2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
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The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Italy will be the tenth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix
season. It will take place on 26 September in the Pista Olimpia in Terenzano, Italy
. It will be first Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) event held in Terenzano; previous Italian SGP events had always taken place in Lonigo
.
The first Grand Prix in Terensano was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob
who beat Hans N. Andersen, Nicki Pedersen
and Grzegorz Walasek
in the final.
as the wild card
and Mattia Carpanese
and Andrea Maida
as the track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 25 September at 13:00 CEST by Mayor of Terenzano.
2009 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 64th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship...
season. It will take place on 26 September in the Pista Olimpia in Terenzano, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It will be first Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) event held in Terenzano; previous Italian SGP events had always taken place in Lonigo
Lonigo
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
.
The first Grand Prix in Terensano was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Gollob is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who has appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series since its inaugural season in 1995. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rider.-Career summary:...
who beat Hans N. Andersen, Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006 and 2008. His brother, Ronni Pedersen, has also ridden in the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup.-Domestic teams:Pedersen began speedway...
and Grzegorz Walasek
Grzegorz Walasek
Grzegorz Walasek is a Polish speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team and has also competed in the Speedway Grand Prix series.For his sport achievements, he received:...
in the final.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Guglielmo FranchettiGuglielmo Franchetti
Guglielmo Franchetti is an Italian motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Italy national teams.- World Championships :* Team World Championship ** 2006 - 4th place in Qualifying round 2 ...
as the wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
and Mattia Carpanese
Mattia Carpanese
Mattia Carpanese born is a speedway rider who, in 2007, rode in the UK for the Workington Comets who compete in the Premier League, and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008....
and Andrea Maida
Andrea Maida
Andrea Maida is an Italian motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Italy's national team.- Career details :* Team World Championship ** 1994 - 4th place in Group A...
as the track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 25 September at 13:00 CEST by Mayor of Terenzano.
Heat details
Heat after heat
- Harris, Jonsson, Nicholls, Adams
- Gollob, Lindgren, Walasek, Carpanese (Franchetti – M/-)
Franchetti fails to meet the 2 minute warning and is replaced by reserve rider Carpanese. - Andersen, Crump, Hancock, Holta
- Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Ułamek, Bjerre (R3)
- Holta, Harris, Ułamek, Lindgren
- Bjerre, Adams, Franchetti, Crump
- Gollob, Jonsson, Andersen, Pedersen
- Sayfutdinov, Walasek, Hancock, Nicholls
- Andersen, Harris, Sayfutdinov, Franchetti
- Hancock, Lindgren, Adams, Pedersen
- Walasek, Holta, Jonsson, Bjerre
- Gollob, Crump, Nicholls, Ułamek
- Gollob, Harris, Bjerre, Hancock
- Andersen, Walasek, Ułamek, Adams
- Jonsson, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Crump
- Pedersen, Holta, Nicholls, Franchetti
- Walasek, Pedersen, Harris, Crump
- Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Holta, Adams
- Jonsson, Hancock, Franchetti, Ułamek
- Nicholls, Andersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
- Semi-finals:
- Gollob, Walasek, Harris, Holta
- Pedersen, Andersen, Jonsson, Sayfutdinov
- The Final:
- Gollob (6 pts), Andersen (4 pts), Pedersen (2 pts), Walasek