2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe


The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the second race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 10 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The main sponsor was the commercial bank Bank Zachodni WBK.
The Grand Prind was won by Leigh Adams from Australia. It was the 7th Grand Prix win of his career. In the final, Adams beat American Greg Hancock and defending World Champion Danish Nicki Pedersen.

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jarosław Hampel as wild card, and Damian Baliński and Krzysztof Buczkowski as track reserves. The draw was made on April 29 at the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Because of an injury, Bjarne Pedersen was replaced by Luboš Tomíček, Jr. Adams, Kasprzak, Hampel and Baliński are all riding for Unia Leszno, whose home track is at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium, in the 2008 season in Poland.

Heat after heat

  1. Pedersen, Harris, Dryml, Tomicek
  2. Hancock, Hampel, Lindgren, Crump
  3. Jonsson, Adams, Kasprzak, Andersen
  4. Gollob, Iversen, Nicholls, Holta
  5. Adams, Tomicek, Lindgren, Holta
  6. Jonsson, Crump, Harris, Iversen
  7. Hancock, Pedersen, Nicholls, Kasprzak
  8. Gollob, Hampel, Andersen, Dryml
  9. Gollob, Crump, Kasprzak, Tomicek
  10. Andersen, Harris, Lindgren, Nicholls
  11. Hampel, Iversen, Pedersen, Adams
  12. Hancock, Holta, Jonsson, Dryml
  13. Hancock, Iversen, Andersen, Tomicek
  14. Hampel, Holta, Harris, Kasprzak
  15. Pedersen, Lindgren, Gollob, Jonsson
  16. Adams, Crump, Dryml, Nicholls
  17. Hampel, Jonsson, Tomicek, Nicholls
  18. Adams, Hancock, Gollob, Harris
  19. Pedersen, Crump, Andersen, Holta
  20. Iversen, Lindgren, Kasprzak, Dryml
  21. : Semi-Finals:
  22. Adams, Hancock, Iversen, Jonsson
  23. Hampel, Pedersen, Gollob, Crump
Pedersen crashes on final lap due to collision to Crump. Crump excluded. Heat was no-restarted.
  1. : Final:
  2. Adams, Hancock, Pedersen, Hampel

    The intermediate classification