Friends Arena in Stockholm will be another magnificent stadium that will remain beautiful in Matej’s memory. Matej took the second place and bagged new 15 points.
“I would lie if say I am dissapointed. I have to be honest and admit I was actually the worst at the start so I’m very happy to ended on the second place. Iversen has, with my overtaking maneuvers which never bring speed but is in similar cases the only way how to overtake a few drivers, gained enough speed and he overtake me,” explained Matej, adding: “Of course I would have liked to win on my 40th Grand Prix meeting in my career, but I am pleased with the biggest reward points in my career so far and, of course, especially the fact that I have practically ensured top eight position which means racing in the world’s elite also the next season.”
Results:
1. Niels Kristian Iversen – 18 (Exc,3,3,3,3,3,3) – 1st place in the final
2. Matej Žagar – 15 (3,3,3,2,0,2,2) – 2nd place in the final
3. Jarosław Hampel – 13 (2,0,2,2,3,3,1) – 3rd place in the final
4. Greg Hancock – 13 (3,3,0,3,2,2,0) – 4th place in the final
5. Darcy Ward – 15 (3,2,3,3,3,1)
6. Andreas Jonsson – 10 (2,3,2,1,2,0)
7. Krzysztof Kasprzak – 10 (1,2,3,2,2,0)
8. Leon Madsen – 9 (3,1,1,0,3,1)
9. Fredrik Lindgren – 8 (2,2,2,1,1)
10. Tai Woffinden – 7 (Exc,2,2,3,d)
11. Nicki Pedersen – 5 (2,Exc,1,1,1)
12. Fredrik Engman – 4 (1,1,0,2,0)
13. Antonio Lindbaeck – 3 (1,0,1,0,1)
14. Ales Dryml – 3 (0,1,1,1,0)
15. Oliver Berntzon – 3 (1,1,0,0,1)
16. Kim Nilsson – 2 (0,0,0,0,2)
17. Martin Vaculik – 0 (0,F,-,-,-)
18. Tomasz Gollob – 0 (F-,-,-,-,-)
Heat results:
1. Hancock, Lindgren, Lindbaeck, Vaculik
2. Žagar, Jonsson, Engman (Gollob F), Woffinden (Exc)
3. Madsen, Pedersen, Kasprzak, Dryml
4. Ward, Hampel, Berntzon (Iversen – Exc), Nilsson
5. Hancock, Kasprzak, Engman, Hampel
6. Jonsson, Lindgren, Berntzon (Pedersen – Exc), Nilsson
7. Žagar, Ward, Madsen, Lindbaeck
8. Iversen, Woffinden, Dryml, Vaculik (F)
9. Iversen, Jonsson, Madsen, Hancock
10. Ward, Lindgren, Dryml, Engman
11. Kasprzak, Woffinden, Lindbaeck, Nilsson
12. Žagar, Hampel, Pedersen, Berntzon
13. Hancock, Žagar, Dryml, Nilsson
14. Woffinden, Hampel, Lindgren, Madsen
15. Iversen, Engman, Pedersen, Lindbaeck
16. Ward, Kasprzak, Jonsson, Berntzon
17. Ward, Hancock, Pedersen, Woffinden (d4)
18. Iversen, Kasprzak, Lindgren, Žagar
19. Hampel, Jonsson, Lindbaeck, Dryml
20. Madsen, Nilsson, Berntzon, Engman
Semifinal:
21. Hampel, Žagar, Ward, Jonsson
22. Iversen, Hancock, Madsen, Kasprzak
Final:
23. Iversen, Žagar, Hampel, Hancock
You can listen what Matej said after the meeting (only in Slovenian):
www.mediaspeed.net
