2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
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FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Date | 14 June 2008 |
City | ![]() |
Event | 4 of 11 (104) |
Referee | ![]() |
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Stadium details | |
Stadium | Parken Stadium |
Capacity | 32,500 |
Length | 275 m (301 yd) |
Track | Temporary |
SGP Results | |
Attendance | 29,000[1] |
Best Time | |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Riders
[edit]The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Kenneth Bjerre as a wild card, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as track reserves.[4] The draw was made on June 2 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[5]
Result
[edit]Tomasz Gollob was the winner at Parken and became the first rider to win two Grand Prix rounds in 2008.[1] 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.[1]
Heat details
[edit]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 |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | 13 | ![]() |
20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | ![]() |
18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 6 | ![]() |
11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | ![]() |
11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | ![]() |
9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 14 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 16 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | M/- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | ![]() |
- | - | 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
[edit]- Jonsson, Hancock, B.Pedersen, Lindgren
- Andersen, Bjerre, Crump, Nicholls
- Adams, Gollob, Holta, Dryml
- N.Pedersen, Harris, Iversen, Kasprzak
- N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Dryml
- Hancock, Holta, Andersen, Iversen
- Bjerre, Adams, Lindgren, Kasprzak
- Crump, Gollob, Jonsson, Harris
- B.Pedersen, Andersen, Harris, Adams
- Gollob, Nicholls, Hancock, Kasprzak
- 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. - N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Holta, Bjerre
- Bjerre, Iversen, Gollob, B.Pedersen
- Crump, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Adams
- Holta, Nicholls, Lindgren, Harris
- Andersen, Jonsson, Kasprzak, Dryml
- Crump, Kasprzak, B.Pedersen, Holta
- Bjerre, Hancock, Dryml, Harris
- N.Pedersen, Gollob, Lindgren, Andersen
- Adams, Nicholls, Iversen, Jonsson
- Semi-finals:
- Gollob, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Adams
- Crump, Andersen, Jonsson, Bjerre
- Final:
- Gollob (6), N.Pedersen (4), Crump (2), Andersen (0)
The intermediate classification
[edit]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 ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
69 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | |||||||
2 | ![]() |
58 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
48 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
44 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | |||||||
5 | ![]() |
42 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
39 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |||||||
7 | ![]() |
39 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
38 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
9 | ![]() |
33 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | |||||||
10 | ![]() |
26 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
11 | ![]() |
23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
13 | ![]() |
17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
14 | ![]() |
16 | – | 16 | – | – | |||||||
15 | ![]() |
15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
16 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | – | – | 7 | |||||||
17 | ![]() |
11 | – | – | – | 11 | |||||||
18 | ![]() |
8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | |||||||
19 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | – | – | – | |||||||
20 | ![]() |
7 | – | – | 7 | – | |||||||
21 | ![]() |
2 | – | – | 2 | – | |||||||
22 | ![]() |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||||||
23 | ![]() |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | |||||||
Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
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— | ns | – | – | – | ||||||||
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— | – | ns | – | – | ||||||||
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— | ns | – | – | – | ||||||||
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— | – | ns | – | – | ||||||||
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— | – | – | – | ns | ||||||||
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN ![]() |
EUR ![]() |
SWE ![]() |
DEN ![]() |
GBR ![]() |
CZE ![]() |
SCA ![]() |
LAT ![]() |
POL ![]() |
ITA ![]() |
FIN ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Parken Glory for Gollob". SpeedwayWorld.tv. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SGP Permanent Wild Cards and 2008 Calendar Announced". SpeedwayWorld.Tv. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "SuperPrix". SpeedwayWorld.Tv. 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dzika karta dla Bjerre". SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-05-26. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Press Release Copenhagen SGP Draw" (pdf). pzm.pl. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-02.