2014 Speedway European Championship
| 2014 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 6 July – 19 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |
 RUS Emil Sayfutdinov
|
| Runner-up |
 DEN Peter Kildemand
|
| 3rd place |
DEN Nicki Pedersen
|
The 2014 Speedway European Championship season was the second season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and decided the 14th Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the second series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov, six points ahead of Danish rider Peter Kildemand. Third place went to another Danish rider, Nicki Pedersen, who was another four points behind Kildemand. Pedersen had won the opening two races of the season, before Sayfutdinov moved ahead in the standings after a win at Holsted in Denmark. A fourth-place finish in – an event won by Russian Grigory Laguta – was enough to give Sayfutdinov the title.
For the 2014 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Martin Vaculík from Slovakia was automatically invited to participate in all final events. Nicki Pedersen and Grigorij Laguta secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top 3 of the general classification in the 2013 season.
Emil Sayfutdinov, Andreas Jonsson and Tomasz Gollob received and accepted a wild card to compete in the 2014 Speedway European Championships.
The European Union Motorcycle (FIM-Europe) introduced a formal ban that prevented riders in the Speedway Grand Prix taking part in the Speedway European Championship. The decision had been rumoured for weeks before being officially confirmed on 3 November 2013. That meant that all riders taking part in the World Championship could not be regular participants of the SEC. Amongst the riders who received permanent wild cards from the SEC were Emil Sayfutdinov, Andreas Jonsson and Tomasz Gollob.
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