2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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Flag of Poland.svg 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
FIM Wrocław European Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date 12 May 2007
City Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław
Event 2 /11 (91)
Referee Flag of Sweden.svg Krister Gardell
Jury President Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen L. Jensen
Stadium details
Stadium Olympic Stadium
Length 387 m (423 yd)
Track speedway track
SGP Results
Attendance 20,000
Best Time Flag of Australia.svg Leigh Adams
64.25 secs (in Heat 6)
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Hans N. Andersen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Harris

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]

The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 13th season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion. It was the first under the promotion of IMG, who had purchased series organisers Benfield Sports International (BSI).

Olympic Stadium (Wrocław) multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland. It was built from 1926 to 1928 as Schlesierkampfbahn according to a design by Richard Konwiarz, when the city of Wrocław was still part of Germany. It is used mostly for American football—home of the Panthers Wrocław and speedway racing, it also serves as the home stadium of Sparta Wrocław.

Wrocław Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Wrocław is a city in western Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 350 kilometres (220 mi) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. The population of Wrocław in 2018 was 639,258, making it the fourth-largest city in Poland and the main city of Wrocław agglomeration.

Contents

Starting positions draw

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.

Jason Crump Australian speedway rider

Jason Philip Crump is an Australian former international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.

Tomasz Gapiński is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was riding in 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe. He was won Team Polish Champion titles in 1999 and 2006.

Tomasz Jędrzejak was a Polish motorcycle speedway rider, who was a member of the Poland national speedway team.

Heat details

PlacingDraw 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 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Nicki Pedersen 233233314133
2 8 Flag of Denmark.svg (6) Hans N. Andersen 13031026832
3 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (15) Chris Harris 151133311321
4 13 Flag of Australia.svg (1) Jason Crump 133222211420
5 2 Flag of the United States.svg (2) Greg Hancock 15233331421
6 5 Flag of Australia.svg (5) Leigh Adams 10232x31050
7 12 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Bjarne Pedersen 831021771
8 15 Flag of Slovenia.svg (7) Matej Žagar 703121760
9 4 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Sebastian Ułamek 60031269
107 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Jarosław Hampel 63f1f2610
116 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Rune Holta 61f23x611
1210 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Wiesław Jaguś 622020612
1314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Scott Nicholls 611211613
1416 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Andreas Jonsson 4211x-414
1511 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Tomasz Gollob 311e10315
1617 Flag of Poland.svg (17) Tomasz Gapiński 11116
179 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Antonio Lindbäck 000000017
1818 Flag of Poland.svg (18) Tomasz Jędrzejak --18
PlacingDraw 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

  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

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points ITA
Flag of Italy.svg 		EUR
Flag of Poland.svg 		SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg 		DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg 		GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 		SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg 		LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg 		POL
Flag of Poland.svg 		SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg 		GER
Flag of Germany.svg
1 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Nicki Pedersen 47 24 23      
2 Flag of the United States.svg (2) Greg Hancock 34 19 15      
3 Flag of Australia.svg (1) Jason Crump 25 12 13      
4 Flag of Australia.svg (5) Leigh Adams 22 12 10      
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (6) Hans N. Andersen 22 9 13      
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (15) Chris Harris 22 7 15      
7 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Wiesław Jaguś 20 14 6      
8 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Jarosław Hampel 14 8 6      
9 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Tomasz Gollob 13 10 3      
10 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Bjarne Pedersen 13 5 8      
11 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Andreas Jonsson 12 7 5      
12 Flag of Slovenia.svg (7) Matej Žagar 12 5 7      
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Scott Nicholls 10 4 6      
14 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Rune Holta 8 2 6      
15 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Sebastian Ułamek 6 - 6      
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Antonio Lindbäck 3 3 0      
17 Flag of Italy.svg (16) Mattia Carpanese 2 2 -      
18 Flag of Poland.svg (17) Tomasz Gapiński 1 - 1      
19 Flag of Italy.svg (17) Daniele Tessari 0 0 -      
20 Flag of Italy.svg (18) Christian Miotello 0 0 -      
Flag of Poland.svg (18) Tomasz Jędrzejak - - ns      
Pos. Rider Points ITA
Flag of Italy.svg 		EUR
Flag of Poland.svg 		SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg 		DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg 		GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 		CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 		SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg 		LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg 		POL
Flag of Poland.svg 		SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg 		GER
Flag of Germany.svg

See also

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References

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


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