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2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
VenueStadium Lokomotīve
LocationDaugavpils (Latvia)
Start date17 August 2014
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
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The 2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia sponsored by Rietumu Bank, was the eighth round of the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 17 August at the Stadium Lokomotīve in Daugavpils, Latvia.[1][2]

It was the sixth time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia had been held.

The Grand Prix was by the Polish rider Krzysztof Kasprzak (his second career Grand Prix win).[3] Darcy Ward failed a pre-meeting alcohol breath test before the event and received an immediate ban.[4]

Grand Prix result

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Placing Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts SF1 SF2 Final GP Pts
1 Poland (10) Krzysztof Kasprzak 3 2 2 3 2 12 2 3 17
2 Denmark (7) Nicki Pedersen 2 2 3 3 3 13 3 2 18
3 United States (2) Greg Hancock 3 1 3 3 2 12 3 1 16
4 Denmark (8) Kenneth Bjerre 3 0 1 2 3 9 2 0 11
5 Slovenia (4) Matej Žagar 1 2 1 3 1 8 1 9
6 Latvia (15) Kjasts Puodžuks (R1) 2 3 1 2 1 9 1 10
7 Australia (5) Troy Batchelor 1 1 2 2 2 8 0 8
8 United Kingdom (6) Tai Woffinden 0 3 1 1 3 8 0 8
9 Denmark (1) Niels Kristian Iversen 0 3 2 2 e 7 7
10 Sweden (9) Freddie Lindgren 1 2 3 0 0 6 6
11 Germany (3) Martin Smolinski 2 1 0 1 2 6 6
12 Sweden (14) Andreas Jonsson 0 0 2 1 3 6 6
13 Australia (11) Chris Holder 2 0 3 1 0 6 6
14 Poland (13) Jarosław Hampel 3 0 0 0 1 4 4
15 United Kingdom (12) Chris Harris 0 3 0 0 e 3 3
16 Latvia (16) Andžejs Ļebedevs 1 1 0 0 1 3 3
17 Australia (15) Darcy Ward 0 0
R2 Latvia (R2) Vjačeslavs Giruckis 0 R2

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

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  1. ^ "Speedway GP 2014". Speedway.org. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "2014 Rider profiles". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Kasprzak wins Latvian Speedway GP". MC News. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Darcy Ward: Poole Pirates do not expect star to race again in 2014". BBC Sport. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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