2008 Golden Helmet (Poland)


The 48th Golden Helmet was the 2008 version of the Golden Helmet organized by the Polish Motor Union. It took place on October 25 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. Defending Winner is Grzegorz Walasek from Zielona Góra.
Original date of Final was October 17, but after canceled of German Grand Prix and restarted Final Grand Prix on October 18, Main Comminsion for Speedway Sport decided aboute change date. After resignations top riders, Main Commission decided that top three riders are automatically qualify for 2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification without Domestic Qualifications.
The Golden Helmet was won by Damian Baliński from Unia Leszno, who beat Jarosław Hampel and Adrian Miedziński. It was first time in history, when Baliński won in Golden Helmet; in 2005 he was second. Hampel was third in 2003, and Miedziński never won medal in this competition.

Starting positions draw

Main Commission for Speedway Sport which is a part of the Polish Motor Union nominated 20 riders. Rafał Dobrucki, Tomasz Jędrzejak and Norbert Kościuch later replaced the injured Adrian Gomólski, Tomasz Gapiński and Krzysztof Buczkowski. After changed of Final date, Janusz Kołodziej must resigned, because on October 24 he was started in friendly match United States vs. Rest of the world. A few days before The Final, Tomasz Gollob, Rune Holta, Rafał Dobrucki and Robert Kościecha resigned. Next riders who resigned was Krzysztof Kasprzak, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Tomasz Chrzanowski, Sebastian Ułamek and Wiesław Jaguś, Mariusz Węgrzyk, Marcin Rempała, Maciej Kuciapa and Patryk Pawlaszczyk.

Original riders

  1. Krzysztof Kasprzak
  2. Adrian Gomólski
  3. Tomasz Chrzanowski
  4. Adrian Miedziński
  5. Tomasz Gapiński
  6. Sebastian Ułamek
  7. Jarosław Hampel
  8. Tomasz Gollob
  9. Damian Baliński
  10. Piotr Świderski
  11. Grzegorz Walasek
  12. Robert Kościecha
  13. Rune Holta
  14. Janusz Kołodziej
  15. Adam Skórnicki
  16. Wiesław Jaguś
  17. Rafał Dobrucki
  18. Tomasz Jędrzejak
  19. Piotr Protasiewicz
  20. Krzysztof Buczkowski
Note: riders in bold type is Wrocław' rider.

Final participants

  1. Sławomir Drabik
  2. Piotr Protasiewicz
  3. None
  4. Adrian Miedziński
  5. Tomasz Jędrzejak
  6. Roman Povazhny
  7. Jarosław Hampel
  8. Norbert Kościuch
  9. Damian Baliński
  10. Piotr Świderski
  11. Grzegorz Walasek
  12. Daniel Jeleniewski
  13. Grzegorz Zengota
  14. Rafał Trojanowski
  15. Adam Skórnicki
  16. Jacek Rempała
  17. Patryk Pawlaszczyk

Heat details

Heat after heat

  1. Miedziński, Drabik, Protasiewicz
  2. Hampel, Kościuch, Jędrzejak, Povazhny
  3. Baliński, Świderski, Walasek, Jeleniewski
  4. Skórnicki, Rempała, Zengota, Trojanowski
  5. Baliński, Jędrzejak, Zengota, Drabik
  6. Protasiewicz, Świderski, Trojanowski, Povazhny
  7. Skórnicki, Hampel, Walasek
  8. Miedziński, Kościuch, Jeleniewski, Rempała
  9. Povazhny, Walasek, Rempała, Drabik
  10. Jeleniewski, Skórnicki, Protasiewicz, Jędrzejak
  11. Baliński, Kościuch, Trojanowski
  12. Miedziński, Hampel, Świderski, Zengota
  13. Hampel, Jeleniewski, Trojanowski, Drabik
  14. Zengota, Walasek, Protasiewicz, Kościuch
  15. Świderski, Jędrzejak, Rempała
  16. Baliński, Povazhny, Miedziński, Skórnicki
  17. Drabik, Kościuch, Świderski, Skórnicki
  18. Hampel, Baliński, Protasiewicz, Rempała
  19. Povazhny, Jeleniewski, Zengota
  20. Jędrzejak, Walasek, Miedziński, Trojanowski