2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
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The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Latvia was the sixth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix
season. It took place on 1 August in the Latvijas Spidveja Centrs in Daugavpils
, Latvia
.
The Latvian Grand Prix was won by American Greg Hancock
who beat Kenneth Bjerre
, Tomasz Gollob
and GP leader Jason Crump
in the final.
Nicki Pedersen
was injury at 2009 Speedway World Cup Event 1
(undergoing skin graft surgery on burns to his left leg). On Monday 20 July he had operation. Pedersen said: "The wounds need to be completely healed before I get back on the bike, otherwise I could risk having problems for the rest of the season". At the Latvia SGP Pedersen will be replaced by first Qualified Substitutes Niels Kristian Iversen
, Dane also. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Grigory Laguta
as a Wild Card, and Maksims Bogdanovs
and Vjačeslavs Giruckis
, both as Track Reserve. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 31 July by Jānis Lāčplēsis, the President of Latvian Track Racing Commission.
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 place on 1 August in the Latvijas Spidveja Centrs in Daugavpils
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
.
The Latvian Grand Prix was won by 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...
who beat 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....
, 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 GP leader 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:...
in the final.
Riders
2008 World Champion2008 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 :...
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...
was injury at 2009 Speedway World Cup Event 1
2009 Speedway World Cup Event 1
The 2008 Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It took place on 11 July 2009 in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. The meeting was won by the Russian team and they qualified directly for the World Cup Final in Leszno, Poland. Sweden and...
(undergoing skin graft surgery on burns to his left leg). On Monday 20 July he had operation. Pedersen said: "The wounds need to be completely healed before I get back on the bike, otherwise I could risk having problems for the rest of the season". At the Latvia SGP Pedersen will be replaced by first Qualified Substitutes 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:...
, Dane also. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta
Grigory Laguta is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current Individual Latvian Champion.Laguta have two speedway licency: Russian and Latvian . His brother Artem Grigory Laguta (born April 9, 1984) is a Russian-born Latvian motorcycle speedway rider. Laguta is current...
as a Wild Card, and Maksims Bogdanovs
Maksims Bogdanovs
Maksims Bogdanovs is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider, since 2007 participating in Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia competitions.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :...
and Vjačeslavs Giruckis
Vjačeslavs Giruckis
Vjačeslavs Giruckis is a Latvian motorcycle speedway rider who rides for Lokomotiv Daugavpils.- Speedway Grand Prix results :- World Championships :* Individual World Championship...
, both as Track Reserve. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 31 July by Jānis Lāčplēsis, the President of Latvian Track Racing Commission.
- Draw Nr 1 change:
(1) Nicki PedersenNicki PedersenNicki 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...
→ (19) Niels Kristian IversenNiels Kristian IversenNiels 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:...
Heat details
Heat after heat
- Adams, Sayfutdinov, Crump, Iversen
- Ułamek, Lindgren, Bjerre, Andersen
- Laguta, Holta, Harris, Nicholls
- Gollob, Jonsson, Hancock, Walasek
- Jonsson, Harris, Lindgren, Iversen
- Hancock, Andersen, Laguta, Crump
- Bjerre, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Nicholls
- Walasek, Adams, Holta, Ułamek
- Andersen, Iversen, Nicholls, Walasek
- Crump, Holta, Gollob, Lindgren
- Hancock, Ułamek, Sayfutdinov, Harris
- Bjerre, Adams, Laguta, Jonsson
- Iversen, Hancock, Holta, Bjerre
- Crump, Nicholls, Jonsson, Ułamek
- Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Laguta, Walasek
- Gollob, Harris, Andersen, Adams
- Iversen, Gollob, Ułamek, Laguta (X)
- Walasek, Bjerre, Crump, Harris
- Andersen, Sayfutdinov, Holta, Jonsson
- Adams, Hancock, Lindgren, Nicholls
- Semi-Finals:
- Gollob, Bjerre, Sajfutdinov, Iversen
- Hancock, Crump, Adams, Andersen
- The Final:
- Hancock (6 pts), Bjerre (4 pts), Gollob (2 pts), Crump (0 pts)