The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fifth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 27 June 2009 in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Great Britain .[ 1]
The British Grand Prix was won by GP leader Jason Crump who beat Fredrik Lindgren , Hans Andersen and Greg Hancock in the final.[ 2] Crump won with a 24-point maximum score and it was his third Grand Prix win of the season.[ 3] [ 4]
Riders One wild card and two track reserves were nominated by the Auto-Cycle Union . Edward Kennett was selected as the wild card after finishing second behind Chris Harris at the 2009 British Speedway Championship . Tai Woffinden and Simon Stead will be the track reserves.[ 5] The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 26 June at 12:00 CET and it was carried out by Jury President Christer Bergström and Miss Wales Chloe-Beth Morgan .[ 6]
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 after heat Bjerre, Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Holta (F4x) Holta crashes on 2nd lap. Holta excluded. Andersen, Hancock, Lindgren, Nicholls Ułamek, Jonsson, Kennett, Gollob Crump, Harris, Adams, Walasek Ułamek, Harris, Nicholls, Sayfutdinov Lindgren, Pedersen, Walasek, Jonsson (e4) Crump, Hancock, Gollob, Bjerre Andersen, Kennett, Holta, Adams Lindgren, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Adams Crump, Pedersen, Nicholls, Kennett Andersen, Bjerre, Ułamek, Walasek (e3) Holta, Hancock, Jonsson, Harris Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Kennett, Walasek Gollob, Harris, Andersen, Pedersen Nicholls, Jonsson, Adams, Bjerre Crump, Lindgren, Ułamek, Holta (F3x) Holta crashes. Holta excluded. Crump, Sayfutdinov, Andersen, Jonsson (X) Crump crashes on first lap. Jonsson excluded. Hancock, Pedersen, Adams, Ułamek Harris, Bjerre, Lindgren, Kennett Holta, Gollob, Nicholls, Walasek Semi-Finals: Crump, Lindgren, Gollob, Ułamek Hancock, Andersen, Pedersen (Fx), Harris (X) Andersen crashes on 1st lap. Harris excluded. Nicki Pedersen crashes on 1st lap - race stopped again. Pedersen excluded. The Final: Crump, Lindgren, Andersen, Hancock The 2009 British Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series Full-time Grand Prix rider Wild card , track reserve or qualified reserve
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