The 2018 Speedway European Championship season was the sixth 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 18th
UEM Individual 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 ...
. It was the fifth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Denmark's
Leon Madsen
Leon Madsen (born 5 September 1988) is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Career
Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedway ...
, who finished 11 points ahead of
Jarosław Hampel
Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Speedway rider. He was a participant of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010.
He received his speedway license in 1998 with the Polish team Polonia Piła, alth ...
in second. Madsen won the last two rounds of the series, scoring a full 15-point maximum in the final round.
Robert Lambert finished third overall, with
Antonio Lindbäck
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who competed in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway ...
and
Mikkel Michelsen
Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish speedway rider.
Career
Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013)Speedwaytale ...
completing the top five.
Qualification
For the 2018 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion,
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 reserv ...
from
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while
Václav Milík,
Krzysztof Kasprzak
Krzysztof Kasprzak (; born 18 July 1984 in Leszno, Poland) is an international speedway rider who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005 and won the silver medal during the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix. He also won five World team titles. He is a s ...
and
Andreas Jonsson
Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born 3 September 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003, 2004 and 2015.
Career summary
Jonsson won Under ...
secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the
2017 season.
Artem Laguta
Artem Grigoryevich Laguta (russian: Артём Григорьевич Лагута; born 13 November 1990) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russian national team. He is the 2021 World Champion.
Career details
Laguta be ...
, who finished second in 2017, declined his invite, meaning an extra wildcard was announced.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, while
Leon Madsen
Leon Madsen (born 5 September 1988) is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Career
Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedway ...
,
Jarosław Hampel
Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Speedway rider. He was a participant of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010.
He received his speedway license in 1998 with the Polish team Polonia Piła, alth ...
,
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Piotr Pawlicki (born 30 November 1994) is a Polish Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider.
Career
Born in Leszno, he is the son of former rider Piotr Pawlicki Sr. and the younger brother of Przemysław Pawlicki. He won the Polish Under-21 Champi ...
,
Antonio Lindbäck
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who competed in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway ...
,
Kai Huckenbeck
Kai Huckenbeck (born 23 February 1993) is a speedway rider from Germany.
Career
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2017. He has been the champion of Germany on three occasions.
...
and
Robert Lambert were named as series wildcards.
Qualified riders
Calendar
Qualification
The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semi-final events and one SEC Challenge event.
Championship Series
A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,
with events in Poland, Germany and Latvia.
Classification
See also
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2018 Speedway Grand Prix
References
External links
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{{European championships in 2018
2018
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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 ...