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2008 Speedway World Cup

The 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup (SWC) is the 8th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on July 19 2008 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by host team Denmark (49 pts) and they beat defending champion Poland (46 pts), Sweden (39 pts) and Australia (21 pts) in the Final.[1][2]

FIM Nordicbet
Speedway World Cup
VenueVojens
LocationDenmark
Start date12 July
End date19 July
Nations8
Champions
 Denmark
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It was the second time the Speedway World Cup was won by Denmark and their thirteenth Team World Champion title overall. It was the second time Hans Andersen, Niels Kristian Iversen, Bjarne Pedersen and Nicki Pedersen had been members of a World Cup winning team (Champions in 2006, but it was the first time for Kenneth Bjerre.[3]

Calendar edit

Day Venue Winner
Qualification
25 May   Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc   Hungary result
29 June   Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana   Czech Republic result
Semi-Finals
12 July   Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, Leszno   Australia result
14 July   Brandon Stadium, Coventry   Denmark result
Race-Off
17 July   Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens   Sweden result
Final
19 July   Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens   Denmark result

Qualification edit

Main article: 2008 Speedway World Cup Qualification

The top 6 teams of the overall 2007 Speedway World Cup was directly seeded into the 2008 SWC Final Tournament: Poland (Rank #1 - the defending Champion), Denmark (#2), Australia (#3), Great Britain (#4), Sweden (#5) and Russia (#6). 2 other teams was shall qualify to the SWC through 2 preliminary rounds: Czech Republic (#7) and Hungary (#8).

In Preliminary Round 1, Hungary won with (51+3 points) after a run-off between Matej Ferjan and Tobias Kroner from Germany (51+2 pts). The last places were taken by Latvia (36 pts) and United States (12 pts) competing without Grand Prix rider Greg Hancock.

In Preliminary Round 2, the Czech Republic team won with (59 points). They beat Finland (40 pts), Slovenia (35 pts) and Italy (16 pts).

Pos. National team Pts.
1   Hungary 51+3
2   Germany 51+e
3   Latvia 36
4   United States 12
Pos. National team Pts.
1   Czech Republic 59
2   Finland 40
3   Slovenia 35
4   Italy 16

Tournament edit

The SWC Final Tournament was held by Poland (Event 1), Great Britain (Event 2) and Denmark (Race-Off and The Final). The first Semi-Final (Event 1) was held in Leszno, Poland. This meeting was won by Australia (56+3 points) after a Run-Off between Leigh Adams and Jarosław Hampel from Poland (56+2 points). In Event 2 in Coventry, Great Britain, the Denmark team won (63 points).

The Race-Off and the Final were held in Vojens, Denmark. The Swedish team won the Race-Off(53 points). Sweden and Poland (50 points) qualified for the Final. The last two places were taken by Great Britain (36 points) and Russia (17 points).

SemifinalsRace-offFinal
12 July - Leszno (details)
  Australia56+3
  Poland56+2
  Russia3617 July - Vojens (details)19 July - Vojens
  Hungary10  Sweden53  Denmark49
  Poland50  Poland46
14 July - Coventry (details)  Great Britain36  Sweden39
  Denmark63  Russia17  Australia21
  Sweden50.5
  Great Britain25.5
  Czech Republic13

Final edit

The 2008 Speedway World Cup Final took place on 19 July 19 at the Speedway Center in Vojens.[4][5][6][7][8][9] In the final the Denmark team won with 49 points beating Poland (46), Sweden (39) and Australia (21).

Results edit

Pos. National team Pts.
1   Denmark 49
2   Poland 46
3   Sweden 39
4   Australia 21

Heat details edit

Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1   Denmark 49 3 5 6 7 9 12 15 15 15 17 20 21 23 24 27 28 30 33 35 38 39 42 45 48 49
(1) Nicki Pedersen 11 3 3 3 1 1
(2) Bjarne Pedersen 11 2 3 1 2 3
(3) Kenneth Bjerre 9 1 0 2 3 3
(4) Niels Kristian Iversen 7 1 0 1 2 3
(5) Hans N. Andersen (c) 11 2 2 3 3 1
2   Poland 46 1 4 7 7 10 12 12 15 17 20 21 23 24 27 29 31 34 34 37 37 37 38 39 43 46
(1) Rune Holta 5 1 2 1 E4 1
(2) Wiesław Jaguś 12 3 3 3 2 1
(3) Tomasz Gollob (c) 14 3 2 2 3 4J
(4) Grzegorz Walasek 4 0 0 1 0 3
(5) Jarosław Hampel 11 3 3 2 3 F2x
Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
3   Sweden 39 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 5 11 11 13 16 19 21 21 24 25 27 27 29 32 34 36 37 39
(1) Andreas Jonsson (c) 9 0 1 2 1 3 2
(2) Daniel Nermark 0 0 - 0 - -
(3) Peter Ljung 4 X 0 2 F4 2
(4) Fredrik Lindgren 16 3 X 6J 3 2 2
(5) Jonas Davidsson 10 0 1 3 3 2 1
4   Australia 21 2 3 5 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 19 21 21 21 21 21
(1) Leigh Adams (c) 6 2 2 1 1 0 0J
(2) Chris Holder 4 1 2 0 F2x 1 E1
(3) Jason Crump 3 2 1 - - -
(4) Ryan Sullivan 5 2 1 E4 0 2
(5) Davey Watt 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Placing Team / Rider Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

Heat after heat edit

Extended content
  1. N.Pedersen, Adams, Holta, Jonsson
  2. Jaguś, B.Pedersen, Holder, Nermark
  3. Gollob, Crump, Bjerre, Ljung (X)
  4. Lindgren, Sullivan, Iversen, Walasek
  5. Hampel, Andersen, Watt, Davidsson
  6. N.Pedersen, Gollob, Watt, Lindgren (Fx)
  7. B.Pedersen, Adams, Davidsson, Walasek
  8. Hampel, Holder, Jonsson, Bjerre
  9. Lindgren (6 - joker), Holta, Crump, Iversen
  10. Jaguś, Andersen, Sullivan, Ljung
  11. N.Pedersen, Ljung, Walasek, Holder
  12. Lindgren, Hampel, B.Pedersen, Holder (Fx)
  13. Davidsson, Bjerre, Holta, Sullivan (e4)
  14. Jaguś, Jonsson, Iversen, Watt
  15. Andersen, Gollob, Adams, Nermark
  16. Davidsson, Jaguś, N.Pedersen, Watt
  17. Gollob, B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Sullivan (e4)
  18. Bjerre, Davidsson, Watt, Walasek
  19. Hampel, Iversen, Adams, Ljung (F4)
  20. Andersen, Lindgren, Holder, Holta (e4)
  21. Jonsson, Sullivan, N.Pedersen, Hampel (Fx)
  22. B.Pedersen, Ljung, Holta, Watt
  23. Bjerre, Lindgren, Jaguś, Adams
  24. Iversen, Gollob (4 - joker), Davidsson, Holder (e1)
  25. Walasek, Jonsson, Andersen, Adams (0 - joker)

Final classification edit

Pos. National team Pts.
    Denmark 49
    Poland 46
    Sweden 39
4   Australia 21
5   Great Britain 36
6   Russia 17
7   Czech Republic 13
8   Hungary 10

References edit

  1. ^ speedwayworld.tv[permanent dead link]; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  2. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) / 2008, page 58, ISSN 1429-3285
  3. ^ "2008 WORLD CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Czy żółte kaski przyniosą szczęście?". SportoweFakty.pl. 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Polacy srebrnymi medalistami DPŚ". SportoweFakty.pl. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. ^ "SWC Final Vojens" (PDF). pzm.pl. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  7. ^ speedwayworld.tv[permanent dead link]; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  8. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) / 2008, page 58, ISSN 1429-3285
  9. ^ "2008 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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