2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden explained
| Flag: | SWE |
| 2009 FIM Meridian Lifts Swedish Speedway Grand Prix |
| Date: | 30 May 2009 |
| City: | Gothenburg |
| Event: | 3 of 11 (114) |
| Referee: | Wojciech Grodzki |
| Flag Ref: | POL |
| Jury: | Wolfgang Glas |
| Flag Jury: | GER |
| Stadium: | Ullevi |
| Capacity: | 43,000 |
| Length: | 400 |
| Track: | temporary |
| Flag Time: | POL |
| Time Best: | 69.4 |
| Time Name: | Rune Holta
 Jason Crump |
| Time Heat: | 4 and 7 |
| Name1: | Emil Sayfutdinov |
| Flag1: | RUS |
| Name2: | Jason Crump |
| Flag2: | AUS |
| Name3: | Jason Crump |
| Flag3: | SWE |
The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Sweden will be the third race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 30 May 2009, in the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1]
The Swedish Grand Prix was won by Russian junior Emil Sayfutdinov who beat in the final Australian Jason Crump and Swedish wild card Antonio Lindbäck.[2] [3] It was second Sayfutdinov' winning in his third Grand Prix.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonio Lindbäck as the wild card and Ricky Kling and Simon Gustafsson as the first and second track reserves. However, Gustafsson suffered a broken collar bone when he crashed during a Swedish league match on 5 May, and his replacement will be Thomas H. Jonasson.[4] The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 29 May at 13:00 CET.[5]
Heat details
Heat after heat
- (70.9) Harris, Crump, Hancock, Sayfutdinov
- (71.1) Ułamek, Bjerre, Adams, Nicholls
- (69.7) Pedersen, Lindbäck, Jonsson, Gollob
- (69.4) Holta, Lindgren, Walasek, Andersen
- (70.7) Holta, Lindbäck, Ułamek, Harris
- (69.8) Jonsson, Andersen, Adams, Hancock (F2x)
Hancock crashed on first lap and is excluded.
- (69.4) Crump, Gollob, Lindgren, Nicholls
- (70.2) Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Walasek, Bjerre
- (72.2) Gollob, Walasek, Adams, Harris
- (71.1) Hancock, Lindgren, Pedersen, Ułamek
- (70.5) Lindbäck, Bjerre, Crump, Andersen
- (69.7) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Holta, Nicholls
- (70.4) Andersen, Harris, Pedersen, Nicholls
- (70.0) Bjerre, Holta, Hancock, Gollob
- (69.9) Jonsson, Crump, Ułamek, Walasek
- (69.8) Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, Lindgren, Adams
- (70.4) Lindgren, Jonsson, Bjerre, Harris
- (71.2) Lindbäck, Walasek, Nicholls, Hancock (E1)
- (71.1) Pedersen, Crump, Holta, Adams
- (70.1) Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Ułamek, Andersen (Fx)
Andersen and Ulamek collided on first lap. Andersen excluded.
Semi-Finals:
- (71.2) Lindbäck, Crump, Jonsson, Lindgren (F3x)
Lindgren falls on lap 3 and is excluded.
- (70.5) Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Holta, Bjerre
The Final:
- (70.4) Sayfutdinov (6 pts), Crump (4 pts), Lindbäck (2 pts) Pedersen (X)
Sayfutdinov and Crump crash. Pedersen excluded.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Supplementary Regulations . FIM-live.com . 2009-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225043946/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Manifestations/SR_502-03_SGP_Gothenburg_2009.pdf . 2012-02-25 . dead .
- Web site: Results GP Gothenburg . pzm.pl . 2009-06-01 . pdf . 2009-06-14 . Graham Brodie . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309044704/http://www.pzm.pl/userfiles/2009-pliki/Zuzel/Aktualnosci/Results_Gothenburg.pdf . 2012-03-09 . live .
- Web site: Sajfutdinov królem Szwecji . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-05-11 . 2009-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090804142323/http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2009/05/30/sajfutdinov-krolem-szwecji/ . 2009-08-04 . live .
- Web site: Jonasson rezerwowym w Goeteborgu . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 2009-05-13 . 2009-05-13 .
- Web site: 2009 - Round 3 Draw . SpeedwayGP.com . video clip . 2009-05-29 . 2009-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903172852/http://speedwaygp.com/en/videoplay/a300?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=400 . 2009-09-03 . dead .
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