2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden

The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the third race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 26 May in the Smedstadium stadium in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1]

Sweden 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
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Information
Date26 May 2007
CitySweden Eskilstuna
Event3 of 11 (92)
RefereePoland Wojciech Grodzki
Jury PresidentGermany Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
StadiumSmedstadium
Length335 m (366 yd)
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Attendance8,000
Best TimeDenmark Nicki Pedersen
59.8 secs (in Heat 5)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerAustralia Leigh Adams
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upDenmark Hans N. Andersen
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeSweden Hans N. Andersen

Starting positions draw edit

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission has nominated Fredrik Lindgren (as Wild Card), Jonas Davidsson and Eric Andersson (both as Track Reserve).

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

Wiesław Jaguś and Eric Andersson in 2007 season was a Smederna Eskilstuna's rider.

Heat details edit

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 15   (5) Leigh Adams 21 3 3 2 3 1 12 2 3 3
2 5   (6) Hans N. Andersen 20 3 2 3 3 2 13 1 3 2
3 14   (16) Fredrik Lindgren 14 2 2 2 3 1 10 3 2 1
4 9   (3) Nicki Pedersen 11 0 3 3 X 3 9 4 2 0
5 10   (2) Greg Hancock 9 3 1 3 2 0 9 5 0
6 1   (14) Rune Holta 9 3 1 1 1 3 9 6 0
7 12   (8) Tomasz Gollob 9 1 1 1 2 3 8 7 1
8 8   (15) Chris Harris 9 1 2 1 2 2 8 8 1
9 16   (7) Matej Žagar 7 1 3 2 1 0 7 9
10 6   (13) Wiesław Jaguś 6 0 3 3 F/- - 6 10
11 17   (17) Jonas Davidsson 5 2 3 5 11
12 2   (9) Jarosław Hampel 5 1 0 0 3 1 5 12
13 3   (4) Andreas Jonsson 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 13
14 7   (11) Scott Nicholls 4 2 0 0 0 2 4 14
15 11   (1) Jason Crump 4 2 2 0 F - 4 15
16 4   (12) Bjarne Pedersen 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 16
17 13   (10) Antonio Lindbäck 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 17
18 18   (18) Erik Andersson 0 0 0 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 edit

  1. Holta, Jonsson, Hampel, B.Pedersen
  2. Andersen, Nicholls, Harris, Jaguś
  3. Hancock, Crump, Gollob, N.Pedersen
  4. Adams, Lindgren, Žagar, Lindbäck
  5. N.Pedersen, Andersen, Holta, Lindbäck
  6. Jaguś, Lindgren, Hancock, Hampel
  7. Adams, Crump, Jonsson, Nicholls
  8. Žagar, Harris, Gollob, B.Pedersen
  9. Jaguś, Žagar, Holta, Crump
  10. Andersen, Adams, Gollob, Hampel
  11. N.Pedersen, Lindgren, Harris, Jonsson
  12. Hancock, B.Pedersen, Lindbäck, Nicholls
  13. Lindgren, Gollob, Holta, Nicholls
  14. Hampel, Harris, Lindbäck, Crump (f)
  15. Andersen, Hancock, Žagar, Jonsson
  16. Adams, Davidsson (for Jaguś), B.Pedersen, N.Pedersen (x/f — in repeated heat); Jaguś (f/x)
  17. Holta, Harris, Adams, Hancock
  18. N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Hampel, Žagar
  19. Gollob, Jonsson, Lindbäck, Andersson (for Jaguś)
  20. Davidsson (for Crump), Andersen, Lindgren, B.Pedersen
    Semi-finals:
  21. Andersen, N.Pedersen, Gollob, Holta
  22. Adams, Lindgren, Harris, Hancock
    Great Final:
  23. Adams (6), Andersen (4), Lindgren (2), N.Pedersen (0)

The intermediate 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 ITA
 
EUR
 
SWE
 
DEN
 
GBR
 
CZE
 
SCA
 
LAT
 
POL
 
SVN
 
GER
 
1   (3) Nicki Pedersen 58 24 23 11          
2   (2) Greg Hancock 43 19 15 9          
3   (5) Leigh Adams 43 12 10 21          
4   (6) Hans N. Andersen 42 9 13 20          
5   (15) Chris Harris 31 7 15 9          
6   (1) Jason Crump 29 12 13 4          
7   (13) Wiesław Jaguś 26 14 6 6          
8   (8) Tomasz Gollob 22 10 3 9          
9   (7) Matej Žagar 19 5 7 7          
10   (9) Jarosław Hampel 19 8 6 5          
11   (4) Andreas Jonsson 17 7 5 5          
12   (14) Rune Holta 17 2 6 9          
13   (12) Bjarne Pedersen 16 5 8 3          
14   (11) Scott Nicholls 14 4 6 4          
15   (16) Fredrik Lindgren 14 - - 14          
16   (10) Antonio Lindbäck 6 3 0 3          
17   (16) Sebastian Ułamek 6 - 6 -          
18   (17) Jonas Davidsson 5 - - 5          
19   (16) Mattia Carpanese 2 2 - -          
20   (17) Tomasz Gapiński 1 - 1 -          
21   (17) Daniele Tessari 0 0 - -          
22   (18) Christian Miotello 0 0 - -          
23   (18) Erik Andersson 0 - - 0          
  (18) Tomasz Jędrzejak - - ns -          
Pos. Rider Points ITA
 
EUR
 
SWE
 
DEN
 
GBR
 
CZE
 
SCA
 
LAT
 
POL
 
SVN
 
GER
 

See also edit

References edit

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