2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia explained

Flag:	LVA
FIM Latvijas Mobilais Telefons Speedway Grand Prix
Date:	25 August 2007
City:	Daugavpils
Event:	8 /11 (97)
Referee:	Frank Ziegler
Flag Ref:	GER
Jury:	J. L. Jensen
Flag Jury:	DEN
Stadium:	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs
Capacity:	10,500
Length:	373
Track:	speedway track
Attendance:	7,000
Flag Time:	SWE
Time Best:	69.0
Time Name:	Andreas Jonsson, Tomasz Gollob and Leigh Adams
Time Heat:	1, 2 and 10
Name1:	Leigh Adams
Flag1:	AUS
Name2:	Nicki Pedersen
Flag2:	DEN
Name3:	Nicki Pedersen
Flag3:	POL

The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia was the eighth race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 August in the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs stadium in Daugavpils, Latvia.^[1]

Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission has nominated Grigory Laguta (as wild card), Kasts Poudzuks and Maksims Bogdanow (both as track reserve). Kai Laukkanen has replaced the injured Jarosław Hampel.

1. (4) Andreas Jonsson (Sweden)
2. (2) Greg Hancock (United States)
3. (9) Jarosław Hampel (Poland) → (20) Kai Laukkanen (Finland)
4. (7) Matej Žagar (Slovenia)
5. (15) Chris Harris (United Kingdom)
6. (1) Jason Crump (Australia)
7. (8) Tomasz Gollob (Poland)
8. (13) Wiesław Jaguś (Poland)
9. (11) Scott Nicholls (United Kingdom)
10. (6) Hans N. Andersen (Denmark)
11. (3) Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
12. (5) Leigh Adams (Australia)
13. (10) Antonio Lindbäck (Sweden)
14. (16) Grigory Laguta (Russia)
15. (12) Bjarne Pedersen (Denmark)
16. (14) Rune Holta (Poland)
17. (17) Kasts Poudzuks (Latvia)
18. (18) Maksims Bogdanovs (Latvia)

Laguta was started with Latvian licence.

Heat details

Heat after heat

1. Jonsson, Žagar, Laukkanen, Hancock (d)
2. Gollob, Jaguś, Harris, Crump
3. N. Pedersen, Adams, Nicholls, Andersen (u/w)
4. Łaguta, B. Pedersen, Holta, Lindbäck (u/w)
5. Nicholls, Jonsson, Harris, Puodżuks (za Lindbäcka)
6. Andersen, Crump, Łaguta, Hancock
7. N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Gollob, Laukkanen
8. Jaguś, Adams, Holta, Žagar
9. Crump, Holta, N. Pedersen, Jonsson
10. Adams, B. Pedersen, Harris, Hancock
11. Łaguta, Nicholls, Jaguś, Laukkanen
12. Gollob, Andersen, Bogdanow (za Lindbäcka), Žagar
13. Adams, Gollob, Jonsson, Łaguta
14. N. Pedersen, Jaguś, Puodżuks (za Lindbäcka), Hancock (d)
15. Holta, Laukkanen, Harris (3u), Andersen (u/w)
16. Nicholls, Crump, B. Pedersen, Žagar
17. Jaguś, Jonsson, B. Pedersen, Andersen (d)
18. Hancock, Nicholls, Gollob, Holta
19. Adams, Crump, Bogdanow (za Lindbäcka), Laukkanen
20. Harris, N. Pedersen, Łaguta, Žagar

Semi-Finals:

1. Adams, Gollob, Crump, Łaguta
2. N. Pedersen, Nicholls, Jaguś, Jonsson

Final:

1. Adams, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Nicholls

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

Notes and References

1. Świat Żużla, No 4 (72) 2007, page 53