2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia | |
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FIM RingUp Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix | |
Information | |
Date | 16 August 2008 |
City | Målilla |
Event | 7 of 11 (107) |
Referee | István Daragó |
Jury President | Jørgen L. Jensen |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | G&B Stadium |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Length | 310 m (340 yd) |
Track | speedway track |
SGP Results | |
Best Time | Niels Kristian Iversen 56.9 secs (in Heat 2) |
Winner | Leigh Adams |
Runner-up | Hans N. Andersen |
3rd place | Hans N. Andersen |
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia was the seventh race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 16, in the G&B Stadium in Målilla, Sweden. The Grand Prix was won by Leigh Adams from Australia. It was his second GP Won in this season.[1][2]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Peter Ljung as a wild card, and Jonas Davidsson and Thomas H. Jonasson both as track reserves. The draw was made on August 5 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[3]
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 |
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1 | 15 | (2) Leigh Adams | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | 14 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 14 | 2 | 2 | E/st | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | (3) Jason Crump | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | (6) Greg Hancock | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 13 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 16 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 8 | 1 | E/st | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | 3 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | F4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 6 | X | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 1 | (7) Rune Holta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | E4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 4 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 8 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 10 | (16) Peter Ljung | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 11 | (9) Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fx | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | (17) Jonas Davidsson | - | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | - | - | 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 |
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
Full-time Grand Prix rider |
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN |
EUR |
SWE |
DEN |
GBR |
CZE |
SCA |
LAT |
POL |
ITA |
FIN |
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1 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 116 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | ||||
2 | (3) Jason Crump | 99 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | ||||
3 | (6) Greg Hancock | 89 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 12 | ||||
4 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 84 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 20 | ||||
5 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 82 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||||
6 | (2) Leigh Adams | 80 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | ||||
7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 61 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||
8 | (7) Rune Holta | 53 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | ||||
9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 52 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||
10 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 48 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||||
11 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 45 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||
12 | (9) Chris Harris | 40 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||
13 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 38 | 4 | ns | ns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | ||||
14 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
15 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
16 | (16) Jarosław Hampel | 16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | ||||
18 | (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | – | ||||
19 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
20 | (16) (17) Jonas Davidsson | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | ns | ||||
21 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | ||||
22 | (16) Peter Ljung | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||
23 | (18) Billy Forsberg | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
24 | (17) Nicolai Klindt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||||
25 | (17) Sebastian Aldén | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
(17) Izak Šantej | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
(17) Damian Baliński | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
(17) Tai Woffinden | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |||||
(17) Adrian Rymel | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |||||
(18) Denis Štojs | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
(18) Krzysztof Buczkowski | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
(18) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |||||
(18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |||||
(18) Filip Šitera | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |||||
(18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN |
EUR |
SWE |
DEN |
GBR |
CZE |
SCA |
LAT |
POL |
ITA |
FIN |