2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
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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
.
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.
, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as track reserves. The draw was made on June 2 at the FIM
Headquarters in Mies
, Switzerland
.
was the winner at Parken and became the first rider to win two Grand Prix rounds in 2008. 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.
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 June 14 in the Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. Københaven and the Danish national football team...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Copenhagen is also the second of four rounds of the 2008 Super Prix
Speedway Super Prix
The Super Prix was an event introduced by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , and Speedway Grand Prix organsisers, Benfield Sports International, to the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series offering an additional prize fund of US$200,000 to the Grand Prix riders...
. The meeting winner will be given the blue helmet in the Super Prix Final at Gelsenkirchen
2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the eleventh and closing race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was scheduled to take place on October 11, 2008, in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. However, the meeting was cancelled because the track was deemed unsafe by the...
in October with a chance of winning a share of an extra $200,000 prize fund.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Kenneth Bjerre as a wild cardWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
, and Nicolai Klindt and Patrick Hougaard both as track reserves. The draw was made on June 2 at the FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
Headquarters in Mies
Mies
Mies is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is approximately half-way between Geneva and Nyon. Mies sits on Lake Geneva , which lies to the southeast and is 410m above sea-level. The highest point of Mies is 455m above sea level. The part of Mies touching...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Result
Tomasz GollobTomasz Gollob
Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.-Career summary:...
was the winner at Parken and became the first rider to win two Grand Prix rounds in 2008. He won the final from Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway...
, Jason Crump
Jason Crump
Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:...
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
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
wild card entry Kenneth Bjerre
Kenneth Bjerre
Kenneth Bjerre Jensen is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider who races using the name Kenneth Bjerre. He rides in the UK for the Kings Lynn Stars in the Elite League....
reached the semi finals and finished in fifth position.
Heat details
Heat after heat
- 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)