The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup Race-Off was the third meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It took place on 16 July 2009 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.[1][2]
The Race-off was won by Australian team (51 points). Australia and Sweden (39 pts) qualifying to Saturday's World Cup Final at Leszno also. Third Great Britain (35 pts) and fourth Denmark (34 pts) was knocked out of the competition.[3]
Results
Heat details
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
| Helmet colours were permanent for each team (red, blue, white and yellow/black). Colours in tables show gate positions: |
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
Heat after heat
- Watt, Hougaard, Harris, Lindbäck
- Richardson, Klindt, Shields, Ruud
- Adams, Lindgren, Iversen, Bridger (E3)
- Holder, Davidsson, Andersen, King
- Crump, Jonsson, Bjerre, Woffinden
- Crump, Lindgren, Hougaard, King
- Watt, Woffinden, Klindt, Davidsson
- Harris, Jonsson, Shields, Iversen
- Richardson, Adams, Lindbäck, Andersen
- Bjerre, Holder, Ruud, Bridger (T)
Bridger excluded after touching the tapes - race restarted. - Richardson (6 pts), Shields, Davidsson, Hougaard
- Jonsson, Adams, King, Klindt
- Lindbäck, Woffinden, Iversen, Holder (Fx)
- Crump, Harris, Ruud, Andersen
- Bjerre, Watt, Richardson, Lindgren
- Bjerre (6 pts), Woffinden, Adams, Ruud
- Holder, Lindgren, Harris, Klindt
- Crump, Richardson, Iversen, Davidsson
- Jonsson, Hougaard, Watt, Bridger
- Bjerre, Harris, Lindbäck, Shields
- Holder, Richardson, Hougaard, Jonsson
Lindbäck, Crump, Andersen, Woffinden
Results was canceled, because Andersen and Woffinden was started from wrong gate.
Lindbäck, Crump, Woffinden, Andersen - Jonsson (6 pts), Watt, Iversen, King
- Klindt, Lindgren, Woffinden, Shields (F3)
Crash on final lap - Shields injured - Adams, Lindbäck, Bjerre, Harris
See also
References