2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy FIM Meridian Lifts Italian Speedway Grand Prix |
Information |
Date |
27 September 2008 |
City |
Lonigo |
Event |
10 of 11 (110) |
Referee |
Wojciech Grodzki |
Jury President |
Ilkka Teromaa |
Stadium details |
Stadium |
Santa Marina Stadium |
Capacity |
8,000 |
Length |
334 m |
Track |
speedway track |
SGP Results |
Winner |
Hans N. Andersen |
Runner-up |
Bjarne Pedersen |
3rd place |
Jason Crump |
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy was the tenth race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 27 in the Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo, Italy. Italian SGP was won by Hans N. Andersen from Denmark. It was his first GP Won in this season.[1]
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Guglielmo Franchetti as a wild card, and Mattia Carpanese and Alessandro Milanese as track reserves.[2] The draw was made on September 16 at the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[3]
Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
gate A – inside |
gate B |
gate C |
gate D – outside |
Heat by heat
- Iversen, Kasprzak, Hancock, Carpanese
Reserve rider Carpanese replaces injured Harris and comes.
- B.Pedersen, Jonsson, N.Pedersen, Lindgren (Fx)
- Crump, Gollob, Adams, Milanese, Nicholls (T/-)
Nicholls touching the tapes and was excluded and replaced by Milanese.
- Andersen, Holta, Dryml, Franchetti
- Holta, Adams, Iversen, B.Pedersen
- Hancock, Gollob, Lindgren, Franchetti
- Nicholls, Dryml, Kasprzak, Jonsson
- Crump, Andersen, Carpanese, N.Pedersen (F2x)
Pedersen crashes and is excluded. Carpanese takes a point despite broken chain!!
- Andersen, Lindgren, Nicholls, Iversen
- Crump, B.Pedersen, Hancock, Dryml
- N.Pedersen, Kasprzak, Adams, Franchetti
- Jonsson, Holta, Gollob, Carpanese
- Jonsson, Crump, Iversen, Franchetti
- Hancock, Nicholls, Holta, N.Pedersen
- B.Pedersen, Andersen, Gollob, Kasprzak
- Adams, Lindgren, Dryml, Carpanese
- Gollob, N.Pedersen, Iversen, Dryml
- Adams, Andersen, Jonsson, Hancock
- Kasprzak, Crump, Holta, Lindgren
- B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Carpanese, Franchetti
- Semi-Finals:
- Crump, Adams, Holta, Gollob (X)
Race stopped due to collision between Crump & Gollob - Golob excluded
- Andersen, B.Pedersen, Hancock, Jonsson
- The Final:
- Andersen (6 points), B.Pedersen (4), Crump (2), Adams (0)
The intermediate classification
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
Full-time Grand Prix rider |
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
See also
References
External links
Speedway Grand Prix events in Italy |
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Terenzano | |
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