2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain explained
The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fifth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 27 June 2009 in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Great Britain.[1]
The British Grand Prix was won by GP leader Jason Crump who beat Fredrik Lindgren, Hans Andersen and Greg Hancock in the final.[2] Crump won with a 24-point maximum score and it was his third Grand Prix win of the season.[3] [4]
Riders
One wild card and two track reserves were nominated by the Auto-Cycle Union. Edward Kennett was selected as the wild card after finishing second behind Chris Harris at the 2009 British Speedway Championship. Tai Woffinden and Simon Stead will be the track reserves.[5] The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 26 June at 12:00 CET and it was carried outby Jury President Christer Bergström and Miss Wales Chloe-Beth Morgan.[6]
Heat details
Heat after heat
- Bjerre, Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Holta (F4x)
Holta crashes on 2nd lap. Holta excluded.
- Andersen, Hancock, Lindgren, Nicholls
- Ułamek, Jonsson, Kennett, Gollob
- Crump, Harris, Adams, Walasek
- Ułamek, Harris, Nicholls, Sayfutdinov
- Lindgren, Pedersen, Walasek, Jonsson (e4)
- Crump, Hancock, Gollob, Bjerre
- Andersen, Kennett, Holta, Adams
- Lindgren, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Adams
- Crump, Pedersen, Nicholls, Kennett
- Andersen, Bjerre, Ułamek, Walasek (e3)
- Holta, Hancock, Jonsson, Harris
- Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Kennett, Walasek
- Gollob, Harris, Andersen, Pedersen
- Nicholls, Jonsson, Adams, Bjerre
- Crump, Lindgren, Ułamek, Holta (F3x)
Holta crashes. Holta excluded.
- Crump, Sayfutdinov, Andersen, Jonsson (X)
Crump crashes on first lap. Jonsson excluded.
- Hancock, Pedersen, Adams, Ułamek
- Harris, Bjerre, Lindgren, Kennett
- Holta, Gollob, Nicholls, Walasek
Semi-Finals:
- Crump, Lindgren, Gollob, Ułamek
- Hancock, Andersen, Pedersen (Fx), Harris (X)
Andersen crashes on 1st lap. Harris excluded. Nicki Pedersen crashes on 1st lap - race stopped again. Pedersen excluded.
The Final:
- Crump, Lindgren, Andersen, Hancock
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Supplementary Regulations . FIM-live.com . 2009-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225044048/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Manifestations/SR_Cardiff_approved.pdf . 2012-02-25 . dead .
- Web site: 2009 - Round 5 Final . SpeedwayGP.com . video clip . 2009-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704015920/http://speedwaygp.com/en/videoplay/a409?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=400 . 2009-07-04 . dead .
- Web site: Jason Crump wygrywa GP Wielkiej Brytanii i powiększa przewagę nad rywalami . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-06-27 . 2009-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629142004/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/06/27/jason-crump-wygrywa-gp-wielkiej-brytanii-i-powieksza-przewag/. 29 June 2009 . live.
- Web site: Crump claims British GP in style . 2009-06-27. BBC Sport. 2009-06-28.
- Web site: Woffinden and Stead join Kennett at Cardiff. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 2009. 2009-06-16. https://archive.today/20120730165806/http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/speedway-gp-qualifications/news/news-detail/article/woffiden-and-stead-join-kennett-at-cardiff-1/. 2012-07-30. dead.
- Web site: 2009 - Round 5 Draw . SpeedwayGP.com . video clip . 2009-06-26 . 2009-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704015732/http://speedwaygp.com/en/videoplay/a404?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=400 . 2009-07-04 . dead .