The 2019 Speedway of Nations was the second FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia for the second consecutive year. They beat Poland in the Grand Final with Australia taking the bronze medal.
Format
The 2019 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 and defending champions Russia, 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.
The winner of the Grand Final determined the overall winner of the 2019 Speedway of Nations.
Race Off 1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden - 25Fredrik Lindgren - 18Peter Ljung - 6Filip Hjelmland - 1 | Poland - 24Bartosz Zmarzlik - 15Patryk Dudek - 7Bartosz Smektała - 2 | Germany - 20Martin Smolinski - 11Kai Huckenbeck - 8Michael Hartel - 1 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia - 19Matej Žagar - 13 Matic Ivačič - 4Nick Škorja - 2 | Czech Republic - 19Václav Milík Jr. - 16Eduard Krčmář - 2Jan Kvěch - 1 | Ukraine - 10Stanislav Melnychuk - 8Marko Levishyn - 7Andrii Rozaliuk - DNR | Italy - 9Nicolás Covatti - 9Michele Paco Castagna - 0Michele Menani - 0 |
Race Off 2
- Manchester
- May 113
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain - 26Tai Woffinden - 12Craig Cook - 8Robert Lambert - 6 | Australia - 22Max Fricke - 12Chris Holder - 9Jaimon Lidsey - 1 | Denmark - 22Niels-Kristian Iversen - 15Leon Madsen - 5Frederik Jakobsen - 2 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| France - 16David Bellego - 10Dimitri Bergé - 6Gaétan Stella - 0 | United States - 16Luke Becker - 11Broc Nicol - 4Austin Novratil - 1 | Latvia - 16Andžejs Ļebedevs - 14Jevgeņijs Kostigovs - 2Oļegs Mihailovs - 0 | Finland - 9Tero Aarnio - 8Jesse Mustonen - 0Timi Salonen - 0 |
Final
First leg
- July 204
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Australia - 23Jason Doyle - 16Max Fricke - 5Jaimon Lidsey - 2 | Russia - 22Emil Sayfutdinov - 17Artem Laguta - 4Gleb Chugunov - 1 | Poland - 21Bartosz Zmarzlik - 17Maksym Drabik - 4Maciej Janowski - 0 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark - 19Leon Madsen - 13Frederik Jakobsen - 4Niels-Kristian Iversen - 2 | Sweden - 16Fredrik Lindgren - 9Peter Ljung - 7Filip Hjelmland - 0 | Germany - 14Kai Huckenbeck - 9Erik Riss - 5Lukas Fienhage - 0 | Great Britain - 10Craig Cook - 6Robert Lambert - 2Chris Harris - 2 |
Second leg
- July 215
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Poland - 26Bartosz Zmarzlik - 18Patryk Dudek - 6Maksym Drabik - 2 | Russia - 23Emil Sayfutdinov - 14Artem Laguta - 8Gleb Chugunov - 1 | Sweden - 19Fredrik Lindgren - 10Peter Ljung - 9Filip Hjelmland - 0 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia - 18Jason Doyle - 14Max Fricke - 4Jaimon Lidsey - 0 | Denmark - 18Leon Madsen - 11Frederik Jakobsen - 5Niels-Kristian Iversen - 2 | Germany - 16Kai Huckenbeck - 11Erik Riss - 5Lukas Fienhage - 0 | Great Britain - 6Craig Cook - 4Chris Harris - 2Robert Lambert - DNR |
Total
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Poland - 47Bartosz Zmarzlik - 35Patryk Dudek - 6Maksym Drabik - 6Maciej Janowski - 0 | Russia - 45Emil Sayfutdinov - 31Artem Laguta - 12Gleb Chugunov - 2 | Australia - 41Jason Doyle - 30Max Fricke - 9Jaimon Lidsey - 2 |
| 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark - 37Leon Madsen - 24Frederik Jakobsen - 9Niels-Kristian Iversen - 4 | Sweden - 35Fredrik Lindgren - 19Peter Ljung - 16Filip Hjelmland - 0 | Germany - 30Kai Huckenbeck - 20Erik Riss - 10Lukas Fienhage - 0 | Great Britain - 16Craig Cook - 10Chris Harris - 4Robert Lambert - 2 |
Grand Final Qualifier
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Russia - 3Artem Laguta - 2Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 | Australia - 3Jason Doyle - 3Max Fricke - 0 |
Grand Final
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Russia - 5Emil Sayfutdinov - 3Artem Laguta - 2 | Poland - 1Bartosz Zmarzlik - 1Patryk Dudek - 0 |
See also
References
"2019 Speedway of Nations". SGP. http://www.speedwayofnations.com/results_son ↩
"2019 Speedway of Nations Race Off 1 result". SGP. http://www.speedwayofnations.com/son/sonresults/182 ↩
"2019 Speedway of Nations Race Off 2 result". SGP. http://www.speedwayofnations.com/son/sonresults/183 ↩
"2019 Speedway of Nations Final first leg result". SGP. http://www.speedwayofnations.com/son/sonresults/184 ↩
"2019 Speedway of Nations Final second leg result". SGP. http://www.speedwayofnations.com/son/sonresults/185 ↩