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2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The 2010 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification were a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the three riders who qualified for the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix. The top eight riders finishing the 2009 Grand Prix series automatically qualified for 2010. The final round of qualification – the Grand Prix Challenge – took place on 18 September 2009, in Coventry, England. The Grand Prix Challenge was won by Magnus Zetterström who finished ahead of Chris Holder and former Grand Prix rider Jarosław Hampel. All three riders qualified for the 2010 Grand Prix.

Calendar

Domestic Qualifications

Deutscher Motor Sport Bund nominated five riders and two track reserve in February 2009. Avto-Moto Zveza Slovenije nominated three riders in March 2009.

Czech Republic

Autoklub of the Czech Republic nominated six riders in October 2008: Lukáš Dryml, Aleš Dryml, Jr., Luboš Tomíček, Jr., Adrian Rymel, Matěj Kůs and Filip Šitera. A last rider, who will be started in SGP Qualification will be nominated in 2009.

Poland

The top three riders from 2008 Golden Helmet Final qualified for Grand Prix Qualification (Damian Baliński, Jarosław Hampel and Adrian Miedziński). Four riders will be qualified after Domestic Final. Last rider and one reserve will be nominated by Main Commission of Speedway Sport. Two Polish 2009 Speedway Grand Prix permanent (Rune Holta and Grzegorz Walasek will be started in Domestic Final. Tomasz Gollob (#3) and Sebastian Ułamek (#14) will be not started.

Qualifying rounds

Semi-finals

Motala

  • <big>Semi-Final 1</big>
  • 4 July 2009 (16:00 UTV+2)
  • Motala, Lastpartner Arena (Length: 291 m)
  • Referee: Pavel Vana
  • Jury President: Anthony Noel
  • Qualify: 8 + 1 reserve
  • Changes:
No. 9 Sebastian Ułamek (injured) replaced by track reserve Tai Woffinden

Daugavpils

  • <big>Semi-Final 2</big>
  • 4 July 2009 (15:00 UTC +3)
  • Daugavpils, Latvijas Spidveja Centrs (Length: 373 metres)
  • Referee: Mick Bates
  • Jury President: Boris Kotnjek
  • Times:
  • Heat 3: 67.6 - Bogdanovs (new track record)
  • Heat 6: 66.9 - Pavlic (new track record)
  • Changes:
No. 4 Thomas H. Jonasson replaced by track reserve Andriy Karpov
No. 1 Leon Madsen replaced by track reserve Tobias Kroner
No. 2 Patrick Hougaard replaced by James Wright

Grand Prix Challenge

  • <big>Grand Prix Challenge</big>
  • 18 September 2009 (20:00 UTC+1)
  • Coventry
  • Referee: Christian Froschauer
  • Jury President: Ilkka Teromaa
  • Qualify to the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix: top three
  • Changes:
(18) Tobias Kroner → A.Dryml, Jr. → Risager
(17) Antonio Lindbäck → A.Dryml, Jr.

See also

References