The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the sixth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 2 in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.
 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
| FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 2 August 2008 |
| City | Prague |
| Event | 6 of 11 (106) |
| Referee |  Krister Gardell |
| Jury President |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Marketa Stadium |
| Capacity | 17,500 |
| Length | 353 m (386 yd) |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time |  Nicki Pedersen62.73 secs (in Heat 3) |
 Winner | Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up | Hans N. Andersen |
 3rd place |  Hans N. Andersen |
Czech Republic SGP was won by current World Champion Nicki Pedersen from Denmark. It was his first GP Won in this season.[1][2]
Riders edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Luboš Tomíček as a wild card, and Adrian Rymel and Filip Šitera both as track reserves.[3] The draw was made on July 22 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[4]
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 | 10 | (1) Nicki Pedersen
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22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | (5) Hans N. Andersen
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16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (3) Jason Crump
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17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 |  (6) Greg Hancock
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13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 |  (4) Tomasz Gollob
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12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | (2) Leigh Adams
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10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 | (10) Andreas Jonsson
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9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | (7) Rune Holta
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9 | 1 | 2 | Fx | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen
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7 | Fx | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 |  (9) Chris Harris
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7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | (8) Scott Nicholls
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6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | (13) Lukáš Dryml
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4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren
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4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | (16) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Adrian Rymel
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- | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Filip Šitera
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- | - | 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
- (63.34) Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak, Tomicek
- (63.28) Adams, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen (Fx)
- (62.73) N.Pedersen, Crump, Lindgren, Dryml
- (64.98) Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson, Nicholls
- (63.88) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Harris
- (63.15) Adams, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Iversen
- (63.28) Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Dryml, Kasprzak
- (63.06) Crump, Gollob, Hancock, Tomicek
- (63.95) Hancock, Dryml, Harris, Adams
- (63.86) Crump, Jonsson, Iversen, Holta (Fx)
- (64.49) Gollob, Nicholls, Lindgren, Kasprzak
- (63.36) N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Andersen, Tomicek
- (63.99) Harris, Crump, Nicholls, B.Pedersen
- (64.72) Gollob, Iversen, Andersen, Dryml
- (63.98) N.Pedersen, Holta, Hancock, Kasprzak
- (64.01) Adams, Jonsson, Lindgren, Tomicek
- (65.85) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Harris, Jonsson
- (64.24) B.Pedersen, Hancock, Iversen, Lindgren
- (64.78) Crump, Andersen, Adams, Kasprzak
- (64.39) Holta, Nicholls, Dryml, Tomicek
- Semi-Finals:
- (63.87) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Adams
- (64.81) Hancock, Crump, Holta, Gollob
- Final:
- (63.86) N.Pedersen (6 points), Andersen (4), Crump (2), Hancock (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 | SVN  |
EUR |
SWE |
DEN |
GBR |
CZE |
SCA |
LAT  |
POL |
ITA  |
FIN
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Nicki Pedersen
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102 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 22 | |||||
| 2 | (3) Jason Crump
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87 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | |||||
| 3 | (6) Greg Hancock
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77 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | |||||
| 4 | (4) Tomasz Gollob
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74 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 5 | (5) Hans N. Andersen
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64 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | |||||
| 6 | (2) Leigh Adams
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59 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson
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55 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Holta
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48 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren
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45 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | (8) Scott Nicholls
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41 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen
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39 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 12 | (9) Chris Harris
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37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||||
| 13 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen
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32 | 4 | – | – | 7 | 14 | 7 | |||||
| 14 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak
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22 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | (13) Lukáš Dryml
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20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | (16) Jarosław Hampel
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16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre
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11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | |||||
| 18 | (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.
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8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | |||||
| 19 | (16) Matej Žagar
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7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 20 | (16) Jonas Davidsson
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7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | |||||
| 21 | (16) Edward Kennett
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4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | |||||
| 22 | (18) Billy Forsberg
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2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||||
| 23 | (17) Nicolai Klindt
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1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||||
| 24 | (17) Sebastian Aldén
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0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
| (17) Izak Šantej
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— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (17) Damian Baliński
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— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (17) Tai Woffinden
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— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | ||||||
| (17) Adrian Rymel
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— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | ||||||
| (18) Denis Štojs
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— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski
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— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Patrick Hougaard
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— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Simon Stead
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— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | ||||||
| (18) Filip Šitera
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— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN |
EUR |
SWE |
DEN |
GBR |
CZE |
SCA |
LAT |
POL |
ITA |
FIN
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Press Release - Results SGP Prague" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Nicki Pedersen w końcu zwycięski". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-08-02. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Dzika karta dla Tomicka". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Press Release - Draw Prague SGP" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-22.