The 2016 Speedway European Championship season was the fourth season of the
Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...
(SEC) era, and the 16th
UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fourth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by
Nicki Pedersen, who claimed the title for the first time. He won by two points from
Václav Milík, who beat
Krzysztof Kasprzak in a run-off for second place.
Grigory Laguta and
Leon Madsen finished fourth and fifth to ensure qualification for the 2017 competition. Two-time defending champion
Emil Sayfutdinov finished seventh.
Qualification
For the 2016 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.
Defending champion,
Emil Sayfutdinov from
Russia was automatically invited to participate in all final events.
Nicki Pedersen,
Antonio Lindbäck,
Janusz Kołodziej and
Martin Vaculík
Martin Vaculík (born 5 April 1990) is a Slovak motorcycle speedway rider who is riding for the Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga, Polish Speedway Ekstraliga.
Career
On the 6 May 2008, Vaculík gained a Polski Związek Motoro ...
secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the
2015 season.
Seven riders qualified through the SEC Challenge and the line-up was then completed when
Grigory Laguta,
Václav Milík and
Andžejs Ļebedevs
Andžejs Ļebedevs (born 4 November 1994) is a Latvian speedway rider.
Career
Ļebedevs finished in 16th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 26 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. He was selected as a rese ...
received and accepted wild cards to compete.
Qualified riders
Calendar
Qualification
The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semifinal events and one SEC Challenge event.
Championship Series
A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,
with events in Germany, Latvia, Russia and Poland.
Classification
See also
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2016 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2016 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 22nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 71st FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the sixteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Tai Woff ...
References
External links
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{{European championships in 2016
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European Championship
Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...