2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark explained

Flag:DEN
FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix
Date:14 June 2008
City:Copenhagen
Event:4 of 11 (104)
Referee:Wojciech Grodzki
Flag Ref:POL
Jury:Wolfgang Glas
Flag Jury:GER
Stadium:Parken Stadium
Capacity:32,500
Length:275
Track:Temporary
Attendance:29,000
Name1:Tomasz Gollob
Flag1:POL
Name2:Nicki Pedersen
Flag2:DEN
Name3:Nicki Pedersen
Flag3:AUS

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark will be the fourth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 14 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]

Copenhagen is also the second of four rounds of the 2008 Super Prix. The meeting winner will be given the blue helmet in the Super Prix Final at Gelsenkirchen in October with a chance of winning a share of an extra $200,000 prize fund.[2]

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Kenneth Bjerre as a wild card, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as track reserves.[3] The draw was made on June 2 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[4]

Result

Tomasz Gollob was the winner at Parken and became the first rider to win two Grand Prix rounds in 2008.[5] He won the final from Nicki Pedersen, Jason Crump and Hans N. Andersen. The result kept Nicki Pedersen at the top of the World Championship standings, eleven points ahead of nearest rival Gollob. Danish wild card entry Kenneth Bjerre reached the semi-finals and finished in fifth position.[5]

Heat details

Heat after heat

  1. Jonsson, Hancock, B.Pedersen, Lindgren
  2. Andersen, Bjerre, Crump, Nicholls
  3. Adams, Gollob, Holta, Dryml
  4. N.Pedersen, Harris, Iversen, Kasprzak
  5. N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Dryml
  6. Hancock, Holta, Andersen, Iversen
  7. Bjerre, Adams, Lindgren, Kasprzak
  8. Crump, Gollob, Jonsson, Harris
  9. B.Pedersen, Andersen, Harris, Adams
  10. Gollob, Nicholls, Hancock, Kasprzak
  11. Crump, Iversen, Klindt, Dryml (M/-), Lindgren (X/F2)
    Drryml collides with Lindgren in spectacular crash. Lindgren excluded for restart. Dryml's bike fails to start before end of time limit, he is excluded. replaced by Nicolai Klindt.
  12. N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Holta, Bjerre
  13. Bjerre, Iversen, Gollob, B.Pedersen
  14. Crump, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Adams
  15. Holta, Nicholls, Lindgren, Harris
  16. Andersen, Jonsson, Kasprzak, Dryml
  17. Crump, Kasprzak, B.Pedersen, Holta
  18. Bjerre, Hancock, Dryml, Harris
  19. N.Pedersen, Gollob, Lindgren, Andersen
  20. Adams, Nicholls, Iversen, Jonsson

Semi-finals:

  1. Gollob, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Adams
  2. Crump, Andersen, Jonsson, Bjerre

Final:

  1. Gollob (6), N.Pedersen (4), Crump (2), Andersen (0)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SGP Permanent Wild Cards and 2008 Calendar Announced . SpeedwayWorld.Tv . 2007-10-22 . 2008-05-26 . dead . https://archive.today/20070801212439/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/news/a8612 . 2007-08-01 .
  2. Web site: SuperPrix . SpeedwayWorld.Tv . 2007 . 2008-06-02 .
  3. Web site: Dzika karta dla Bjerre . SportoweFakty.pl . 2008-05-26 . 2008-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080529000424/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2008/05/26/dzika-karta-dla-bjerre/. 29 May 2008 . live.
  4. Web site: Press Release Copenhagen SGP Draw . pzm.pl . 2008-06-02 . pdf . 2008-06-02 .
  5. Web site: 2008 . Parken Glory for Gollob . SpeedwayWorld.tv . 2008-06-18 .

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