# 2018 Speedway of Nations

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Speedway of Nations Venue Poland Start date 2 June End date 9 June Nations 7 ← 2017 (old format called Speedway World Cup) 2019 →

The **2018 Speedway of Nations** was the first [FIM](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Motocyclisme) [Speedway of Nations](/source/Speedway_of_Nations).[1] The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by [Russia](/source/Russia), who beat [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain) in the Grand Final.[2] It replaced the [Speedway World Cup](/source/Speedway_World_Cup).

## Format

The 2018 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 [Poland](/source/Poland), 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. In the event of a tie, the second and third placed riders were considered the victors over the first and fourth placed riders.

The winner of the Grand Final determined the overall winner of the 2018 Speedway of Nations.

## Race Off 1

- [Teterow](/source/Teterow)

- June 2[3]

1st 2nd 3rd Russia - 25 Artem Laguta - 16 Emil Sayfutdinov - 9 Gleb Chugunov - DNR Germany - 20 Kai Huckenbeck - 11 Martin Smolinski - 9 Michael Hartel - DNR Denmark - 18 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 10 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR

4th 5th 6th 7th Slovenia - 17 Matej Žagar - 14 Matic Ivačič - 2 Nick Škorja - 1 United States - 17 Greg Hancock - 16 Gino Manzares - 1 Ukraine - 15 Aleksandr Loktaev - 8 Andrey Karpov - 7 Latvia - 14 Andžejs Ļebedevs - 8 Kjasts Puodžuks - 6 Oļegs Mihailovs - DNR

## Race Off 2

- [Manchester](/source/Manchester)

- June 5[4]

1st 2nd 3rd Sweden - 26 Fredrik Lindgren - 15 Antonio Lindbäck - 11 Joel Kling - DNR Great Britain - 23 Tai Woffinden - 14 Robert Lambert - 8 Craig Cook - 1 Australia - 21 Jason Doyle - 14 Max Fricke - 7 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR

4th 5th 6th 7th Czech Republic - 20 Václav Milík - 13 Josef Franc - 7 Jan Kvěch - DNR France - 14 David Bellego - 10 Dimitri Bergé - 4 Finland - 14 Timo Lahti - 7 Tero Aarnio - 7 Italy - 8 Nicolás Covatti - 6 Michele Paco Castagna - 2

## Final

- [Wrocław](/source/Wroc%C5%82aw), [Olympic Stadium](/source/Stadion_Olimpijski_(Wroc%C5%82aw))

### First leg

- June 8[5]

1st 2nd 3rd Great Britain - 25 Tai Woffinden - 18 Robert Lambert - 7 Craig Cook - 0 Russia - 23 Artem Laguta - 17 Emil Sayfutdinov - 6 Gleb Chugunov - DNR Denmark - 20 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 12 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - DNR

4th 5th 6th 7th Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 13 Antonio Lindbäck - 3 Joel Kling - DNR Australia - 15 Jason Doyle - 13 Max Fricke - 2 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR Poland - 15 Maciej Janowski - 9 Patryk Dudek - 3 Maksym Drabik - 3 Germany - 8 Martin Smolinski - 11 Michael Hartel - 1 Kai Huckenbeck - DNR

### Second leg

- June 8[6]

1st 2nd 3rd Russia - 22 Artem Laguta - 14 Emil Sayfutdinov - 8 Gleb Chugunov - DNR Great Britain - 21 Tai Woffinden - 17 Robert Lambert - 4 Craig Cook - DNR Poland - 21 Maciej Janowski - 13 Patryk Dudek - 8 Maksym Drabik - DNR

4th 5th 6th 7th Australia - 20 Jason Doyle - 16 Max Fricke - 4 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR Sweden - 16 Fredrik Lindgren - 9 Antonio Lindbäck - 7 Joel Kling - DNR Denmark - 15 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 15 Kenneth Bjerre - 0 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 Germany - 11 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Martin Smolinski - 2 Michael Hartel - 0

### Total

1st 2nd 3rd Great Britain - 46 Tai Woffinden - 35 Robert Lambert - 11 Craig Cook - 0 Russia - 45 Artem Laguta - 31 Emil Sayfutdinov - 14 Gleb Chugunov - DNR Poland - 36 Maciej Janowski - 22 Patryk Dudek - 11 Maksym Drabik - 3

4th 5th 6th 7th Australia - 35 Jason Doyle - 29 Max Fricke - 6 Jaimon Lidsey - DNR Denmark - 35 Michael Jepsen Jensen - 27 Kenneth Bjerre - 8 Frederik Jakobsen - 0 Sweden - 32 Fredrik Lindgren - 22 Antonio Lindbäck - 10 Joel Kling - DNR Germany - 23 Martin Smolinski - 13 Kai Huckenbeck - 9 Michael Hartel - 1

### Grand Final Qualifier

1st 2nd Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 Poland - 3 Maciej Janowski - 3 Patryk Dudek - 0

### Grand Final

1st 2nd Russia - 3 Artem Laguta - 2 Emil Sayfutdinov - 1 Great Britain - 3 Tai Woffinden - 3 Robert Lambert - 0

## See also

- [2018 Speedway Grand Prix](/source/2018_Speedway_Grand_Prix)

- [motorcycle speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway)

- [2018 in sports](/source/2018_in_sports)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180311103801/http://www.speedwaygp.com/index_son). SGP. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations Final result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180610045407/http://www.speedwaygp.com/sonresults/168). SGP. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations Race Off 1 result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180603234657/http://www.speedwaygp.com/sonresults/165). SGP. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations Race Off 2 result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180605034413/http://www.speedwaygp.com/sonresults/166). SGP. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations Final first leg result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180606112746/http://www.speedwaygp.com/sonresults/167). SGP. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2018 Speedway of Nations Final second leg result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180610045407/http://www.speedwaygp.com/sonresults/168). SGP. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.

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