2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date2 August 2008
City Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague
Event6 of 11 (106)
Referee Flag of Sweden.svg Krister Gardell
Jury President Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
Stadium Marketa Stadium
Capacity17,500
Length353 m (386 yd)
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Best Time Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
62.73 secs (in Heat 3)
Gold medal icon.svg Winner Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up Flag of Denmark.svg Hans N. Andersen
Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hans N. Andersen

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.

Contents

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

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

PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos212223
110 Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Nicki Pedersen 223233314123
213 Flag of Denmark.svg (5) Hans N. Andersen 16231129632
312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Jason Crump 172332313221
416 Flag of the United States.svg (6) Greg Hancock 133131210530
58 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Tomasz Gollob 12223321230
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Leigh Adams 10330311040
715 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Andreas Jonsson 913220871
85 Flag of Poland.svg (7) Rune Holta 912Fx23881
97 Flag of Denmark.svg (11) Bjarne Pedersen 7Fx220379
102 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Niels Kristian Iversen 730121710
111 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Chris Harris 720131711
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (8) Scott Nicholls 601212612
1311 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Lukáš Dryml 401201413
149 Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Fredrik Lindgren 411110414
153 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak 110000115
164 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. 000000016
1717 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (17) Adrian Rymel --17
1818 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (18) Filip Šitera --18
PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos212223

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 – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

Heat after heat

  1. (63.34) Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak, Tomicek
  2. (63.28) Adams, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen (Fx)
  3. (62.73) N.Pedersen, Crump, Lindgren, Dryml
  4. (64.98) Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson, Nicholls
  5. (63.88) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Harris
  6. (63.15) Adams, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Iversen
  7. (63.28) Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Dryml, Kasprzak
  8. (63.06) Crump, Gollob, Hancock, Tomicek
  9. (63.95) Hancock, Dryml, Harris, Adams
  10. (63.86) Crump, Jonsson, Iversen, Holta (Fx)
  11. (64.49) Gollob, Nicholls, Lindgren, Kasprzak
  12. (63.36) N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Andersen, Tomicek
  13. (63.99) Harris, Crump, Nicholls, B.Pedersen
  14. (64.72) Gollob, Iversen, Andersen, Dryml
  15. (63.98) N.Pedersen, Holta, Hancock, Kasprzak
  16. (64.01) Adams, Jonsson, Lindgren, Tomicek
  17. (65.85) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Harris, Jonsson
  18. (64.24) B.Pedersen, Hancock, Iversen, Lindgren
  19. (64.78) Crump, Andersen, Adams, Kasprzak
  20. (64.39) Holta, Nicholls, Dryml, Tomicek
    Semi-Finals:
  21. (63.87) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Adams
  22. (64.81) Hancock, Crump, Holta, Gollob
    Final:
  23. (63.86) N.Pedersen (6 points), Andersen (4), Crump (2), Hancock (0)

The intermediate classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos.RiderPoints SVN
Flag of Slovenia.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
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Poland.svg
1 Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Nicki Pedersen 102171616201122     
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (3) Jason Crump 8710812182217     
3 Flag of the United States.svg (6) Greg Hancock 778206102013     
4 Flag of Poland.svg (4) Tomasz Gollob 741912819412     
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (5) Hans N. Andersen 64146811916     
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Leigh Adams 5952098710     
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Andreas Jonsson 551298989     
8 Flag of Poland.svg (7) Rune Holta 485417769     
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (15) Fredrik Lindgren 457722324     
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (8) Scott Nicholls 417277126     
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Niels Kristian Iversen 398102667     
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Chris Harris 376653107     
13 Flag of Denmark.svg (11) Bjarne Pedersen 3247147     
14 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak 22635341     
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (13) Lukáš Dryml 20923114     
16 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Jarosław Hampel 1616     
17 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Kenneth Bjerre 1111     
18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. 8350     
19 Flag of Slovenia.svg (16) Matej Žagar 77     
20 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Jonas Davidsson 77     
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (16) Edward Kennett 44     
22 Flag of Sweden.svg (18) Billy Forsberg 22     
23 Flag of Denmark.svg (17) Nicolai Klindt 11     
24 Flag of Sweden.svg (17) Sebastian Aldén 00     
Rider(s) not classified
Flag of Slovenia.svg (17) Izak Šantej ns     
Flag of Poland.svg (17) Damian Baliński ns     
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (17) Tai Woffinden ns     
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (17) Adrian Rymel ns     
Flag of Slovenia.svg (18) Denis Štojs ns     
Flag of Poland.svg (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski ns     
Flag of Denmark.svg (18) Patrick Hougaard ns     
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Simon Stead ns     
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (18) Filip Šitera ns     
Pos. RiderPoints SVN
Flag of Slovenia.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
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Poland.svg

See also

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