The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the sixth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix

2008 Speedway Grand Prix

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season was the fourteenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion. It was the second under the promotion of IMG.- Event format :...

 season. It took place on August 2 in the Marketa Stadium in Prague

Prague

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, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Czech Republic SGP was won by current World Champion Nicki Pedersen

Nicki Pedersen

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 from Denmark

Denmark national speedway team

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. It was his first GP Won in this season.

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Luboš Tomíček as a wild card

Wild card (sports)

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, and Adrian Rymel and Filip Šitera both as track reserves. The draw was made on July 22 at the FIM

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

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 Headquarters in Mies

Mies

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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Heat details

Heat after heat

1. (63.34) Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak, Tomicek
2. (63.28) Adams, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen (Fx)
3. (62.73) N.Pedersen, Crump, Lindgren, Dryml
4. (64.98) Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson, Nicholls
5. (63.88) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Harris
6. (63.15) Adams, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Iversen
7. (63.28) Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Dryml, Kasprzak
8. (63.06) Crump, Gollob, Hancock, Tomicek
9. (63.95) Hancock, Dryml, Harris, Adams
10. (63.86) Crump, Jonsson, Iversen, Holta (Fx)
11. (64.49) Gollob, Nicholls, Lindgren, Kasprzak
12. (63.36) N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen, Andersen, Tomicek
13. (63.99) Harris, Crump, Nicholls, B.Pedersen
14. (64.72) Gollob, Iversen, Andersen, Dryml
15. (63.98) N.Pedersen, Holta, Hancock, Kasprzak
16. (64.01) Adams, Jonsson, Lindgren, Tomicek
17. (65.85) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Harris, Jonsson
18. (64.24) B.Pedersen, Hancock, Iversen, Lindgren
19. (64.78) Crump, Andersen, Adams, Kasprzak
20. (64.39) Holta, Nicholls, Dryml, Tomicek

    Semi-Finals:

21. (63.87) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Adams
22. (64.81) Hancock, Crump, Holta, Gollob

    Final:

23. (63.86) N.Pedersen (6 points), Andersen (4), Crump (2), Hancock (0)

The intermediate classification

External links

• www.SpeedwayWorld.tv