2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
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.
 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | |
|---|---|
| FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 2 August 2008 |
| City | Prague |
| Event | 6 of 11 (106) |
| Referee |  Krister Gardell |
| Jury President |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Marketa Stadium |
| Capacity | 17,500 |
| Length | 353 m (386 yd) |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time |  Nicki Pedersen62.73 secs (in Heat 3) |
 Winner | Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up | Hans N. Andersen |
 3rd place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hans N. Andersen |
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
| Placing | Draw | 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 | 10 | (1) Nicki Pedersen |
22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | (5) Hans N. Andersen |
16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (3) Jason Crump |
17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 |  (6) Greg Hancock |
13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 |  (4) Tomasz Gollob |
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | (2) Leigh Adams |
10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 | (10) Andreas Jonsson |
9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | (7) Rune Holta |
9 | 1 | 2 | Fx | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen |
7 | Fx | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 |  (9) Chris Harris |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | (8) Scott Nicholls |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | (13) Lukáš Dryml |
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | (16) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Adrian Rymel |
- | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Filip Šitera |
- | - | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | 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
- (63.34) Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak, Tomicek
- (63.28) Adams, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen (Fx)
- (62.73) N.Pedersen, Crump, Lindgren, Dryml
- (64.98) Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson, Nicholls
- (63.88) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Harris
- (63.15) Adams, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Iversen
- (63.28) Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Dryml, Kasprzak
- (63.06) Crump, Gollob, Hancock, Tomicek
- (63.95) Hancock, Dryml, Harris, Adams
- (63.86) Crump, Jonsson, Iversen, Holta (Fx)
- (64.49) Gollob, Nicholls, Lindgren, Kasprzak
- (63.36) N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Andersen, Tomicek
- (63.99) Harris, Crump, Nicholls, B.Pedersen
- (64.72) Gollob, Iversen, Andersen, Dryml
- (63.98) N.Pedersen, Holta, Hancock, Kasprzak
- (64.01) Adams, Jonsson, Lindgren, Tomicek
- (65.85) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Harris, Jonsson
- (64.24) B.Pedersen, Hancock, Iversen, Lindgren
- (64.78) Crump, Andersen, Adams, Kasprzak
- (64.39) Holta, Nicholls, Dryml, Tomicek
- Semi-Finals:
- (63.87) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Adams
- (64.81) Hancock, Crump, Holta, Gollob
- Final:
- (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. | Rider | Points | SVN  | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT  | POL | ITA  | FIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Nicki Pedersen |
102 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 22 | |||||
| 2 | (3) Jason Crump |
87 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | |||||
| 3 | (6) Greg Hancock |
77 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | |||||
| 4 | (4) Tomasz Gollob |
74 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 5 | (5) Hans N. Andersen |
64 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | |||||
| 6 | (2) Leigh Adams |
59 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson |
55 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | (7) Rune Holta |
48 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren |
45 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | (8) Scott Nicholls |
41 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen |
39 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 12 | (9) Chris Harris |
37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |||||
| 13 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen |
32 | 4 | – | – | 7 | 14 | 7 | |||||
| 14 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
22 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | (13) Lukáš Dryml |
20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | (16) Jarosław Hampel |
16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre |
11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | |||||
| 18 | (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. |
8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | |||||
| 19 | (16) Matej Žagar |
7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 20 | (16) Jonas Davidsson |
7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | |||||
| 21 | (16) Edward Kennett |
4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | |||||
| 22 | (18) Billy Forsberg |
2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||||
| 23 | (17) Nicolai Klindt |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||||
| 24 | (17) Sebastian Aldén |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
| (17) Izak Šantej |
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (17) Damian Baliński |
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (17) Tai Woffinden |
— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | ||||||
| (17) Adrian Rymel |
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | ||||||
| (18) Denis Štojs |
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski |
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Patrick Hougaard |
— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | ||||||
| (18) Simon Stead |
— | – | – | – | – | ns | – | ||||||
| (18) Filip Šitera |
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | FIN |
References
- "Press Release - Results SGP Prague" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- "Nicki Pedersen w końcu zwycięski". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-08-02. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- "Dzika karta dla Tomicka". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Press Release - Draw Prague SGP" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
External links
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