2009 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification


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.

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.

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.
  • 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.
'''Results:'''

Qualifying rounds

Abensberg

  • Qualifying Round 1
  • May 12, 2008
  • Abensberg
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Attendance: ?
  • Best Time: ?
  • Qualify: 7 + 1R
  • Replacements for injured riders:
  • Henk Bos was replaced by Mark Stiekema
  • Theo Pijper was replaced by David Watt
  • Changes:
  • * NED › Rider 17
  • * NED › Rider 18
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Goričan

  • Qualifying Round 2
  • May 31, 2008
  • Goričan
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Qualify: 7 + 1R
  • Change: No 8 Sirg Schutzbach was replaced by 1st track reserve
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Częstochowa

  • Qualifying Round 3
  • June 15, 2008
  • Częstochowa
  • Referee: Christian Froschauer
  • Jury President: Janos Nadasdi
  • Qualify: 7 + 1R
  • Change: No 16 - Juha Hautamäki was replaced by track reserve
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Lonigo

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Semi-finals

Terenzano

  • Semi-Final 1
  • July 5, 2008
  • Terenzano
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • No 8 Rafał Dobrucki was injury - was replaced by track reserve
  • Qualify: 8 + 1R
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Motala

  • Semi-Final 2
  • July 5, 2008
  • Motala
  • Referee:
  • Jury President:
  • Qualify: 8 + 1R
  • No 4 Davey Watt was replaced by track reserve
Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1

Grand Prix Challenge