{{Short description|24th season of the Speedway Grand Prix}} {{Infobox SGP Season|x |Year =2018 |Name = |Image = |Dates =May 12 – October 6 |Events =10 |Cities =10 |Country =7 |per=15 |wc=1 |tr=2 |Heats =230 |HeatsE = |P1f=GBR|P1 =[[Tai Woffinden]] |P2f=POL|P2 =[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] |P3f=SWE|P3 =[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] }} The '''2018 Speedway Grand Prix''' season was the 24th season of the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] era, and decided the 73rd [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Speedway World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/6933/world-champions|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> It was the eighteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an [[IMG (company)|IMG]] company.
The world title was won by [[Tai Woffinden]], who finished 10 points ahead of [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] in second with [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] taking the bronze medal. It was Woffinden's third world title, following his wins in [[2013 Speedway Grand Prix|2013]] and [[2015 Speedway Grand Prix|2015]], making him the most successful British rider in history. Defending champion [[Jason Doyle]] finished the season in seventh place.
== Qualification == For the 2018 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2017 [[championship]] qualified automatically. Those riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the [[2018 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|Grand Prix Challenge]].
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/6214/wild-cards-for-three-world|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103205856/http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/6214/wild-cards-for-three-world|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 3, 2017|title=2018 SGP Wildcards|publisher=SGP}}</ref>
=== Qualified riders ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |- !# ||Riders ||[[2017 Speedway Grand Prix|2017]] place ||GP Ch place ||Appearance ||Previous appearances in series |- |69||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Doyle]] || 1||— ||4th ||align=left|'''2015–2017''' |- |692||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]] ||2 ||3 ||2nd ||align=left|2016, '''2017''' |- |108||align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tai Woffinden]] || 3||— ||7th ||align=left|'''2010''', 2011, '''2013–2017''' |- |71||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Janowski]] ||4 ||— ||4th ||align=left|2008, 2012, 2014, '''2015–2017''' |- |95||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] || 5||— ||3rd ||align=left|2012–2015, '''2016–2017''' |- |89||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] ||6 ||— ||7th ||align=left|'''2009–2013''', '''2017''' |- |55||align=left|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]] || 7||12 ||8th ||align=left|2003–2005, '''2006–2007''', 2008–2009, 2011, '''2013–2017''' |- |66||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] ||8 ||— ||9th ||align=left|2004, 2006–2007, '''2008–2014''', 2016, '''2017''' |- |54||align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martin Vaculík]] ||9 ||17 ||3rd ||align=left|2012, '''2013''', '''2017''' |- |23||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Holder]] || 10||— ||9th ||align=left|'''2010–2017''' |- |45||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Hancock]] || 14||— ||24th ||align=left|'''1995–2017''' |- |110||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nicki Pedersen]] ||20 ||— ||18th ||align=left|2000, '''2001–2017''' |- |59||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Przemysław Pawlicki]] || 29||1 ||1st ||align=left|2010, 2012, 2017 |- |222||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Artem Laguta]] || —||2 ||2nd ||align=left|'''2011''' |- |111||align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Craig Cook]] || 32||4 ||1st ||align=left|2013–2015, 2017 |- |}
=== Qualified substitutes ===
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |- !# ||Riders ||[[2017 Speedway Grand Prix|2017]] place ||GP Ch place |- |88 ||align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels Kristian Iversen]] ||15 ||— |- |225 ||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Václav Milík Jr.]] ||16 ||8 |- |53 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Linus Sundström]] ||32 ||— |- |133 ||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Maksym Drabik]] ||— ||— |- |46 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] ||18 ||— |}
== Calendar==
The 2018 season consisted of 10 events, two less than the [[2017 Speedway Grand Prix|2017]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/calendar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503062756/http://speedwaygp.com/calendar|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 3, 2011|title=2018 FIM Speedway World Championship calendar|publisher=SGP}}</ref>
{{SGP Calendar|rounds= {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|POL|1|May 12|[[Stadion Narodowy]] |[[Warsaw]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|POL|[[Maciej Janowski]]|SWE|[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]|RUS|[[Artem Laguta]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|CZE|2|May 26|[[Markéta Stadium]] |[[Prague]]|SWE|[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]|POL|[[Patryk Dudek]]|RUS|[[Emil Sayfutdinov]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|DEN|3|June 30|[[Forum Horsens Arena|CASA Arena]] |[[Horsens]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|RUS|[[Artem Laguta]]|USA|[[Greg Hancock]]|AUS|[[Jason Doyle]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|SWE|4|July 7|[[Credentia Arena|HZ Bygg Arena]] |[[Hallstavik]]|POL|[[Maciej Janowski]]|SWE|[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]|POL|[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|GBR|5|July 21|[[Principality Stadium]] |[[Cardiff]]|POL|[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|POL|[[Maciej Janowski]]|USA|[[Greg Hancock]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|SCA|6|August 11|[[Skrotfrag Arena|G&B Arena]] |[[Målilla]]|DEN|[[Nicki Pedersen]]|SVN|[[Matej Žagar]]|SWE|[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]|SVK|[[Martin Vaculík]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|PL2|7|August 25|[[Edward Jancarz Stadium]] |[[Gorzów Wielkopolski]]|SVK|[[Martin Vaculík]]|POL|[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|POL|[[Patryk Dudek]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|SVN|8|September 8|[[Stadion Matije Gubca]] |[[Krško]]|POL|[[Patryk Dudek]]|AUS|[[Jason Doyle]]|USA|[[Greg Hancock]]|SWE|[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|GER|9|September 22|[[Bergring Arena (speedway)|Bergring Arena]] |[[Teterow]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|AUS|[[Jason Doyle]]|POL|[[Bartosz Zmarzlik]]|USA|[[Greg Hancock]]||||}} {{SGP Calendar/r|2018|PL3|10|October 6|[[MotoArena Toruń|Rose Motoarena]] |[[Toruń]]|GBR|[[Tai Woffinden]]|RUS|[[Artem Laguta]]|RUS|[[Emil Sayfutdinov]]|DEN|[[Niels-Kristian Iversen]]||||}} }}
==Final Classification == <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/standings?43|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081351/http://www.speedwaygp.com/standings?43|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2018|title=2018 FIM Speedway World Championship standings|publisher=SGP}}</ref> {{SGP Table|2018|POL|CZE|DEN|SWE|GBR|SCA|PL2|SVN|GER|PL3|RIDERS= {{SGP Table/r|Q|P1|GBR|108| [[Tai Woffinden]] '''(C)''' |a|15|d|16|a|18|d|16|b|16|e|10|c|12|f|5|a|16|a|15}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|P2|POL|95| [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] |e|9|f|4|e|10|c|13|a|19|e|14|b|18|e|12|c|15|e|15}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|P3|SWE|66| [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] |c|16|a|16|f|7|b|15|f|7|c|13|f|2|d|13|e|9|e|11}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|4|POL|71| [[Maciej Janowski]] |b|13|e|11|f|5|a|18|c|12|e|11|e|9|e|10|e|9|f|6}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|5|USA|45| [[Greg Hancock]] |f|8|f|7|c|16|e|10|d|12|f|3|e|10|c|15|d|12|e|9}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|6|RUS|222| [[Artem Laguta]] |d|13|e|8|b|12|e|8|f|6|f|6|e|13|f|7|f|4|b|20}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|7|AUS|69| [[Jason Doyle]] |f|5|e|9|d|12|e|9|f|5|f|4|f|9|b|17|b|16|f|7}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|8|RUS|89| [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] |f|8|c|15|e|11|e|14|e|8|f|6|f|3|f|5|f|8|c|11}} {{SGP Table/r|P|9|POL|692| [[Patryk Dudek]] |e|10|b|14|f|6|f|6|e|10|e|10|d|12|a|16|x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|P|10|SVN|55| [[Matej Žagar]] |e|9|f|7|f|5|f|7|f|6|b|16|e|11|x||e|12|f|6}} {{SGP Table/r|P|11|DEN|110| [[Nicki Pedersen]] |f|2|e|8|e|12|f|3|f|6|a|15|f|6|f|7|f|8|f|7}} {{SGP Table/r|P|12|AUS|23| [[Chris Holder]] |e|10|f|5|e|9|f|7|f|7|f|5|f|0|e|10|f|7|f|5}} {{SGP Table/r|P|13|SVK|54| [[Martin Vaculík]] |x||x||f|3|f|1|f|3|d|10|a|18|e|9|f|0|e|8}} {{SGP Table/r|R|14|DEN|88| [[Niels-Kristian Iversen]] |f|4|f|5|x||x||x||x||x||f|5|e|12|d|10}} {{SGP Table/r|P|15|POL|59| [[Przemysław Pawlicki]] |f|3|f|5|f|5|f|1|e|10|f|3|f|3|f|2|f|3|f|1}} {{SGP Table/r|P|16|GBR|111| [[Craig Cook]] |f|2|f|2|f|2|f|3|e|9|f|3|f|4|f|5|f|0|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|17|CZE|16| [[Václav Milík Jr.|Vaclav Milik]] |x||f|6|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|5}} {{SGP Table/r|R|18|POL|16| [[Szymon Woźniak]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||f|8|x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|19|POL|16| [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] |f|7|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|20|SWE|16| [[Andreas Jonsson]] |x||x||x||f|7|x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|21|SWE|16| [[Peter Ljung (speedway rider)|Peter Ljung]] |x||x||x||x||x||f|5|x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|22|DEN|16| [[Michael Jepsen Jensen]] |x||x||f|4|x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|23|SWE|17| [[Oliver Berntzon]] |x||x||x||x||x||f|3|x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|24|GER|18| [[Kevin Wölbert]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|3|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|25|POL|17| [[Maksym Drabik]] |f|2|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|26|POL|18| [[Bartosz Smektała]] |f|2|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|27|GER|16| [[Kai Huckenbeck]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|2|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|28|POL|16| [[Daniel Kaczmarek]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|2}} {{SGP Table/r|R|29|DEN|17| [[Mikkel Michelsen]] |x||x||f|1|x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|30|GBR|16| [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]] |x||x||x||x||f|1|x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|31|SWE|18| [[Joel Kling]] |x||x||x||x||x||f|1|x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|32|GER|17| [[Martin Smolinski]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|1|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|33|DEN|18| [[Mikkel Bech Jensen]] |x||x||f|0|x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|34|GBR|17| [[Dan Bewley]] |x||x||x||x||f|0|x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|35|SVN|16| [[Matic Ivačič]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|0|x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|36|SVN|17| [[Nick Škorja]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|0|x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|R|37|POL|17| [[Igor Kopeć-Sobczyński]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|0}} |NC= |UP= <!-- --> }}
== See also == * [[2018 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508050847/http://www.speedwaygp.com/ SpeedwayGP.com – Speedway World Championships]}}
{{Speedway Grand Prix seasons}} {{World championships in 2018}}
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