List of Speedway Grand Prix statistics

The Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion and below are a list of records[1] associated with the event since its inception in 1995. From the 2007-2019 seasons, the format was changed with points scored for every ride instead of the set points scoring system used until 2020 when a new format based on overall positions was introduced with points scored in heats only used to determine a rider's progress in a Grand Prix.

Statistics up to date as of the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II.

Grand Prix wins

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Rider Wins
1   Bartosz Zmarzlik 24
2   Jason Crump 23
3   Tomasz Gollob 22
4   Greg Hancock 21
5   Tony Rickardsson 20
6   Nicki Pedersen 17
7   Tai Woffinden 11
8   Andreas Jonsson 9
9   Leigh Adams 8
  Maciej Janowski 8
  Martin Vaculík 8
12   Emil Sayfutdinov 7
  Jason Doyle 7
  Fredrik Lindgren 7
15   Hans Nielsen 6
  Billy Hamill 6
  Jarosław Hampel 6
  Artem Laguta 6
19   Niels-Kristian Iversen 5
  Chris Holder 5
  Matej Žagar 5
22   Ryan Sullivan 4
  Hans N. Andersen 4
  Leon Madsen 4
25   Tommy Knudsen 3
  Krzysztof Kasprzak 3
  Antonio Lindbäck 3
  Patryk Dudek 3
  Dan Bewley 3
30   Mark Loram 2
 /  Rune Holta 2
  Peter Kildemand 2
  Max Fricke 2
34   Brian Andersen 1
  Martin Dugard 1
  Bjarne Pedersen 1
  Chris Harris 1
  Kenneth Bjerre 1
  Darcy Ward 1
  Michael Jepsen Jensen 1
  Adrian Miedziński 1
  Martin Smolinski 1
  Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 1
  Janusz Kołodziej 1
  Anders Thomsen 1
  Jack Holder 1
  Mikkel Michelsen 1
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Grand Prix wins (by country)

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Nation Wins
1   Poland 71
2   Australia 52
3   Denmark 47
4   Sweden 39
5   United States 27
6   Great Britain 18
7   Russia 13
8   Slovakia 8
9   Slovenia 5
10   Germany 1

Grand Prix finals (top 20)

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Rider Finals
1   Greg Hancock 92
2   Jason Crump 77
3   Tomasz Gollob 66
4   Nicki Pedersen 64
5   Bartosz Zmarzlik 59
6   Tony Rickardsson 52
7   Fredrik Lindgren 51
8   Tai Woffinden 47
9   Jason Doyle 34
10   Jarosław Hampel 32
11   Emil Sayfutdinov 30
  Maciej Janowski 30
13   Leigh Adams 28
14   Andreas Jonsson 25
  Chris Holder 25
16   Matej Žagar 23
17   Hans N. Andersen 21
  Leon Madsen 21
  Martin Vaculík 20
20   Billy Hamill 19
  Patryk Dudek 19
Source:[2]

Grand Prix points (top 20)

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Rider Points
1   Greg Hancock 2655
2   Jason Crump 2006
3   Tomasz Gollob 1981
4   Nicki Pedersen 1972
5   Fredrik Lindgren 1648
6   Tony Rickardsson 1401
7   Andreas Jonsson 1376
8   Tai Woffinden 1365
9   Bartosz Zmarzlik 1313
10   Leigh Adams 1277
11   Emil Sayfutdinov 1087
12   Matej Žagar 1003
13   Jason Doyle 975
14   Jarosław Hampel 953
15   Maciej Janowski 911
16   Chris Holder 910
17   Martin Vaculík 788
18   Hans N. Andersen 780
19   Niels Kristian Iversen 775
20   Antonio Lindbäck 746
Source:[2]

Grand Prix appearances (top 20)

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Rider Appearances
1   Greg Hancock 218
2   Nicki Pedersen 177
3   Fredrik Lindgren 170
4   Tomasz Gollob 163
5   Andreas Jonsson 158
6   Jason Crump 145
7   Tai Woffinden 131
8   Matej Žagar 128
9   Leigh Adams 115
9   Antonio Lindbäck 110
11   Chris Harris 104
12   Niels Kristian Iversen 100
13   Emil Sayfutdinov 98
14   Jarosław Hampel 96
  Chris Holder 96
  Jason Doyle 96
17   Maciej Janowski 95
18   Bartosz Zmarzlik 92
19  /  Rune Holta 91
20   Martin Vaculík 89
Source:[2]

Grand Prix rostrums (top 20)

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Rider Rostrums
1   Greg Hancock 69
2   Jason Crump 56
3   Tomasz Gollob 53
4   Bartosz Zmarzlik 51
5   Nicki Pedersen 48
6   Tony Rickardsson 45
7   Fredrik Lindgren 39
8   Tai Woffinden 36
9   Jarosław Hampel 26
  Maciej Janowski 26
11   Jason Doyle 23
12   Emil Sayfutdinov 21
13   Chris Holder 19
  Matej Žagar 19
15   Andreas Jonsson 18
16   Leigh Adams 16
  Billy Hamill 16
  Hans N. Andersen 16
  Martin Vaculík 16
20   Antonio Lindbäck 13
Source:[2]

Grand Prix wins in a single season

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Rider Year Wins
1   Tony Rickardsson 2005 6
2   Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 & 2023 5
  Artem Laguta 2021 5
4   Jason Crump 2006 4
  Nicki Pedersen 2007 4
  Tomasz Gollob 2010 4
  Greg Hancock 2011 4
  Jason Doyle 2016 4
  Tai Woffinden 2018 4
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2020 4

Grand Prix wins in succession

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Rider Year Wins
1   Tony Rickardsson 2005 4
2   Jason Crump 2006 3
  Jason Doyle 2016 3
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 3
  Artem Laguta 2021 3
6   Tony Rickardsson 1998 & 2001 2
  Jason Crump 2001 & 2009 2
  Tai Woffinden 2014 & 2018 2
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2020, 2022 & 2023 2
  Tommy Knudsen 1995 2
  Hans Nielsen 1996 2
  Ryan Sullivan 2002 2
  Leigh Adams 2007 2
  Nicki Pedersen 2007 2
  Tomasz Gollob 2010 2
  Emil Sayfutdinov 2013 2
  Maciej Janowski 2017 2
  Matej Žagar 2017 2
  Leon Madsen 2019 2
  Dan Bewley 2022 2

Grand Prix finals in a single season

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Rider Year Finals
1   Jason Doyle 2017 10
  Artem Laguta 2021 10
3   Nicki Pedersen 2008 9
4   Greg Hancock 2011 & 2014 8
  Tai Woffinden 2015 & 2018 8
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 & 2023 8
  Tony Rickardsson 2005 8
  Nicki Pedersen 2007 8
  Krzysztof Kasprzak 2014 8

Grand Prix finals in succession

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Rider Year Finals
1   Artem Laguta 2021 10
2   Nicki Pedersen 2008 9
3   Jason Crump 2006 & 2009 7
  Tony Rickardsson 2005 7
  Greg Hancock 2014 7
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 7
7   Jason Crump 2008 6
  Krzysztof Kasprzak 2014 6
  Jason Doyle 2017 6
  Fredrik Lindgren 2023 6
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2024 6

Grand Prix points in a single season (top 10)

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Rider Year Points
1   Tony Rickardsson 2005 196
  Nicki Pedersen 2007 196
3   Artem Laguta 2021 192
4   Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 189
5   Jason Crump 2006 188
6   Tony Rickardsson 2002 181
7   Nicki Pedersen 2008 174
8   Tomasz Gollob 2010 166
  Bartosz Zmarzlik 2022 166
10   Greg Hancock 2011 165

Grand Prix wins / apps ratio (top 10)

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Rider Wins Apps Ratio (%)
1   Tommy Knudsen 3 10 30.00
2   Bartosz Zmarzlik 24 92 26.09
3   Tony Rickardsson 20 84 23.81
4   Hans Nielsen 6 30 20.00
5   Jason Crump 23 145 15.86
6   Tomasz Gollob 22 163 13.50
7   Artem Laguta 6 48 12.50
8   Billy Hamill 6 52 11.54
  Dan Bewley 3 27 11.11
10   Greg Hancock 21 218 10.38
Source:[2]

Minimum of 2 Grand Prix wins required.

Grand Prix appearances without a win (top 10)

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Rider Appearances
1   Scott Nicholls 82
2   Piotr Protasiewicz 58
3   Mikael Max 56
4   Peter Karlsson 51
5   Andy Smith 48
6   Robert Lambert 47
7   Chris Louis 41
8   Henrik Gustafsson 40
9   Lee Richardson 38
10   Lukáš Dryml 34
Source:[2]

Grand Prix appearances without a final (top 10)

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Rider Appearances
1   Andy Smith 48
2   Bohumil Brhel 22
3   Antonín Kasper 21
4   Jesper B. Monberg 20
5   Aleš Dryml 19
  Carl Stonehewer 19
7   Matej Ferjan 17
  Craig Boyce 17
  Peter Ljung 17
10   Paweł Przedpełski 15
  Oliver Berntzon 15
Source:[2]

Oldest riders to win a Grand Prix

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Rider Age
1   Greg Hancock 46 years, 72 days
2   Tomasz Gollob 41 years, 150 days
3   Nicki Pedersen 41 years, 131 days
4   Hans Nielsen 39 years, 246 days
5   Fredrik Lindgren 38 years, 286 days
6   Jason Doyle 38 years, 218 days
7   Leigh Adams 37 years, 110 days
8  /  Rune Holta 36 years, 350 days
9   Jason Crump 36 years, 308 days
10   Tony Rickardsson 35 years, 22 days
Source:[2]

Oldest riders to make a Grand Prix appearance

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Rider Age
1   Greg Hancock 48 years, 125 days
2   Tomasz Gollob 44 years, 7 days
3   Nicki Pedersen 41 years, 187 days
4   Arnt Førland 40 years, 275 days
5   Sandor Tihanyi 40 years, 75 days
6   Hans Nielsen 39 years, 274 days
7   Magnus Zetterstrom 39 years, 242 days
8   Martin Smolinski 39 years, 164 days
9   Bohumil Brhel 39 years, 113 days
10   Matej Žagar 39 years, 27 days
Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Speedway Grand Prix records". Speedway Grand Prix info.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Speedway Grand Prix wins". Speedway Grand Prix info.