Golden Helmet of Pardubice

The Golden Helmet of Pardubice (Czech: Zlatá přilba) is a speedway competition hosted annually in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest motorcycle speedway race in the world. The race was established by three motorsport enthusiasts František Hladěna, Adolf Trnka and Ladislav Polák in 1929. The race was held on the turf racetrack of Velká pardubická Steeplechase in Pardubice from 1929 to 1963. Since 1964 the race has been moved on the cinder track of the speedway stadium in Pardubice - Svítkov.

RACE FORMAT

Exclusionary groups - Twenty four riders are divided into four exclusionary groups of six riders. Three runs are held in each exclusionary group. Riders change in individual runs according to a predetermined key starting position. Six riders together compete on the track in each single run. Three best riders advance from each exclusionary group to quarterfinal stage of the race. Two best results obtained from three runs are counted into the classification results of each individual group. The rider can skip any ride.

Quarterfinals - Quarterfinal groups consist of twelve riders advancing from the exclusion round and twelve seeded riders. They are divided again into four groups of six riders. Three quarterfinal rides take place in each group. Three best riders advance from each quarterfinal group in the semifinals.

Semifinals - Twelve riders are divided within two semifinal groups of on the basis of the results of the quarterfinal groups according to the rolling keys. Three runs in each semifinal group are held. Riders change in individual races according to a predetermined key starting position.

Finals - Riders of 1 to 3 places of semifinal groups advance to the finals to compete for Golden Helmet. Riders of 4 to 6 position then participate in small finale of 7 to 12 place in the race.

Winners

Year	Date of Competition	Winner	nation.	2nd place	nation.	3rd place	nation.
1.	29.09.1929	Zdeněk Pohl		Robert Uvíra		Josef Hájek
2.	31.08.1930	Josef Antun Štrban		Hans Hieronymus		Míťa Vychodil
3.	06.09.1931	Rudi Klein		Josef Riha		Antun Uroić
4.	25.09.1932	Hans Mayer		Hans Winkler		Josef Antun Štrban
5.	01.10.1933	Hans Walter Buttler		Erich Bertram		Hans Winkler
6.	02.09.1934	Gerrit van Dijk		Hermann Gunzenhauser		Arend Hartman
7.	15.09.1935	Herman Gunzenhauser		Erich Bertram		Leopold Killmeyer
8.	27.09.1936	Herman Gunzenhauser		Hans Walter Buttler		Erich Bertram
9.	04.09.1938	František Juhan		Václav Stanislav		Jan Lucák
10.	07.09.1947	Hugo Rosák		Karl Killmeyer		Miloslav Špinka
11.	04.09.1949	Fritz Dirtl		Hugo Rosák		Gerrit van Dijk
12.	09.09.1951	Jan Lucák		Hans Zierk		Antonín Švarc
13.	20.08.1961	Oldřich Klaudinger		Jiří Jasanský		Ervín Krajčovič
14.	16.09.1962	Josef Seidl		Jaroslav Machač		Antonín Šváb, Sr.
15.	15.09.1963	Antonín Kasper, Sr.		Martin Tatum		Ervín Krajčovič
16.	06.09.1964	Igor Plechanov		Antonín Kasper, Sr.		Boris Samorodov
17.	12.09.1965	Farit Šajnurov		Stanislav Kubíček		Antonín Kasper, Sr.
18.	18.09.1966	Igor Plechanov		Barry Briggs		Boris Samorodov
19.	10.09.1967	Ove Fundin		Barry Briggs		Antonín Kasper, Sr.
20.	20.10.1968	Leif Enecrona		Ove Fundin		František Ledecký
21.	18.09.1969	Genadij Kurilenko		Valerij Klementěv		Miloslav Verner
22.	27.09.1970	Ole Olsen		Miloslav Verner		Valerij Gordijev
23.	19.09.1971	Ole Olsen		Jim Airey		Hans Jürgen Fritz
24.	01.10.1972	Ole Olsen		Ivan Mauger		Genadij Ivanov
25.	22.09.1973	Milan Špinka		Ivan Mauger		Ole Olsen
26.	22.09.1974	Jiří Štancl		Ivan Mauger		Genadij Ivanov
27.	05.10.1975	Ole Olsen		Ivan Mauger		Jiří Štancl
28.	03.10.1976	Jiří Štancl		Ole Olsen		Ivan Mauger
29.	02.10.1977	Ole Olsen		Jiří Štancl		Aleš Dryml, Sr.
30.	01.10.1978	Jiří Štancl		Michael Lee		Ole Olsen
31.	30.09.1979	Ole Olsen		Michael Lee		Jiří Štancl
32.	28.09.1980	Ole Olsen		Aleš Dryml, Sr.		Bobby Schwartz
33.	27.09.1981	Jiří Štancl		Aleš Dryml, Sr.		Viktor Kuznetsov
34.	26.09.1982	Jiří Štancl		Roman Jankowski		Aleš Dryml, Sr.
35.	25.09.1983	Dennis Sigalos		Jiří Štancl		Ole Olsen
36.	23.09.1984	John Davis		Lance King		Jiří Štancl
37.	22.09.1985	Erik Gundersen		Antonín Kasper, Jr.		Simon Wigg
38.	21.09.1986	Erik Gundersen		Kelvin Tatum		Sam Ermolenko
39.	27.09.1987	Hans Nielsen		Kelvin Tatum		Per Jonsson
40.	02.10.1988	Per Jonsson		Roman Matoušek		Jeremy Doncaster
41.	24.09.1989	Jeremy Doncaster		Roman Matoušek		Tony Olsson
42.	30.09.1990	Jeremy Doncaster		Antonín Kasper, Jr.		Zdeněk Tesař
43.	29.09.1991	Antonín Kasper, Jr.		Ronnie Correy		Jeremy Doncaster
44.	27.09.1992	Tony Rickardsson		Antonín Kasper, Jr.		Mitch Shirra
45.	03.10.1993	Tony Rickardsson		Leigh Adams		Armando Castagna
46.	11.09.1994	Simon Wigg		Chris Louis		Tony Rickardsson
47.	04.09.1995	Tony Rickardsson		Tomáš Topinka		Hans Nielsen
48.	29.09.1996	Tomáš Topinka		Simon Wigg		Chris Louis
49.	05.10.1997	Ryan Sullivan		Tony Rickardsson		Mark Loram
50.	04.10.1998	Hans Nielsen		Tony Rickardsson		Brian Andersen
51.	03.10.1999	Leigh Adams		Tony Rickardsson		Ryan Sullivan
52.	15.10.2000	Leigh Adams		Greg Hancock		Todd Wiltshire
53.	07.10.2001	Leigh Adams		Marian Jirout		Mark Loram
54.	06.10.2002	Jason Crump		Matej Zagar		Lee Richardson
55.	27.09.2003	Ryan Sullivan		Jason Crump		Lee Richardson
56.	26.09.2004	Leigh Adams		Aleš Dryml, Jr.		Hans N. Andersen
57.	02.10.2005	Scott Nicholls		Nicki Pedersen		Aleš Dryml, Jr.
58.	17.10.2006	Jason Crump		Hans N. Andersen		Nicki Pedersen
59.	10.10.2007	Andreas Jonsson		Rune Holta		Kenneth Bjerre
60.	5.10.2008	Nicki Pedersen		Leigh Adams		Matej Ferjan
61.	4.10.2009	Rune Holta		Grzegorz Walasek		Davey Watt
62.	3.10.2010	Nicki Pedersen		Fredrik Lindgren		Andreas Jonsson
63.	2.10.2011	Rune Holta		Antonio Lindbäck		Piotr Pawlicki
64.	14.10.2012	Grzegorz Walasek		Fredrik Lindgren		Hans N. Andersen
65.	29.9.2013	Darcy Ward		Greg Hancock		Przemysław Pawlicki
66.	05.10.2014	Chris Holder		Fredrik Lindgren		Jurica Pavlic
67.	20.09.2015	Jurica Pavlic		Troy Batchelor		Martin Smolinski

Speedway World Champions winning Golden Helmet

Bellow is a list of Speedway World Champions that have won also Golden Helmet of Pardubice.

Rider	Nation	Golden Helmets	World Championships
Ole Olsen		7	3
Tony Rickardsson		3	6
Hans Nielsen		2	4
Erik Gundersen		2	3
Jason Crump		2	3
Nicki Pedersen		2	3
Ove Fundin		1	5
Per Jonsson		1	1
Chris Holder		1	1

Speedway World Champions starting at Golden Helmet but never winning the race

Bellow is a list of Speedway World Champions that have started at Golden Helmet of Pardubice race but never won the trophy.

Rider	Nation	Golden Helmets	World Championships
Ivan Mauger		0	6
Barry Briggs		0	4
Greg Hancock		0	3
Jerzy Szczakiel		0	1
Michael Lee		0	1
Sam Ermolenko		0	1
Mark Loram		0	1
Tomasz Gollob		0	1
Tai Woffinden		0	1

Multiple Golden Helmet winners

Bellow is a list of multiple Golden Helmet winners.

Rider	Nation	Golden Helmets
Ole Olsen		7
Jiří Štancl		5
Leigh Adams		4
Tony Rickardsson		3
Herman Gunzenhauser		2
Igor Plechanov		2
Erik Gundersen		2
Hans Nielsen		2
Jeremy Doncaster		2
Ryan Sullivan		2
Jason Crump		2
Nicki Pedersen		2
Rune Holta		2

References

External links

• Official website
• Golden helmet championships at www.speedwaychampions.com