2009 Speedway Grand Prix
Template:Short description Template:Infobox SGP Season The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix was the 64th edition of the official World Championship[1][2] and the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship. It is the third series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Qualification
For the 2008 season, there was the 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
2008 Grand Prix
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The top eight riders from the 2008 championship qualified as of right. These eight qualifiers are, in championship order:
- Template:Flagicon (1) Nicki Pedersen
- Template:Flagicon (2) Jason Crump
- Template:Flagicon (3) Tomasz Gollob
- Template:Flagicon (4) Greg Hancock
- Template:Flagicon (5) Hans Andersen
- Template:Flagicon (6) Leigh Adams
- Template:Flagicon (7) Andreas Jonsson
- Template:Flagicon (8) Rune Holta
Grand Prix Challenge
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The top eight riders from the 2008 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. These riders are, in order by qualifying position:[3]
- Template:Flagicon (12) Kenneth Bjerre
- Template:Flagicon (13) Grzegorz Walasek
- Template:Flagicon (14) Sebastian Ułamek
Nominations
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2008 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 28, 2008.[4]
- Template:Flagicon (9) Scott Nicholls
- Template:Flagicon (10) Fredrik Lindgren
- Template:Flagicon (11) Chris Harris
- Template:Flagicon (15) Emil Sayfutdinov
Permanent riders
Calendar
Calendar is confirmed.[5]
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Final classification
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
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| colspan=14 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core;text-align:center;" | Rider(s) not classified | |||||||||||||
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See also
References
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External links
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