# 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the eleventh and closing race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was scheduled to take place on 11 October 2008, in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. However, the meeting was cancelled because the track (temporary) was deemed unsafe by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) jury due to adverse weather conditions. The event was re-staged at the Polonia Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland, on the 18 October and was renamed the 2008 FIM Final Speedway Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob, who also won the 2008 Super Prix.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Smolinski as a wild card, and Tobias Kroner and Max Dilger both as track reserves. Kevin Wölbert later replaced the injured Max Dilger. The draw was made on 29 September at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The SGP Commission re-nominated Maciej Janowski and Grzegorz Zengota both as track reserves. Track reserve Janowski later replaced the injured Niels Kristian Iversen.
* Draw Nr 17 change: (17) Tobias Kroner → (17) Maciej Janowski
* Draw Nr 18 changes: (18) Max Dilger → (18) Kevin Wölbert → (18) Grzegorz Zengota

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 4 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 21 | E4 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 17 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | (6) Greg Hancock | 15 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 5 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | (2) Leigh Adams | 15 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 13 | 1 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 13 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 14 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 | | X | |
| 7 | 1 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 9 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 8 | 10 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 8 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 8 | 7 | 0 | | |
| 9 | 9 | (3) Jason Crump | 7 | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 3 | (7) Rune Holta | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | T/- | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 6 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 7 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 8 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 11 | (9) Chris Harris | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 15 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 3 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 17 | (17) Maciej Janowski | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 12 | (16) Martin Smolinski | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 18 | (18) Grzegorz Zengota | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
| | 16 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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 | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

### Heat after heat

* (60,44) Adams, Lindgren, Holta, Gollob (E4)
* (61,22) N.Pedersen, Andersen, Nicholls, Kasprzak
* (61,66) Crump, Dryml, Harris, Smolinski
* (61,69) Jonsson, Hancock, B.Pedersen, Janowski
* (61,91) Hancock, Andersen, Lindgren, Crump
* (62,22) Adams, Nicholls, Jonsson, Dryml
* (62,25) N.Pedersen, Holta, B.Pedersen, Harris
* (62,82) Gollob, Kasprzak, Janowski, Smolinski
* (63,91) Harris, Lindgren, Nicholls, Janowski
* (62,68) Adams, Andersen, B.Pedersen, Smolinski
* (62,78) Jonsson, Crump, Kasprzak, Zengota, Holta (T)
* (63,62) Gollob, Dryml, N.Pedersen, Hancock
* (62,88) Jonsson, N.Pedersen, Lindgren, Smolinski
* (63,12) Hancock, Adams, Kasprzak, Harris
* (63,75) Andersen, Holta, Dryml, Janowski
* (63,48) Gollob, Nicholls, Crump, B.Pedersen
* (64,44) Dryml, Lindgren, Kasprzak, B.Pedersen
* (63,79) N.Pedersen, Adams, Crump, Janowski
* (63,88) Hancock, Holta, Nicholls, Smolinski
* (64,37) Gollob, Jonsson, Andersen, Harris
    Semi-Finals:
* (64,27) Andersen, Adams, N.Pedersen, Dryml
* (64,25) Gollob, Hancock, Lindgren, Jonsson (X)
    The Final:
* (64,00) Gollob, Andersen, Hancock, Adams
    SuperPrix Final:
* (63,98) Gollob, Crump, Holta, N.Pedersen (T)

## Super Prix

For the Super Prix Final the $200,000 prize fund will be awarded as follows:
* $120,000
* $40,000
* $25,000
* $15,000
If a Super Prix event is won by a rider who has already qualified for the Super Prix Final, then the World Championship Final Classification following the completion of Heat 23 in Germany will determine who is awarded this place or places.
At the Super Prix Final in Germany, if a rider has won more than one Super Prix he will take the starting gate colour of his first Super Prix win. e.g. If he has won in Sweden (red) and Denmark (blue), the rider will have the red starting gate.
If qualified riders are unable to participate in the Super Prix Final due to injury or other circumstances, they will be replaced using the World Championship Final Classification.
A Wild Card or Reserve rider could qualify to the Super Prix Final in Germany.
It is the placing in the Final of a Super Prix which determines who qualifies, not points.
| Gate | Rider | Note |
| A | POL Rune Holta | Swedish SGP Winner |
| B | POL Tomasz Gollob | Danish SGP Winner (Final SGP Winner also) |
| C | AUS Jason Crump | British SGP Winner |
| D | DEN Nicki Pedersen | Final SGP Winner Top rider in World Championship Final Classification |

## The Final Classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | GER |
| | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 174 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 13 |
| | (3) Jason Crump | 152 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 7 |
| | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 148 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | (6) Greg Hancock | 144 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 139 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 17 |
| 6 | (2) Leigh Adams | 125 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 100 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | (7) Rune Holta | 80 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 77 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 73 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 69 | 4 | – | – | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 59 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ns |
| 13 | (9) Chris Harris | 58 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ns | 4 |
| 14 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 57 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 15 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 47 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | (16) Jarosław Hampel | 16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Wiesław Jaguś | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| 19 | (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) (17) Jonas Davidsson | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Peter Ljung | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Mattia Carpanese | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 26 | (18) Billy Forsberg | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (17) Nicolai Klindt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (17) (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski | 1 | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 29 | (17) (18) Maciej Janowski | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | 1 |
| 30 | (16) Guglielmo Franchetti | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 31 | (16) Martin Smolinski | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 32 | (17) Sebastian Aldén | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Maksims Bogdanovs | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 34 | (18) Alessandro Milanese | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 35 | (18) Grzegorz Zengota | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Izak Šantej | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (17) Damian Baliński | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (17) Tai Woffinden | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (17) Adrian Rymel | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Denis Štojs | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Filip Šitera | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – |
| | (18) Kasts Poudzuks | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | GER |