# 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic

The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Nordic will be the eighth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 29 August in the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. Vojens was GP host between 1995 and 2002.
The first Nordic SGP was won by Andreas Jonsson, who beat Rune Holta, Kenneth Bjerre and Emil Sayfutdinov in the final.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Niels Kristian Iversen as the wild card and Kenneth Hansen and Morten Risager as the track reserves. On 26 August in Danish league match between Esbjerg and Slangerup SK Kenneth Hansen feel on track and was hospitalize. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 28 August at 13:00 CEST by FIM Jury President Christer Bergström.

## 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 | 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 20 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 11 | 3 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | (8) Rune Holta | 15 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 15 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 12 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 11 | 1 | 3 | | X |
| 5 | 13 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 12 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 8 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | Fx | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | (4) Greg Hancock | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | X | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 9 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 8 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 8 | 8 | | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | (2) Jason Crump | 8 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 16 | (6) Leigh Adams | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 4 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | F2x | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 3 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 15 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 4 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 4 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 11 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 6 | (11) Chris Harris | 1 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 1 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 1 | (16) Niels Kristian Iversen | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | F4 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Kenneth Hansen | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Morten Risager | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | |
| 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

* Crump, Walasek, Iversen, Gollob
* Pedersen, Jonsson, Hancock, Harris
* Sajfutdinov, Holta, Nicholls, Ułamek
* Bjerre, Lindgren, Adams, Andersen
* Jonsson, Lindgren, Ułamek, Iversen
* Bjerre, Crump, Holta, Harris
* Hancock, Andersen, Walasek, Nicholls
* Adams, Sajfutdinov, Gollob, Pedersen (Fx)
* Adams, Nicholls, Harris, Iversen
* Sajfutdinov, Jonsson, Crump, Andersen
* Ułamek, Bjerre, Pedersen, Walasek
* Holta, Lindgren, Gollob (F2x), Hancock (X)
* Hancock, Sajfutdinov, Bjerre, Iversen
* Pedersen, Lindgren, Crump, Nicholls
* Jonsson, Walasek, Holta, Adams
* Gollob, Ułamek, Andersen, Harris
* Pedersen, Holta, Andersen, Iversen
* Hancock, Ułamek, Crump, Adams
* Lindgren, Walasek, Sajfutdinov, Harris
* Gollob, Bjerre, Jonsson, Nicholls
    Semi-Finals:
* Sajfutdinov, Holta, Lindgren, Hancock
* Jonsson, Bjerre, Pedrsen, Ułamek
    The Final:
* Jonsson (6 pts), Holta (4 pts), Bjerre (2 pts), Sajfutdinov (0 pts - X)

## The intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |
| 1 | (2) Jason Crump | 134 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | | | |
| 2 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 98 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | | | |
| 3 | (4) Greg Hancock | 97 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | | | |
| 4 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 96 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | | | |
| 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 87 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | | | |
| 6 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 78 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | |
| 7 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 76 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | | | |
| 8 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 70 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 9 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 65 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | | | |
| 10 | (8) Rune Holta | 58 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | | | |
| 11 | (6) Leigh Adams | 54 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| 12 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 54 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | |
| 13 | (11) Chris Harris | 44 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| 14 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 44 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| 15 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| 16 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck | 27 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | 10 | – | | | |
| 17 | (16) (19) Niels Kristian Iversen | 20 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | | | |
| 18 | (16) Jarosław Hampel | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| 19 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | | | |
| 20 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | | | |
| 21 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Damian Baliński | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Ricky Kling | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Tai Woffinden | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Maksims Bogdanovs | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | | | |
| | (17) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | | | |
| | (17) Kenneth Hansen | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | |
| | (18) Adrian Rymel | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Janusz Kołodziej | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Nicolai Klindt | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Vjačeslavs Giruckis | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | | | |
| | (18) Ludvig Lindgren | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | | | |
| | (18) Morten Risager | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |