# 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic the first race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 April in the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech Republic Grand Prix was won by Russian rider Emil Sayfutdinov.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Matěj Kůs as Wild Card, and Luboš Tomíček, Jr. and Adrian Rymel both as Track Reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 24 April at 13:00 CET by Mayor of Prague Pavel Bém.

## 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 | 10 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 17 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 8 | 8 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 19 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 1 | 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | (2) Jason Crump | 14 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 7 | 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | (6) Leigh Adams | 13 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 | | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 11 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 6 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 11 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 11 | 4 | 0 | | |
| 7 | 7 | (4) Greg Hancock | 10 | | E | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 5 | | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 9 | 1 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 7 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 16 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 6 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 6 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 5 | (11) Chris Harris | 6 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 14 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 6 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 3 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 13 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 4 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 15 | (8) Rune Holta | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 11 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Adrian Rymel | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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

* (65.53) Pedersen, Gollob, Adams, Ułamek
* (64.72) Lindgren, Jonsson, Harris, Hancock (E/start)
* (64.58) Crump, Sayfutdinov, Bjerre, Kůs
* (64.81) Holta, Nicholls, Andersen, Walasek
* (65.31) Bjerre, Gollob, Harris, Nicholls
* (64.23) Jonsson, Andersen, Adams, Sayfutdinov
* (64.71) Ułamek, Hancock, Kůs, Holta
* (65.03) Pedersen, Lindgren, Crump, Walasek
* (64.97) Walasek, Jonsson, Gollob, Kůs
* (64.61) Adams, Crump, Harris, Holta
* (65.19) Lindgren, Bjerre, Andersen, Ułamek
* (64.68) Hancock, Sayfutdinov, Nicholls, Pedersen
* (64.31) Hancock, Crump, Andersen, Gollob
* (64.59) Adams, Lindgren, Nicholls, Kůs
* (64.01) Sayfutdinov, Walasek, Harris, Ułamek
* (64.80) Bjerre, Pedersen, Jonsson, Holta
* (65.08) Lindgren, Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Holta
* (64.94) Adams, Hancock, Walasek, Bjerre
* (64.67) Jonsson, Ułamek, Crump, Nicholls
* (?) Pedersen, Harris, Andersen, Kůs
    Semi-Finals:
* (64.82) Crump, Lindgren, Bjerre, Jonsson
* (65.57) Sayfutdinov, Adams, Pedersen, Hancock Sayfutdinov falls on first heat - all 4 riders restart.
    The Final:
* (64.44) Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Crump, Adams

## 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 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (2) Jason Crump | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (6) Leigh Adams | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (4) Greg Hancock | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (11) Chris Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (8) Rune Holta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Adrian Rymel | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |