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Grand Prix - 2008
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| Pos |
No |
Rider |
Nat |
Total |
Ave |
SLO |
POL |
SWE |
DEN |
GB |
CZK |
SWE |
LAT |
POL |
ITA |
GER |
| 1 |
1 |
Nicki Pedersen |
DEN |
33 |
16.50 |
17 |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
4 |
Tomasz Gollob |
POL |
31 |
15.50 |
19 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
6 |
Greg Hancock |
USA |
28 |
14.00 |
8 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
2 |
Leigh Adams |
AUS |
25 |
12.50 |
5 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
10 |
Andreas Jonsson |
SWE |
21 |
10.50 |
12 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 |
5 |
Hans Andersen |
DEN |
20 |
10.00 |
14 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 7 |
3 |
Jason Crump |
AUS |
18 |
9.00 |
10 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 8 |
12 |
Niels-Kristian Iversen |
DEN |
18 |
9.00 |
8 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 9 |
W |
Jarek Hampel |
POL |
16 |
16.00 |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 10 |
15 |
Fredrik Lindgren |
SWE |
14 |
7.00 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 11 |
9 |
Chris Harris |
GB |
12 |
6.00 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 12 |
13 |
Lukas Dryml |
CZK |
11 |
5.50 |
9 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 13 |
14 |
Krzysztof Kasprzak |
POL |
9 |
4.50 |
6 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 14 |
7 |
Rune Holta |
POL |
9 |
4.50 |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 15 |
8 |
Scott Nicholls |
GB |
9 |
4.50 |
7 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 16 |
W |
Matej Zagar |
SLO |
7 |
7.00 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 17 |
11 |
Bjarne Pedersen |
DEN |
4 |
4.00 |
4 |
INJ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 18 |
R |
Lubos Tomicek |
CR |
3 |
3.00 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Top eight riders automatically qualified from 2007 GP series.
Riders 12, 13 and 14 came through the 2007 GP qualifying rounds.
Riders 9, 10, 11 and 15 were awarded wildcard entries for the 2008 series.
| Key for colours used in table above |
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1st - Final |
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2nd - Final |
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3rd - Final |
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4th - Final |
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3rd S Final |
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4th S Final |
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Injured |
Super Prix Events
New for 2008: there will be four Super Prix events where the winner of each one will qualify for a Super Prix final to be held after heat 23 of the German GP in October. The four Super Prix events are highlighted in bold under 'GP calendar' below.
Total prize fund for this final will be $200,000 and it will be awarded as follows: 1st place - $120,000, 2nd place - $40,000, 3rd place - $25,000 and 4th place - $15,000
Table below shows which gate in the final is awarded to the winner of each Super Prix event.
Full details of what happens if a rider wins two of these events or is injured at the time of the final can be found here:
Speedway World - Super Prix Events
| Red |
Blue |
White |
Yellow/Black |
| Winner - Swedish GP, 24th May |
Winner - Danish GP, 14th Jun |
Winner - British GP, 28th Jun |
Winner - German GP, 11th Oct |
GP calendar
| Date |
Stadium |
Town/City |
Country |
| 26th April |
Matije Gubca stadium |
Krsko |
Slovenia |
| 10th May |
Smoczyk stadium |
Leszno |
Poland |
| 24th May |
Ullevi stadium |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
| 14th June |
Parken stadium |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
| 28th June |
Millennium stadium |
Cardiff |
Wales |
| 2nd August |
Marketa stadium |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
| 16th August |
G & B stadium |
Malilla |
Sweden |
| 30th August |
Spidveja stadium |
Daugavpils |
Latvia |
| 13th September |
Polonia stadium |
Bydgoszcz |
Poland |
| 27th September |
Santa Marina stadium |
Lonigo |
Italy |
| 11th October |
Veltins Arena |
Gelsenkirchen |
Germany |
GP qualifiers calendar/results
| Date |
Type |
Venue |
Country |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
| 12th May |
QR |
Abensburg |
Germany |
Watt |
Dobrucki |
Rymel |
Howe |
Kennett |
Kroner |
Max |
| 31st May |
QR |
Gorican |
Croatia |
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| 15th June |
QR |
Czestochowa |
Poland |
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| 21st June |
QR |
Lonigo |
Italy |
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| 5th July |
SFinal |
Motala |
Sweden |
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| Terenzano |
Italy |
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| 14th September |
Final |
Zielona Gora |
Poland |
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