Holder wins SGP reprieve
Will remain in the world championship in 2018 after being named as one of four permanent wildcardsAussie Chris Holder has been awarded one of four permanent wildcards to compete in the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix series, where he will join countryman and recently crowned world champion Jason Doyle.
Holder finished 10th in a tough 2017 SGP campaign, with only the top eight guaranteed direct qualification for 2018. However, the SGP Commission has given the 2012 world champion a reprieve alongside four-time world champion Greg Hancock, triple winner Nicki Pedersen and Slovak star Martin Vaculik.
Six-time Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen could also play a part in the 2018 SGP series, after being named as first series reserve. He will be called up in the event any of the regular 15 stars are forced out of a round due to injury, illness or other reasons.
Aussie Max Fricke has been named as the fifth series reserve.
2018 SGP line-up (in ranking order):
1 Jason Doyle (Australia)
2 Patryk Dudek (Poland)
3 Tai Woffinden (Great Britain)
4 Maciej Janowski (Poland)
5 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
6 Emil Sayfutdinov (Russia)
7 Matej Zagar (Slovenia)
8 Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
9 Martin Vaculik (Slovakia)
10 Chris Holder (Australia)
11 Greg Hancock (USA)
12 Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
13 Przemyslaw Pawlicki (Poland)
14 Artem Laguta (Russia)
15 Craig Cook (Great Britain)
Reserves:
1 Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark)
2 Vaclav Milik (Czech Republic)
3 Linus Sundstrom (Sweden)
4 Maksym Drabik (Poland)
5 Max Fricke (Australia)
Tags
Please see our Editorial Guidelines & Code of Ethics (including for more information about sponsored content and paid events). The information published on this website is of a general nature only and doesn’t consider your particular circumstances or needs.
