The 2009 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification Meetings are a series of speedway meetings used to determine the three riders and one reserve who qualify for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix. The top eight riders finishing the 2008 Grand Prix series automatically qualify for 2009.

Calendar

Race format
GateA
(inside)
B
 
C
 
D
(outside)
Heat No Riders starting No
1 1234
2 5768
3 1011912
4 15141613
5 13159
6 141026
7 111573
8 481216
9 616111
10 125152
11 89314
12 134107
13 712141
14 213811
15 163105
16 96415
17 181510
18 92716
19 312136
20 514114
DateVenueWinner
Domestic Qualifications
April 16 Poland Zielona Góra Poland Adrian Miedziński result
Quarter-finals
May 12 Germany Abensberg Australia Davey Watt result
May 31 Croatia Goričan Denmark Charlie Gjedde result
June 15 Poland Częstochowa Poland Grzegorz Walasek result
June 21 Italy Lonigo Australia Ryan Sullivan result
Semi-finals
July 5 Italy Terenzano United Kingdom Lee Richardson result
July 5 Sweden Motala Sweden Peter Karlsson result
Grand Prix Challenge
September 14 Poland Zielona Góra Denmark Kenneth Bjerre result

Allocation

Qualifying Rules:

  • Riders placed 1st to 7th + 1 reserve from each Qualifying Round will qualify for the semi-final.
  • Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 reserve from each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Prix Challenge. However, if no Polish rider qualifies to the Grand Prix Challenge, then only 7 riders + 1 reserve will qualify from Semi-Final 2.
  • Riders will be balloted for the semi-finals and the Grand Prix Challenge.
FMNsTotal+/-Qualifying RoundsSemi-FinalsCh
123412
GermanyCroatiaPolandItalyItalySwedenPoland
Czech Republic Czech Republic (ACCR)5-1 212
United Kingdom Great Britain (ACU)6- 222
United States United States (AMA)1- 1
Slovenia Slovenia (AMZS)2-2 2
Canada Canada (CMA)1- 1
Germany Germany (DMSB)5+1 32
Denmark Denmark (DMU)6- 2121
France France (FFM)2+2 2
Italy Italy (FMI)3- 21
Ukraine Ukraine (FMU)1- 1
Switzerland Switzerland (FMS)1+1 1
Croatia Croatia (HMS)2+1 2
Netherlands Netherlands (KNMV)2- 2
Latvia Latvia (LaMSF)2- 2
Australia Australia (MA)3- 12
Hungary Hungary (MAMS)2-1 2
Russia Russia (MFR)4+1 22
Norway Norway (NMF)1-1 1
Austria Austria (OeAMTC)2- 2
Poland Poland (PZM)7-1 1231
Slovakia Slovakia (SMF)1- 1
Finland Finland (SML)3- 12
Sweden Sweden (SVEMO)6- 2211
TOTAL68-1616161611

Domestic Qualifications

Poland

Domestic Qualifications for the 2009 Grand Prix and the 2008 Individual European Championship
Krajowe eliminacje do Grand Prix 2009 i IME

Qualifying Rules:

  • Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 reserve in the semi-finals qualify for the Final.
  • Riders placed 1st to 6th in the Domestic Final qualify for the Grand Prix Qualification. The seventh Polish rider and reserve are nominated by the Main Commission of Speedway Sport in Poland (GKSŻ).
  • Riders placed 1st to 7th in the Domestic Final qualify to the Individual European Championship. The eighth Polish rider and reserve are nominated by the Main Commission of Speedway Sport in Poland (GKSŻ).

Results:

  • Semi-Final 1
  • April 10, 2008 (4:00 pm CEST)
  • Poland Poznań, Olimpia Poznań Stadium
  • Referee: Maciej Spychała
  • Best Time: 66.90 - Krzysztof Kasprzak in heat 1
  • Attendance: 700
  • Changes:
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1(5) Walasek (ZIE)15(3,3,3,3,3)
2(6) Dobrucki (ZIE)13(2,3,3,2,3)
3(13) Mi.Szczepaniak (CZE)11(3,2,1,3,2)
4(14) Gapiński (CZE)11(2,1,3,3,2)
5(10) Jeleniewski (WRO)11(3,2,2,2,2)
6(4) Kasprzak (LES)10(3,1,3,3,E)
7(12) Świderski (RYB)9(2,3,2,1,1)
8(19) Kołodziej (TAR)5+3+3(2,3)
9(9) Słaboń (WRO)5+3+2(1,0,2,1,1)
10(17) Jankowski (POZ)5+2+3+1(2,X,3)
11(1) Jabłoński (GDA)5+1+2+E(2,1,1,0,1)
12(11) Klecha (TAR)5+2+1(0,E,2,2,1)
13(16) Okoniewski (BYD)4(1,0,0,1,2)
14(3) Marcinkowski (POZ)3(0,3,E,T/-,0)
15(8) Trojanowski (POZ)3(1,2,X,-,-)
16(2) Pytel (POZ)3(1,0,1,1,d)
17(15) Ma.Szczepaniak (CZE)1(0,1,0,0,0)
18(18) Kłopot (POZ)0(0,0)
19(7) Szombierski (OST)0(E,-,-,-,-)

(17) Jankowski: 7, 14, 18
(18) Kłopot: 12, 15
(19) Kołodziej: 13, 17
Times:
Heat 1-4: 66.90 67.42 67.98 69.22
Heat 5-8: 67.70 68.10 68.40 68.64
Heat 9-12: 68.42 67.95 68.80 68.19
Heat 13-16: 68.10 70.29 67.94 68.08
Heat 17-20: 68.56 69.02 68.23 68.63
Heat 21-24: 68.18 69.36 69.09 68.87

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1(5) Ułamek (CZE)13(3,3,1,3,3)
2(15) Jędrzejak (WRO)12(3,2,2,3,2)
3(11) Kościecha (TOR)11(2,3,3,3,-)
4(4) Buczkowski (BYD)11(3,3,1,2,2)
5(1) Hampel (LES)10(2,0,2,3,3)
6(10) Miedziński (TOR)10(3,2,3,2,0)
7(12) Ząbik (TOR)9(1,2,3,T/-,3)
8(9) Protasiewicz (ZIE)7+3(0,1,2,1,3)
9(8) Zengota (ZIE)7+2(0,1,3,2,1)
10(13) Stachyra (RZE)6(2,2,0,0,2)
11(14) Gomólski (OST)6(1,1,1,2,1)
12(7) Staszek (GRU)5(2,0,2,1,M)
13(6) Puszakowski (GRU)4(1,3,X,-,-)
14(2) Jędrzejewski (BYD)3(0,0,E,1,2)
15(3) Hlib (GOR)3(1,1,0,1,0)
16(17) Celmer (TOR)2(1,0,1)
17(18) A.Wiśniewski (TOR)1(0,1,0)
18(19) Lampkowski (TOR)0(0,0)
19(16) Piszcz (DAU)0(X,0,E,-,-)

(17) Cemler: 9, 16, 19
(18) Wiśniewski: 13, 18, 20
(19) Lampkowski: 15, 18

  • Final
  • April 16, 2008 (5:00 pm CEST)
  • Poland Zielona Góra, Municipal Stadium
  • Best Time:
  • Referee: Wojciech Grodzki (Opole)
  • Attendance:
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
(2) Buczkowski (BYD)
(12) Dobrucki (ZIE)
(1) Gapiński (CZE)
(6) Hampel (LES)
(4) Jeleniewski (WRO)
(9) Jędrzejak (WRO)
(10) Kasprzak (LES)
(16) Kołodziej (TAR)
(11) Kościecha (TOR)
(8) Miedziński (TOR)
(13) Protasiewicz (ZIE)
(3) Mi.Szczepaniak (CZE)
(7) Świderski (RYB)
(5) Ułamek (CZE)
(14) Walasek (ZIE)
(15) Ząbik (TOR)
(17) Słaboń (WRO)
(18) Zengota (ZIE)

Qualifying rounds

Abensberg

  • Qualifying Round 1[1]
  • May 12, 2008
  • Germany Abensberg (2pm)
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Attendance: ?
  • Best Time: ?
  • Qualify: 7 + 1R
  • Replacements for injured riders:
  • Henk Bos (NED) was replaced by Mark Stiekema (NED)[2]
  • Theo Pijper (FRA[3]) was replaced by David Watt (AUS)[4]
  • Changes:
    • (5) NED (Jannick De Jong) › Rider 17
    • (16) NED (Mark Stiekema) › Rider 18
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Australia (1) Davey Watt15(3,3,3,3,3)
2Poland (14) Rafał Dobrucki11+3(3,3,2,0,3)
3Czech Republic (7) Adrian Rymel11+2(2,3,2,2,2)
4United Kingdom (12) David Howe11+1(2,3,3,1,2)
5United Kingdom (9) Edward Kennett11+X/F(3,1,3,1,3)
6Germany (6) Tobias Kroner10(3,2,2,3,0)
7Sweden (4) Mikael Max10(2,1,3,2,2)
8Germany (13) Martin Smolinski9(E,2,1,3,3)
9Germany (16) Richard Speiser8(2,2,1,2,1)
10Czech Republic (3) Josef Franc5(0,E,1,3,1)
11Sweden (15) Niklas Klingberg5(1,2,2,0,E)
12Germany (8) Mathias Schultz4(1,0,E,2,1)
13Austria (2) Manuel Hauzinger4(1,1,1,1,-)
14Austria (10) Friedrich Wallner3(X/F,E,E,1,2)
15France (11) Sebastien Tresarrieu2(1,1,0,0,0)
16Germany (5) Frank Facher1(E,0,0,0,1)
17Germany (17) Max Dilger0(E)

Goričan

  • Qualifying Round 2[5][6]
  • May 31, 2008 (7:00 pm)
  • Croatia Goričan
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Qualify: 7 + 1R
  • Change: No 8 Sirg Schutzbach (GER) was replaced by 1st track reserve
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Denmark (6) Charlie Gjedde14(2,3,3,3,3)
2Croatia (1) Jurica Pavlic13+3(3,3,2,2,3)
3Slovenia (5) Matej Žagar13+2(3,2,2,3,3)
4Poland (2) Tomasz Jędrzejak12(2,2,3,2,3)
5Germany (4) Christian Hefenbrock10(1,3,3,1,2)
6Australia (13) Rory Schlein10(3,1,1,3,2)
7Germany (15) Kevin Wölbert9+3(2,2,1,2,2)
8Denmark (3) Kenneth Bjerre9+2(0,3,3,2,1)
9Czech Republic (10) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.8(3,1,2,1,1)
10Russia (7) Renat Gafurov7(1,1,0,3,2)
11Slovenia (11) Izak Šantej5(2,0,1,1,1)
12Russia (14) Radik Tibiejev4(1,0,2,1,X)
13Poland (12) Michał Szczepaniak3(1,2,0,E,-)
14Norway (16) Carl Johan Raugstad2(0,1,E,0,1)
15Croatia (8) Nikola Pigac1(0,0,1,0,0)
16Croatia (17) Ivan Vargek0(0,0,0)
17Croatia (9) Nikola Martinec0(0,0,F,-,-)

Częstochowa

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Poland (12) Grzegorz Walasek14(3,2,3,3,3)
2Czech Republic (9) Lukáš Dryml13(2,2,3,3,3)
3Sweden (14) Peter Karlsson11(3,2,1,2,3)
4United Kingdom (11) Lee Richardson10(0,3,3,3,1)
5Czech Republic (1) Aleš Dryml, Jr.10(3,3,0,1,3)
6Poland (4) Sebastian Ułamek10(1,3,3,1,2)
7Sweden (3) Daniel Nermark9(0,2,2,3,2)
8Russia (6) Emil Saifutdinov8(3,3,1,0,1)
9Russia (2) Denis Gizatullin7(2,0,1,2,2)
10Poland (16) Jarosław Hampel7(1,1,2,2,1)
11Poland (10) Janusz Kołodziej6(1,1,2,0,2)
12United Kingdom (15) Oliver Allen5(0,E,2,2,1)
13Latvia (5) Maksims Bogdanovs3(2,0,0,1,0)
14Denmark (13) Nicolai Klindt3(2,1,C,T/-,0)
15Ukraine (7) Andriy Karpov3(1,1,1,0,0)
16Latvia (8) Leonids Paura1(0,0,0,1,0)
17Poland (17) Borys Miturski0(0)

Lonigo

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Australia (7) Ryan Sullivan14+3(3,3,3,2,3)
2Hungary (1) Matej Ferjan14+2(3,3,3,3,2)
3Sweden (16) Peter Ljung12+3(3,3,2,2,2)
4Denmark (4) Mads Korneliussen12+2(2,2,2,3,3)
5Denmark (10) Jesper B. Monberg10+3(3,2,1,3,1)
6United Kingdom (2) Daniel King10+2(1,3,2,3,1)
7United Kingdom (8) Simon Stead10+1(1,1,3,2,3)
8Italy (5) Mattia Carpanese10+0(2,2,3,1,2)
9Australia (3) Chris Holder5(X,E,2,E,3)
10Italy (9) Andrea Maida5(2,0,1,2,0)
11Slovenia (13) Maks Gregorič5(1,1,0,1,2)
12Czech Republic (11) Hynek Štichauer4(1,2,X,0,1)
13Canada (6) Kyle Legault3(0,1,1,1,0)
14Finland (14) Kai Laukkanen2(2,0,0,E,0)
15Italy (12) Marco Gregnanin2(0,0,1,E,1)
16Hungary (15) Zsolt Bencze1(0,1,0,0,0)
-Italy (17) Daniele Tessari--
-Italy (18) Alessandro Milanese--

Semi-finals

Terenzano

  • Semi-Final 1[14][15]
  • July 5, 2008 (9:00 pm)
  • Italy Terenzano
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • No 8 Rafał Dobrucki (POL) was injury - was replaced by track reserve
  • Qualify: 8 + 1R
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1United Kingdom (7) Lee Richardson12+3(3,2,3,2,2)
2Denmark (9) Jesper B. Monberg12+2(0,3,3,3,3)
3Sweden (13) Peter Ljung11+3(3,2,2,1,3)
4Poland (1) Sebastian Ułamek11+2(3,0,2,3,3)
5Slovenia (2) Matej Žagar10(2,2,3,3,0)
6Denmark (11) Charlie Gjedde10(2,3,3,2,0)
7Australia (5) Ryan Sullivan10(2,1,1,3,3)
8Poland (12) Adrian Miedziński9+3(3,1,2,1,2)
9Croatia (16) Jurica Pavlic9+2(2,3,1,2,1)
10Czech Republic (4) Lukáš Dryml8(1,2,1,2,2)
11Sweden (14) Mikael Max6(0,3,2,0,1)
12United Kingdom (10) David Howe4(1,0,0,1,2)
13Germany (15) Christian Hefenbrock3(1,1,0,1,FX)
14Germany (6) Kevin Wölbert3(1,1,X,0,1)
15Italy (8) Mattia Carpanese2(0,0,1,0,1)
16Italy (3) Guglielmo Franchetti0(T,E,0,0,FX)
17 -Russia (17) Emil Saifutdinov--

Motala

  • Semi-Final 2[16][17]
  • July 5, 2008 (4:00 pm)
  • Sweden Motala
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Qualify: 8 + 1R
  • No 4 Davey Watt (AUS) was replaced by track reserve
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Sweden (1) Peter Karlsson14(3,3,3,2,3)
2Sweden (3) Jonas Davidsson11+3(E,2,3,3,3)
3Denmark (10) Niels Kristian Iversen11+2(3,3,2,2,1)
4Poland (15) Grzegorz Walasek9(3,3,2,1,0)
5Hungary (5) Matej Ferjan9(3,2,0,1,3)
6Sweden (9) Daniel Nermark9(1,1,1,3,3)
7Denmark (4) Kenneth Bjerre9(2,3,1,2,1)
8Poland (8) Tomasz Jędrzejak9(2,1,2,2,2)
9Denmark (2) Mads Korneliussen8+2(1,2,1,3,1)
10United Kingdom (12) Edward Kennett8+2(0,2,3,1,2)
11United Kingdom (13) Daniel King7(2,0,3,1,1)
12Czech Republic (11) Aleš Dryml, Jr.7(2,1,2,0,2)
13United Kingdom (7) Simon Stead6(1,0,0,3,2)
14Australia (16) Rory Schlein1(1,0,0,0,0)
15Czech Republic (14) Adrian Rymel1(E,1,0,0,0)
16Germany (6) Tobias Kroner1(0,T,1,0,0)
-Germany (17) Martin Smolinski--

Grand Prix Challenge

  • Grand Prix Challenge[18][19]
  • September 14, 2008
  • Poland Zielona Góra
  • Referee: United Kingdom Anthony Steele
  • Jury President: Sweden Christer Bergström
  • Best Time: 59.66 sec - Denmark Kenneth Bjerre in Heat 3
  • Change:
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
1 Denmark (12) Kenneth Bjerre 12 3 1 2 3 3 12 Q1 3
2 Poland (16) Grzegorz Walasek 12 3 2 2 3 2 12 Q2 2
3 Poland (8) Sebastian Ułamek 12 3 3 0 3 3 12 Q3 1
4 Denmark (10) Niels Kristian Iversen 11 2 3 3 1 2 11 4
5 Poland (14) Tomasz Jędrzejak 11 2 2 2 2 3 11 5
6 Australia (1) Ryan Sullivan 10 3 3 3 1 F2 10 6
7 Denmark (9) Jesper B. Monberg 10 1 1 3 2 3 10 7
8 Poland (3) Adrian Miedziński 9 1 3 1 2 2 9 8
9 Croatia (15) Jurica Pavlic 7 0 0 3 3 1 7 9
10 Slovenia (5) Matej Žagar 7 2 2 1 0 2 7 10
11 Denmark (2) Mads Korneliussen 5 2 0 F4 2 1 5 11
12 Sweden (11) Peter Karlsson 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 12
13 United Kingdom (13) Lee Richardson 3 1 E4 2 E4 0 3 13
14 Denmark (6) Charlie Gjedde 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 14
15 Hungary (4) Matej Ferjan 2 0 E4 1 E4 1 2 15
16 Sweden (7) Peter Ljung 2 1 1 F4 - - 2 16
17 Czech Republic (17) Aleš Dryml, Jr. 0 0 0 0 17
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

Heat after heat:

  1. (60.60) Sullivan, Korneliussen, Miedziński, Ferjan
  2. (59.75) Ułamek, Zagar, Ljung, Gjedde
  3. (59.66) Bjerre, Iversen, Monberg, Karlsson
  4. (60.47) Walasek, Jędrzejak, Richardson, Pavlić
  5. (60.19) Sullivan, Zagar, Monberg, Richardson (E4)
  6. (60.20) Iversen, Jędrzejak, Gjedde, Korneliussen
  7. (61.10) Miedziński, Karlsson, Ljung, Pavlić
  8. (60.34) Ułamek, Walasek, Bjerre, Ferjan (E4)
  9. (61.21) Sullivan, Walasek, Karlsson, Gjedde (E4)
  10. (60.22) Pavlić, Bjerre, Zagar, Korneliussen (F4)
  11. (60.94) Monberg, Jędrzejak, Miedziński, Ułamek (d4)
  12. (60.15) Iversen, Richardson, Ferjan, Ljung (F3)
  13. (61.31) Bjerre, Jędrzejak, Sullivan, A.Dryml (E4)
  14. (60.51) Ułamek, Korneliussen, Karlsson, Richardson (E4)
  15. (60.97) Walasek, Miedziński, Iversen, Zagar
  16. (60.28) Pavlić, Monberg, Gjedde, Ferjan (E4)
  17. (60.69) Ułamek, Iversen, Pavlić, Sullivan (F)
  18. (60.90) Monberg, Walasek, Korneliussen, A.Dryml
  19. (60.97) Bjerre, Miedziński, Gjedde, Richardson (E3)
  20. (61.69) Jędrzejak, Zagar, Ferjan, Karlsson
    Run-Off:
  21. (60.88) Bjerre, Walasek, Ułamek
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Denmark (12) Kenneth Bjerre12+3(3,1,2,3,3)
2Poland (16) Grzegorz Walasek12+2(3,2,2,3,2)
3Poland (8) Sebastian Ułamek12+1(3,3,0,3,3)
4Denmark (10) Niels Kristian Iversen11(2,3,3,1,2)
5Poland (14) Tomasz Jędrzejak11(2,2,2,2,3)
6Australia (1) Ryan Sullivan10(3,3,3,1,F2)
7Denmark (9) Jesper B. Monberg10(1,1,3,2,3)
8Poland (3) Adrian Miedziński9(1,3,1,2,2)
9Slovenia (5) Matej Žagar7(2,2,1,0,2)
10Croatia (15) Jurica Pavlic7(0,0,3,3,1)
11Denmark (2) Mads Korneliussen5(2,0,F,2,1)
12Sweden (11) Peter Karlsson4(0,2,1,1,0)
13Denmark (6) Charlie Gjedde3(0,1,0,1,1)
14United Kingdom (13) Lee Richardson3(1,F,2,E4,0)
15Hungary (4) Matej Ferjan2(0,E4,1,E4,1)
16Sweden (7) Peter Ljung2(1,1,F4,-,-)
17Czech Republic (17) Aleš Dryml, Jr.0(0,0)

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See also

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