2009 Speedway Grand Prix
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| 2009 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | April 25 – October 17 |
| Events | 11 |
| Cities | 11 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 253 (in 11 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | AUS Jason Crump |
| Runner-up | POL Tomasz Gollob |
| 3rd place | RUS Emil Sayfutdinov |
The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix was the 64th edition of the official World Championship[1] [2] and the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship. It is the third series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Qualification
[edit ]For the 2008 season, there was the 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
2008 Grand Prix
[edit ]Main article: 2008 Speedway Grand Prix
The top eight riders from the 2008 championship qualified as of right. These eight qualifiers are, in championship order:
- Denmark (1) Nicki Pedersen
- Australia (2) Jason Crump
- Poland (3) Tomasz Gollob
- United States (4) Greg Hancock
- Denmark (5) Hans Andersen
- Australia (6) Leigh Adams
- Sweden (7) Andreas Jonsson
- Poland (8) Rune Holta
Grand Prix Challenge
[edit ]Main article: 2009 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The top eight riders from the 2008 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. These riders are, in order by qualifying position:[3]
- Denmark (12) Kenneth Bjerre
- Poland (13) Grzegorz Walasek
- Poland (14) Sebastian Ułamek
Nominations
[edit ]The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2008 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 28, 2008.[4]
- United Kingdom (9) Scott Nicholls
- Sweden (10) Fredrik Lindgren
- United Kingdom (11) Chris Harris
- Russia (15) Emil Sayfutdinov
Permanent riders
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Calendar
[edit ]Calendar is confirmed.[5]
Final classification
[edit ] Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE Czech Republic |
EUR Poland |
SWE Sweden |
DEN Denmark |
GBR United Kingdom |
LAT Latvia |
SCA Sweden |
NOR Denmark |
SVN Slovenia |
ITA Italy |
POL Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Australia (2) Jason Crump | 159 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| Silver | Poland (3) Tomasz Gollob | 144 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
| Bronze | Russia (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 138 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | United States (4) Greg Hancock | 121 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | Sweden (7) Andreas Jonsson | 116 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Denmark (1) Nicki Pedersen | 110 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | Poland (8) Rune Holta | 99 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | Denmark (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 98 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Sweden (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 95 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Denmark (5) Hans N. Andersen | 91 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | Australia (6) Leigh Adams | 81 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Poland (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 75 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | Poland (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 66 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | United Kingdom (11) Chris Harris | 62 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | United Kingdom (9) Scott Nicholls | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Sweden (16) Antonio Lindbäck | 27 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Denmark (16) (19) Niels Kristian Iversen | 20 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | Poland (16) Jarosław Hampel | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Slovenia (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| 20 | Russia (16) Grigory Laguta | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Poland (16) Adrian Miedziński | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 22 | United Kingdom (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Italy (16) Guglielmo Franchetti | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 24 | Czech Republic (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Italy (17) Mattia Carpanese | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poland (17) Damian Baliński | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sweden (17) Ricky Kling | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Denmark (17) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| United Kingdom (17) Tai Woffinden | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Latvia (17) Maksims Bogdanovs | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sweden (17) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
| Denmark (17) Kenneth Hansen | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| Slovenia (17) Izak Šantej | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| Poland (17) Grzegorz Zengota | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| Czech Republic (18) Adrian Rymel | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poland (18) Janusz Kołodziej | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sweden (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Denmark (18) Nicolai Klindt | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| United Kingdom (18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Latvia (18) Vjačeslavs Giruckis | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sweden (18) Ludvig Lindgren | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
| Denmark (18) Morten Risager | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| Slovenia (18) Aleksander Čonda | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| Italy (18) Andrea Maida | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
| Poland (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE Czech Republic |
EUR Poland |
SWE Sweden |
DEN Denmark |
GBR United Kingdom |
LAT Latvia |
SCA Sweden |
NOR Denmark |
SVN Slovenia |
ITA Italy |
POL Poland |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Two Poles and a Dane". Benfield Sports International. 2008. Retrieved 2008年10月20日.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix 2009". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008年11月07日. Retrieved 2008年11月07日.
- ^ "Terminarz Grand Prix zatwierdzony" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008年10月14日. Retrieved 2008年10月23日.
