The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia was the seventh race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 16, in the G&B Stadium in Målilla, Sweden. The Grand Prix was won by Leigh Adams from Australia. It was his second GP Won in this season.[1][2]
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Peter Ljung as a wild card, and Jonas Davidsson and Thomas H. Jonasson both as track reserves. The draw was made on August 5 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[3]
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
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gate B
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gate C
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gate D – outside
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Heat after heat
- (57.2) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Dryml
- (56.9) Iversen, Crump, Nicholls, Jonsson (X)
Nicholls crashes on 1st lap - Jonsson excluded
- (58.7) Hancock, Ljung, Harris, B.Pedersen
- (59.2) Adams, N.Pedersen, Gollob, Kasprzak
- (59.4) Kasprzak, Hancock, Crump, Holta
- (59.3) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Iversen, Ljung
- (59.3) Adams, Lindgren, Jonsson, Harris
- (60.1) Dryml, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Gollob (E/start)
- (59.7) Iversen, Gollob, Harris, Holta (E4)
- (59.5) Andersen, Crump, Adams, B.Pedersen
- (59.8) Hancock, Lindgren, Nicholls, N.Pedersen (E/start)
- (59.8) Jonsson, Kasprzak, Dryml, Ljung
- (59.2) N.Pedersen, Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Holta (E4)
- (60.1) Andersen, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Harris (Fx)
Harris crashes and is excluded
- (59.9) Crump, Lindgren, Gollob, Ljung
- (60.0) Adams, Hancock, Dryml, Iversen
- (60.2) Holta, Adams, Ljung, Nicholls (Fx)
Holta falls on first lap, Nicholls excluded
- (60.3) Gollob, Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson
- (61.2) B.Pedersen, Kasprzak, Iversen, Lindgren (F4)
- (60.4) N.Pedersen, Crump, Harris, Dryml
- Semi-Finals:
- (59.6) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Iversen, Kasprzak
- (59.8) Adams, Crump, Gollob, Hancock
- The Final:
- (59.7) Adams (6 points), Andersen (4), N.Pedersen (2), Crump (0)