2008 Speedway World Cup Event 1

2008 FIM NordicBet Speedway World Cup - Event 1
Information
Date	12 July 2008
City	Leszno
Event	1 of 4 (32)
Referee	Krister Gardell
Jury President	János Nádasdi
Stadium details
Stadium	Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
SWC Results
Attendance	8,000
Best Time	Leigh Adams ; 59.77 secs (in Heat 2)

Last updated August 17, 2024

The 2008 Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first race of the 2008 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 12, 2008 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Results

Pos.	National team	Pts.
1	Australia	56+3
2	Poland	56+2
3	Russia	36
4	Hungary	10

Heat details

Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1	Australia	56	3	6	8	10	13	14	16	19	22	24	26	29	30	30	31	33	36	37	43	46	49	52	53	54	56
	(1) Jason Crump	11	3					1					2					2					3
	(2) Leigh Adams (c)	20		3					2					3					3		6J			3				3
	(3) Ryan Sullivan	8			2					3					1					1					1
	(4) Davey Watt	6				2					3					0					-					1
	(5) Chris Holder	11					3					2					1					3					2

2	Poland	56	1	3	6	9	10	13	16	18	20	23	26	28	31	34	36	39	40	43	43	45	46	48	50	53	56
	(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak	10	1								2				3							2		2
	(2) Rune Holta	13		2								3				3		3							2
	(3) Tomasz Gollob (c)	12			3			3									2		1							3
	(4) Jarosław Hampel	15				3			3				3							3							3	2
	(5) Wiesław Jaguś	6					1			2				2							E1		1
Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
3	Russia	36	0	1	2	3	5	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	17	20	21	21	23	25	26	26	27	33	35	36
	(1) Denis Gizatullin (c)	7	0						1								3				2			1	-
	(2) Grigory Laguta	7		1						1			1		2							-				2
	(3) Daniil Ivanov	5			1						1			1				1									1
	(4) Renat Gafurov	3				1						1			-				0			1	0
	(5) Emil Saifutdinov	14					2	2								2				2				-	6J

4	Hungary	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	10	10	10	10	10
	(1) Matej Ferján	9	2							0						1			2				4J				E3
	(2) Sándor Tihanyi (c)	0		T							0						0			0			-
	(3) József Tabaka	1			0							0	0								1			0		0
	(4) Norbert Magosi	0				0		0						0								0			0
	(5) László Szatmári	0					0		E						0			E								-
Placing	Team / Rider Name	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions:
gate A – inside	gate B	gate C	gate D – outside

Heat after heat

(61.01) Crump, Ferjan, Kasprzak, Gizatullin
(59.77) Adams, Holta, Laguta, Tihanyi (T)
(61.40) Gollob, Sullivan, Iwanow, Tabaka
(61.44) Hampel, Watt, Gafurov, Magosi
(61.63) Holder, Saifutdinov, Jaguś, Szatmari
(60.75) Gollob, Saifutdinov, Crump, Magosi
(61.08) Hampel, Adams, Gizatullin, Szatmari (e4)
(61.52) Sullivan, Jaguś, Laguta, Ferjan
(62.03) Watt, Kasprzak, Iwanow, Tihanyi
(62.15) Holta, Holder, Gafurov, Tabaka
(61.51) Hampel, Crump, Laguta, Tabaka
(61.80) Adams, Jaguś, Iwanow, Magosi
(62.64) Kasprzak, Laguta, Sullivan, Szatmari
(62.43) Holta, Saifutdinov, Ferjan, Watt
(62.51) Gizatullin, Gollob, Holder, Tihanyi
(61.70) Holta, Crump, Iwanow, Szatmari
(61.68) Adams, Ferjan, Gollob, Gafurov
(62.20) Hampel, Saifutdinov, Sullivan, Tihanyi
(62.16) Adams(J), Gizatullin, Tabaka, Jaguś (e4)
(62.98) Holder, Kasprzak, Laguta, Magosi
(62.37) Crump, Ferjan(J), Jaguś, Gafurov
(62.23) Adams, Kasprzak, Gizatullin, Tabaka
(63.48) Saifutdinov(J), Holta, Sullivan, Magosi
(63.44) Gollob, Laguta, Watt, Szatmari
(62.94) Hampel, Holder, Iwanow, Ferjan (e3)
First Place Run-Off:
(62.94) Adams, Hampel

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References

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↑ "SWC Riders Declared I Leszno 2008" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
↑ "Result" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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↑ Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) / 2008, page 58, ISSN 1429-3285