2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

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Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
FIM Meridian Lifts Italian Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date 28 April 2007
City Flag of Italy.svg Lonigo
Event 1 of 11 (90)
Referee Flag of Germany.svg Frank Ziegler
Jury President Flag of Norway.svg Roy Otto
Stadium details
Stadium Stadio Speedway Santa Marina
Capacity 8,000
Track speedway track
SGP Results
Attendance 6,000
Best Time Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Hampel
66.09 secs (in Heat 1)
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Jaguś

The 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the first event in the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was held on 28 April 2007 in the Stadio Speedway Santa Marina in Lonigo, Italy. [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).

Lonigo Comune in Veneto, Italy

Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

Contents

Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Mattia Carpanese as Wild Card, and Daniele Tessari and Christian Miotello both as Track Reserve.

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

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
113 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Nicki Pedersen 243333315133
210 Flag of the United States.svg (2) Greg Hancock 193322212232
316 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Wiesław Jaguś 140333110421
46 Flag of Australia.svg (1) Jason Crump 123123110520
514 Flag of Australia.svg (5) Leigh Adams 12221331131
63 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Tomasz Gollob 1013302961
71 Flag of Denmark.svg (6) Hans N. Andersen 921123970
82 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Jarosław Hampel 830122880
911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (15) Chris Harris 72201279
108 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Andreas Jonsson 722201710
117 Flag of Slovenia.svg (7) Matej Žagar 510103511
125 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Bjarne Pedersen 5T/-e311512
1315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Scott Nicholls 4112x0413
1412 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Antonio Lindbäck 311010314
154 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Rune Holta 2x0x20215
169 Flag of Italy.svg (16) Mattia Carpanese 202M/-f0216
1717 Flag of Italy.svg (17) Daniele Tessari 00017
1818 Flag of Italy.svg (18) Christian Miotello 00018
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 Results

  1. Hampel, Andersen, Gollob, Holta (x)
  2. Crump, Jonsson, Žagar, Tessari; B.Pedersen (t)
  3. Hancock, Harris, Lindbäck, Carpanese
  4. N.Pedersen, Adams, Nicholls, Jaguś
  5. N.Pedersen, Carpanese, Andersen, B.Pedersen
  6. Hancock, Adams, Crump, Hampel
  7. Gollob, Harris, Nicholls, Žagar
  8. Jaguś, Jonsson, Lindbäck, Holta
  9. Jaguś, Crump, Andersen, Harris
  10. B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Hampel, Lindbäck
  11. Gollob, Jonsson, Adams, Miotello; Carpanese (m)
  12. N.Pedersen, Hancock, Žagar, Holta (x)
  13. Adams, Andersen, Lindbäck, Žagar
  14. N.Pedersen, Hampel, Harris, Jonsson
  15. Jaguś, Hancock, B.Pedersen, Gollob
  16. Crump, Holta, Nicholls (x), Carpanese (f)
  17. Andersen, Hancock, Jonsson, Nicholls
  18. Žagar, Hampel, Jaguś, Carpanese
  19. N.Pedersen, Gollob, Crump, Lindbäck
  20. Adams, Harris, B.Pedersen, Holta
    Semi-finals:
  21. N.Pedersen, Jaguś, Gollob, Andersen
  22. Hancock, Crump, Adams, Hampel
    Great Final:
  23. N.Pedersen, Hancock, Jaguś, 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
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EUR
Flag of Poland.svg
SWE
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DEN
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GBR
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CZE
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SCA
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LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg
POL
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SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
1 Flag of Denmark.svg (3) Nicki Pedersen 24 24      
2 Flag of the United States.svg (2) Greg Hancock 19 19      
3 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Wiesław Jaguś 14 14      
4 Flag of Australia.svg (1) Jason Crump 12 12      
5 Flag of Australia.svg (5) Leigh Adams 12 12      
6 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Tomasz Gollob 10 10      
7 Flag of Denmark.svg (6) Hans N. Andersen 9 9      
8 Flag of Poland.svg (9) Jarosław Hampel 8 8      
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Andreas Jonsson 7 7      
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (15) Chris Harris 7 7      
11 Flag of Slovenia.svg (7) Matej Žagar 5 5      
12 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Bjarne Pedersen 5 5      
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Scott Nicholls 4 4      
14 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Antonio Lindbäck 3 3      
15 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Rune Holta 2 2      
16 Flag of Italy.svg (16) Mattia Carpanese 2 2      
17 Flag of Italy.svg (17) Daniele Tessari 0 0      
18 Flag of Italy.svg (18) Christian Miotello 0 0      
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