2009 Speedway Grand Prix
| 2009 Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 25 – October 17 |
| Events | 11 in 11 cities in 8 countries |
| Riders | 15 permanents, 1 wild card(s), 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 253 (in 11 events) |
| Champion |   AUS Jason Crump |
| Runner-up |   POL Tomasz Gollob |
| 3rd place |   RUS Emil Sayfutdinov |
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The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 64th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship. It is the third series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Qualification
For the 2008 season, there will be 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
2008 Grand Prix
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:
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(1) Nicki Pedersen - (2) Jason Crump
- (3) Tomasz Gollob
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(4) Greg Hancock - (5) Hans Andersen
- (6) Leigh Adams
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(7) Andreas Jonsson - (8) Rune Holta
Grand Prix Challenge
Main article: 2009 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The top eight riders from the 2008 championship will be joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. These riders are, in order by qualifying position:[1]
- (12) Kenneth Bjerre
- (13) Grzegorz Walasek
- (14) Sebastian Ułamek
Nominations
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.[2]
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(9) Scott Nicholls - (10) Fredrik Lindgren
- (11) Chris Harris
- (15) Emil Sayfutdinov
Permanent riders
Calendar
Calendar is confirmed.[3]
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 | CZE  | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT  | SCA | NOR | SVN  | ITA  | POL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(2) Jason Crump |
159 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| |
(3) Tomasz Gollob |
144 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
| |
(15) Emil Sayfutdinov |
138 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | (4) Greg Hancock |
121 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson |
116 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | (1) Nicki Pedersen |
110 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | (8) Rune Holta |
99 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre |
98 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren |
95 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | (5) Hans N. Andersen |
91 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | (6) Leigh Adams |
81 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek |
75 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek |
66 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | (11) Chris Harris |
62 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | (9) Scott Nicholls |
45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck |
27 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) (19) Niels Kristian Iversen |
20 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Jarosław Hampel |
9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Matej Žagar |
7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Grigory Laguta |
6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Adrian Miedziński |
6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 22 | (16) Edward Kennett |
4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Guglielmo Franchetti |
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 24 | (16) Matěj Kůs |
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Mattia Carpanese |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
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| (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. |
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Damian Baliński |
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Ricky Kling |
— | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Patrick Hougaard |
— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Tai Woffinden |
— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Maksims Bogdanovs |
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Simon Gustafsson |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Kenneth Hansen |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| (17) Izak Šantej |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| (17) Grzegorz Zengota |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| (18) Adrian Rymel |
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Janusz Kołodziej |
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Thomas H. Jonasson |
— | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Nicolai Klindt |
— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Simon Stead |
— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Vjačeslavs Giruckis |
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Ludvig Lindgren |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Morten Risager |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| (18) Aleksander Čonda |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| (18) Andrea Maida |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
| (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski |
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |
See also
References
- ↑ "Two Poles and a Dane". Benfield Sports International. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "Lista startowa Grand Prix 2009". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ↑ "Terminarz Grand Prix zatwierdzony" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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