2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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 in Wrocław, Poland.[1]

Poland 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
FIM Wrocław European Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date12 May 2007
CityPoland Wrocław
Event2 /11 (91)
RefereeSweden Krister Gardell
Jury PresidentDenmark Jørgen L. Jensen
Stadium details
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Length387 m (423 yd)
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Attendance20,000
Best TimeAustralia Leigh Adams
64.25 secs (in Heat 6)
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerDenmark Nicki Pedersen
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upDenmark Hans N. Andersen
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placeUnited Kingdom Hans N. Andersen

Starting positions draw

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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

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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

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  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

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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

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References

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