson | 39 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| 15 | (37) Chris Harris | 33 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | (16) Patryk Dudek | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Martin Smolinski | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| 19 | (16) Danny King | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Anders Thomsen | 5 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (17) Kim Nilsson | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 22 | (16) Peter Ljung | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Václav Milík Jr. | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 25 | (16) Denis Štojs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (17) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (17) Daniel Kaczmarek | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Jacob Thorsell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 29 | (18) Matic Ivačič | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | DEN | CZE | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
