2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

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Flag of Poland.svg 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
2009 FIM otoMoto.pl European Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date9 May 2009
City Flag of Poland.svg Leszno
Event2 of 11 (113)
Referee Flag of Hungary.svg Darago Istvan
Jury President Flag of Finland.svg Ilka Teromaa
Stadium details
Stadium Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Capacity15,000
Length330 m (360 yd)
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Best Time Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
61.06 secs (in Heat 6)
Gold medal icon.svg Winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump
Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob
Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place Flag of Sweden.svg Tomasz Gollob

The 2009 FIM Speedway European World Championship Grand Prix was the second race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 May 2009, in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. [1]

Contents

On 9 May European Union celebrates Europe day, commemorating the Schuman declaration. The main sponsor was the Polish website otoMoto.pl. [2]

The European SGP was won by Australian rider Jason Crump. [3] [4]

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jarosław Hampel as the wild card for the Grand Prix. Damian Baliński and Janusz Kołodziej were nominated as the track reserves. [5] The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 8 May at 13:00 CET by President (=Mayor) of Leszno Tomasz Malepszy. [6]

Heat details

PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos212223
115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Jason Crump 222332313233
211 Flag of Poland.svg (3) Tomasz Gollob 173E223311422
313 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Andreas Jonsson 161332312321
414 Flag of the United States.svg (4) Greg Hancock 163332213130
56 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Jarosław Hampel 931031871
610 Flag of Russia.svg (15) Emil Sayfutdinov 902232950
73 Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Nicki Pedersen 9321Fx2881
812 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Sebastian Ułamek 823030860
97 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Rune Holta 82111389
101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) Leigh Adams 62130X610
112 Flag of Denmark.svg (5) Hans N. Andersen 610212611
128 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Kenneth Bjerre 502201512
1316 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Grzegorz Walasek 501121513
145 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Chris Harris 512110514
159 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Fredrik Lindgren 210010215
164 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Scott Nicholls 100001116
1717 Flag of Poland.svg (17) Damian Baliński --17
1818 Flag of Poland.svg (18) Janusz Kołodziej --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. (61.69) Pedersen, Adams, Andersen, Nicholls
  2. (61.53) Hampel, Holta, Harris, Bjerre
  3. (61.97) Gollob, Ułamek, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov
  4. (61.32) Hancock, Crump, Jonsson, Walasek
  5. (61.87) Jonsson, Harris, Adams, Lindgren
  6. (61.06) Hancock, Sayfutdinov, Hampel, Andersen
  7. (61.08) Crump, Pedersen, Holta, Gollob (e)
  8. (61.60) Ułamek, Bjerre, Walasek, Nicholls
  9. (62.12) Adams, Gollob, Walasek, Hampel
  10. (61.28) Crump, Andersen, Harris, Ułamek
  11. (61.44) Hancock, Bjerre, Pedersen, Lindgren
  12. (61.38) Jonsson, Sayfutdinov, Holta, Nicholls
  13. (61.75) Ułamek, Hancock, Holta, Adams
  14. (61.78) Gollob, Jonsson, Andersen, Bjerre
  15. (61.56) Sayfutdinov, Walasek, Harris, Pedersen (Fx)
    Sayfutdinov falls on 1st lap. Pedersen excluded.
  16. (61.53) Hampel, Crump, Lindgren, Nicholls
  17. (61.30) Crump, Sayfutdinov, Bjerre, Adams (X)
    Adams and Bjerre crash - Adams excluded.
  18. (61.74) Holta, Andersen, Walasek, Lindgren
  19. (61.89) Jonsson, Pedersen, Hampel, Ułamek
  20. (61.74) Gollob, Hancock, Nicholls, Harris
    Semi-Finals:
  21. (61.78) Hancock, Gollob, Hampel, Ułamek
  22. (61.22) Crump, Jonsson, Pedersen, Sayfutdinov
    The Final:
  23. (61.68) Crump (6 pts), Gollob (4 pts), Jonsson (2 pts), Hancock (0 pts)

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 CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
EUR
Flag of Poland.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
NOR
Flag of Denmark.svg
SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (2) Jason Crump 361422         
2 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Andreas Jonsson 271116         
3 Flag of the United States.svg (4) Greg Hancock 261016         
4 Flag of Russia.svg (15) Emil Sayfutdinov 26179         
5 Flag of Poland.svg (3) Tomasz Gollob 24717         
6 Flag of Denmark.svg (1) Nicki Pedersen 21129         
7 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Fredrik Lindgren 21192         
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (6) Leigh Adams 19136         
9 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Kenneth Bjerre 15105         
10 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Sebastian Ułamek 1358         
11 Flag of Denmark.svg (5) Hans N. Andersen 1266         
12 Flag of Poland.svg (8) Rune Holta 1138         
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (11) Chris Harris 1165         
14 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Grzegorz Walasek 1165         
15 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Jarosław Hampel 99         
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Scott Nicholls 541         
17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) Matěj Kůs 11         
Rider(s) not classified
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. ns         
Flag of Poland.svg (17) Damian Baliński ns         
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (18) Adrian Rymel ns         
Flag of Poland.svg (18) Janusz Kołodziej ns         
Pos. RiderPoints CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
EUR
Flag of Poland.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
NOR
Flag of Denmark.svg
SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg

See also

References

  1. "Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). FIM-live.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  2. "European SGP Information". speedwayGP.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Results GP Leszno" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  4. "Crump nie dał szans rywalom - relacja z Grand Prix Europy w Lesznie" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-05-10. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  5. "Polish wild card announced for 2009 European SGP". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  6. "2009 - Round 2 Draw". SpeedwayGP.com. 2009-05-08. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-02-08.