2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
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The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Denmark was the fourth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix
season. It took take place on 13 June 2009 in the Parken Stadium
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
.
The Grand Prix was won by Australian Jason Crump
who beat American Greg Hancock
, Pole Tomasz Gollob
and Danish wild card Niels Kristian Iversen
in the final. It was Crump's second Grand Prix win of the 2009 season.
as the wild card
and Patrick Hougaard
and Nicolai Klindt
as the first and second track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 12 June at 13:00 CET
.
2009 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 64th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship...
season. It took take place on 13 June 2009 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...
.
The Grand Prix was won by Australian 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:...
who beat American Greg Hancock
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan "Greg" Hancock is an American motorcycle speedway rider.He is a current Speedway World Champion and a multiple World Team champion with USA, with whom he is currently captain...
, Pole Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz 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:...
and Danish wild card Niels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Trochmann Iversen is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was part of the Danish teams that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.-The Early Days:...
in the final. It was Crump's second Grand Prix win of the 2009 season.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Niels Kristian IversenNiels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Trochmann Iversen is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was part of the Danish teams that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.-The Early Days:...
as the wild card
Wild 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 Patrick Hougaard
Patrick Hougaard
Patrick Hald Hougaard is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Denmark U-21 national team.His parents are Søren and Dorthe. He has two brothers Casper and Nicklas....
and Nicolai Klindt
Nicolai Klindt
Nicolai Klindt is a Danish speedway rider has won 2007 Individual Under-19 European Champion title.-Career:* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2007 - 17th place in Semi-Final A ...
as the first and second track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 12 June at 13:00 CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
.
Heat details
Heat after heat
- (55.8) Sayfutdinov, Andersen, Gollob, Ułamek
- (55.7) Walasek, Crump, Harris, Lingren
- (55.8) Iversen, Jonsson, Hancock, Holta
- (55.4) Pedersen, Bjerre, Adams, Nicholls
- (54.5) Ułamek, Crump, Adams, Jonsson
- (55.0) Bjerre, Hancock, Andersen, Lindgren
- (54.8) Sayfutdinov, Iversen, Harris, Pedersen (Fx)
Pedersen and Sayfutdinov crash. Pedersen is excluded. - (55.7) Gollob, Holta, Walasek, Nicholls
- (55.1) Ułamek, Lindgren, Nicholls, Iversen
Ulamek and Nicholls clash. Race restarted. - (55.0) Crump, Holta, Pedersen, Andersen
- (55.0) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Pedersen, Andersen
- (55.7) Hancock, Adams, Gollob, Harris
- (55.6) Harris, Bjerre, Holta, Ułamek
- (55.9) Iversen, Walasek, Andersen, Adams
- (54.7) Crump, Sayfutdinov, Nicholls, Hancock
- (55.4) Pedersen, Jonsson, Gollob, Lindgren
- (56.2) Pedersen, Hancock, Ułamek, Walasek
- (56.0) Nicholls, Andersen, Jonsson, Harris
- (54.9) Sayfutdinov, Adams, Lindgren, Holta
- (55.4) Crump, Gollob, Iversen, Bjerre
- Semi-Finals:
- (57.5) Gollob, Iversen, Ułamek, Sayfutdinov (T)
Sayfutdinov makes false start and is excluded. - (56.3) Crump, Hancock, Bjerre, Pedersen (E3)
- The Final:
- (55.3) Crump, Hancock, Gollob, Iversen