2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe FIM Wrocław European Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date	12 May 2007
City	Wrocław
Event	2 /11 (91)
Referee	Krister Gardell
Jury President	Jørgen L. Jensen
Stadium details
Stadium	Olympic Stadium
Length	387 m
Track	speedway track
SGP Results
Attendance	20,000
Best Time	Leigh Adams 64.25 secs (in Heat 6)
Winner	Nicki Pedersen
Runner-up	Hans N. Andersen
3rd place	Chris Harris

The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the second race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 12 May in the Olympic Stadium stadium in Wrocław, Poland.^[1]

Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission has nominated Sebastian Ułamek (as Wild Card), Tomasz Gapiński and Tomasz Jędrzejak (both as Track Reserve).

1. (15) Chris Harris (United Kingdom)
2. (2) Greg Hancock (United States)
3. (3) Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
4. (16) Sebastian Ułamek (Poland)
5. (5) Leigh Adams (Australia)
6. (14) Rune Holta (Poland)
7. (9) Jarosław Hampel (Poland)
8. (6) Hans N. Andersen (Denmark)
9. (10) Antonio Lindbäck (Sweden)
10. (13) Wiesław Jaguś (Poland)
11. (8) Tomasz Gollob (Poland)
12. (12) Bjarne Pedersen (Denmark)
13. (1) Jason Crump (Australia)
14. (11) Scott Nicholls (United Kingdom)
15. (7) Matej Žagar (Slovenia)
16. (4) Andreas Jonsson (Sweden)
17. (17) Tomasz Gapiński (Poland)
18. (18) Tomasz Jędrzejak (Poland)

Jason Crump, Hans N. Andersen, Tomasz Gapiński and Tomasz Jędrzejak in 2007 season are Atlas Wrocław's rider.

Heat details

Placing	Draw	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22	23
1	3	(3) Nicki Pedersen	23	3						2				3				3				3		14	1	3		3
2	8	(6) Hans N. Andersen	13		0						3			1			0			2				6	8		3	2
3	1	(15) Chris Harris	15	1				1				3				3				3				11	3		2	1
4	13	(1) Jason Crump	13				3	2							2		2					2		11	4	2		0
5	2	(2) Greg Hancock	15	2					3				3				3				3			14	2		1
6	5	(5) Leigh Adams	10		2			3					2					x					3	10	5		0
7	12	(12) Bjarne Pedersen	8			3					1		0			2						1		7	7	1
8	15	(7) Matej Žagar	7				0			3			1						2	1				7	6	0
9	4	(16) Sebastian Ułamek	6	0							0				3				1				2	6	9
10	7	(9) Jarosław Hampel	6		3					f					1	f					2			6	10
11	6	(14) Rune Holta	6		1				f			2							3			x		6	11
12	10	(13) Wiesław Jaguś	6			2			2						0			2		0				6	12
13	14	(11) Scott Nicholls	6				1		1					2		1							1	6	13
14	16	(4) Andreas Jonsson	4				2				1	1						x			-			4	14
15	11	(8) Tomasz Gollob	3			1				1		e					1						0	3	15
16	17	(17) Tomasz Gapiński	1																		1			1	16
17	9	(10) Antonio Lindbäck	0			0		0						0					0		0			0	17
18	18	(18) Tomasz Jędrzejak	-																					-	18
Placing	Draw	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22	23

e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell
ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals

gate A – inside

gate B

gate C

gate D – outside

Heat after heat

1. N.Pedersen, Hancock, Harris, Ułamek
2. Hampel, Adams, Holta, Andersen
3. B.Pedersen, Jaguś, Gollob, Lindbäck
4. Crump, Jonsson, Nicholls, Žagar
5. Adams, Crump, Harris, Lindbäck
6. Hancock, Jaguś, Nicholls, Holta (f)
7. Žagar, N.Pedersen, Gollob, Hampel (f)
8. Andersen, Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Ułamek
9. Harris, Holta, Jonsson, Gollob (e)
10. Hancock, Adams, Žagar, B.Pedersen
11. N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Andersen, Lindbäck
12. Ułamek, Crump, Hampel, Jaguś
13. Harris, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Hampel (f)
14. Hancock, Crump, Gollob, Andersen
15. N.Pedersen, Jaguś, Jonsson (f/x), Adams (f/x)
16. Holta, Žagar, Ułamek, Lindbäck
17. Harris, Andersen, Žagar, Jaguś
18. Hancock, Hampel, Gapiński, Lindbäck (Gapiński replaced Jonsson who was not able to start)
19. N.Pedersen, Crump, B.Pedersen, Holta (f/x)
20. Adams, Ułamek, Nicholls, Gollob

    Semi-Finals:

21. N.Pedersen, Crump, B.Pedersen, Žagar
22. Andersen, Harris, Hancock, Adams

    Great Final:

23. N.Pedersen (6 points), Andersen (4 pts), Harris (2 pts), Crump

The intermediate classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series

Full-time Grand Prix rider

Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve

Pos.	Rider	Points	ITA	EUR	SWE	DEN	GBR	CZE	SCA	LAT	POL	SVN	GER
1	(3) Nicki Pedersen	47	24	23
2	(2) Greg Hancock	34	19	15
3	(1) Jason Crump	25	12	13
4	(5) Leigh Adams	22	12	10
5	(6) Hans N. Andersen	22	9	13
6	(15) Chris Harris	22	7	15
7	(13) Wiesław Jaguś	20	14	6
8	(9) Jarosław Hampel	14	8	6
9	(8) Tomasz Gollob	13	10	3
10	(12) Bjarne Pedersen	13	5	8
11	(4) Andreas Jonsson	12	7	5
12	(7) Matej Žagar	12	5	7
13	(11) Scott Nicholls	10	4	6
14	(14) Rune Holta	8	2	6
15	(16) Sebastian Ułamek	6	-	6
16	(10) Antonio Lindbäck	3	3	0
17	(16) Mattia Carpanese	2	2	-
18	(17) Tomasz Gapiński	1	-	1
19	(17) Daniele Tessari	0	0	-
20	(18) Christian Miotello	0	0	-
	(18) Tomasz Jędrzejak	-	-	ns
Pos.	Rider	Points	ITA	EUR	SWE	DEN	GBR	CZE	SCA	LAT	POL	SVN	GER

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

References

1. Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) 2007, page 52 ISSN 1429-3285