Premature End In Gothenburg

The second round of the Speedway Grand Prix series took place in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg. Unfortunately the weather made it difficult for the riders but we were able to get a result. The fans were given the best possible start as Swede Antonio Lindback secured the win in the first heat. The second heat saw Jason Crump see off three Poles in the shape of Kolodziej, Gollob and Holta. The first exclusion can in the third heat as pointless Artem Laguta drove off the track to ensure he remained without a point, Greg Hancock won the heat ahead of Pedersen and the Wildcard Thomas Jonasson. Sweden celebrated again in the fourth heat as Freddie Lindgren took the chequered flag.

Heat five saw Kenneth Bjerre fall after he was squeezed out by Lindgren. All four riders restarted and Crump made it two wins from two, but there was controversy as Lindgren again sent Bjerre to the floor in the final corner but the referee let the result stand. The other Australian, Chris Holder took heat six followed by the Wildcard Jonasson in heat seven and fellow Swede Lindback won his second heat in the eighth.

Bjerre's night got worse as his bike temporarily packed up in heat nine meaning he lost again, Janusz Kolodziej took the victory. Heat ten saw Jason Crump suffer a bad crash which resulted in a shoulder injury, this meant Laguta was guaranteed his first Grand Prix point but Sayfutdinov won the restart. Chris Holder won his second heat of the night in the eleventh. The twelfth heat saw Lindgren crash in the treacherous conditions but all four riders restarted and Lindback won his third consecutive heat.

Heat thirteen saw substitute Gustaffson replace the injured Crump and he managed to finish third as reigning champion Gollob won his first heat of the night. Emil Sayfutdinov won his second heat of the night before heat fifteen saw the second substitute Andersson replace Bjerre, he finished fourth with Swede Jonsson taking the flag. Heat sixteen saw Lindback become the next rider to crash on the final lap with Hancock winning his third race of the night. Due to the poor weather conditions, the referees decided to abandon the race meeting but because sixteen heats had taken place we were able to call a result. This meant that Chris Holder won the meeting with ten points and better finishes ahead of Hancock.

After two rounds, Gollob still leads the overall standings level on points with Hancock on 24. Sayfutdinov in on 22 with last round's winner Pedersen on 21. After his win, Holder moves to fifth on nineteen points with Hampel, Lindgren and Kolodziej all on seventeen. Despite having fifteen concrete riders, Artem Laguta stands seventeenth on one point with last round's Wildcard Damian Balinski on four and this round's Wildcard Thomas Jonasson on eight.