Fourth place and fourteen new points

Italian Terenzano was the scene of the eighth race of this year’s Speedway Grand Prix series. Matej finished the race, in front of a lot Slovenian fans, on fourth place.
“Unfortunately I had a bad start in the final and of course with a good riders you don’t have reexamination. But after all, I can be satisfied with the final reward as now I’m in top eight and that is my primary goal for this season.” said Matej after the race.

Results:
1. Niels Kristian Iversen (DK) – 13 (3,0,w,3,2,2,3)
2. Tai Woffinden (GB) – 18 (2,2,3,3,3,3,2)
3. Emil Sajfutdinow (RUS) – 10 (0,3,2,1,1,2,1)
4. Matej Žagar (SLO) – 14 (3,3,1,2,2,3,0)
5. Jarosław Hampel (PL) – 13 (3,2,1,3,3,1)
6. Nicki Pedersen (DK) – 12 (2,3,3,2,1,1)
7. Darcy Ward (AUS) – 11 (3,2,2,1,3,0)
8. Leon Madsen (DK) – 8 (1,1,3,2,1,0)
9. Tomasz Gollob (PL) – 6 (0,1,d,2,3)
10. Antonio Lindbaeck (SWE) – 6 (0,2,2,0,2)
11. Fredrik Lindgren (SWE) – 6 (1,1,2,0,2)
12. Greg Hancock (USA) – 5 (2,0,0,3,0)
13. Krzysztof Kasprzak (PL) – 5 (0,3,1,1,d)
14. Martin Vaculik (Słowacja) – 5 (2,0,1,1,1)
15. Ales Dryml (CZ) – 4 (1,0,3,0,0)
16. Nicolas Covatti (I) – 2 (1,1,0,w,-)
17. Nicolas Vicentin – 0 (Exc)
18. Michele Paco Castagna – /

Heat results:
1. Žagar, Pedersen, Covatti, Sajfutdinow
2. Iversen, Hancock, Dryml, Gollob
3. Ward, Vaculik, Madsen, Kasprzak
4. Hampel, Woffinden, Lindgren, Lindbaeck
5. Kasprzak, Lindbaeck, Covatti, Hancock
6. Pedersen, Woffinden, Madsen, Dryml
7. Sajfutdinow, Hampel, Gollob, Vaculik
8. Žagar, Ward, Lindgren, Iversen
9. Dryml, Lindgren, Vaculik, Covatti
10. Pedersen, Ward, Hampel, Hancock
11. Woffinden, Sajfutdinow, Kasprzak, Iversen (w/su)
12. Madsen, Lindbaeck, Žagar, Gollob (d4)
13. Woffinden, Gollob, Ward, Covatti (w/u)
14. Iversen, Pedersen, Vaculik, Lindbaeck
15. Hancock, Madsen, Sajfutdinow, Lindgren
16. Hampel, Žagar, Kasprzak, Dryml
17. Hampel, Iversen, Madsen, Vicentin (u4)
18. Gollob, Lindgren, Pedersen, Kasprzak (d4)
19. Ward, Lindbaeck, Sajfutdinow, Dryml
20. Woffinden, Žagar, Vaculik, Hancock

Semi-Finals:
21. Woffinden, Iversen, Pedersen, Madsen
22. Žagar, Sajfutdinow, Hampel, Ward

Final:
23. Iversen, Woffinden, Sajfutdinow, Žagar

Standings after eighth round:
1. Sayfutdinov 107 točk, 2. Woffinden 102, 3. Hampel 85, 4. Pedersen 83, 5. Holder 82, 6. Iversen 77, 7. Žagar 75, 8. Hancock 71, 9. Gollob 68, 10. Lindgren 61,…

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