# 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia was the first race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 26 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.
Slovenian SGP was won by Tomasz Gollob from Poland. It was the 12th SGP win of his career. In the final, Gollob beat Danes Nicki Pedersen and Hans N. Andersen.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Matej Žagar as Wild Card, and Izak Šantej and Jernej Kolenko both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on April 15 in FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Denis Štojs later replaced the injured Jernej Kolenko.
* (18) Jernej Kolenko → (18) Denis Štojs

## 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 | 9 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 19 | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | 2 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 17 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 14 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | 10 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 1 | 2 | | T |
| 5 | 16 | (3) Jason Crump | 10 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 9 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 9 | | 3 | | | | | E4 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | Fx | | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 14 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 8 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 10 | (6) Greg Hancock | 8 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 8 | 8 | | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | F4 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 12 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 3 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 2 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 6 | (9) Chris Harris | 6 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 6 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 4 | (2) Leigh Adams | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 5 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 1 | (7) Rune Holta | 5 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 5 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 5 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 4 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 4 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Izak Šantej | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Denis Štojs | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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

* (65,18) Holta, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Adams
* (65,86) Dryml, Harris, Jonsson, B.Pedersen
* (66,14) N.Pedersen, Hancock, Lindgren, Gollob
* (66,41) Iversen, Žagar, Crump, Andersen
* (66,53) Žagar, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen
* (66,95) Hancock, Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak
* (67,26) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, L.Dryml (E4)
* (66,96) Jonsson, Adams, Crump, Lindgren
* (67,64) N.Pedersen, Crump, Harris, Holta
* (68,30) Andersen, B.Pedersen, Lindgren, Kasprzak
* (67,27) Jonsson, Gollob, Nicholls, Iversen
* (67,75) Adams, Dryml, Hancock, Žagar Heavy rain began during the interval, difficult conditions gave the inside gates an advantage.
* (71,61) Dryml, Lindgren, Holta, Iversen
* (72,59) Kasprzak, Žagar, N.Pedersen, Jonsson
* (72,03) Crump, Nicholls, Hancock, B.Pedersen
* (72,38) Gollob, Andersen, Harris, Adams
* (71,17) Jonsson, Andersen, Hancock, Holta
* (71,01) Gollob, Crump, Kasprzak, Dryml (F/X) Race stopped, Dryml excluded after bailing and slamming into the wall late in the race; bad conditions, very wet
* (71,78) Lindgren, Nicholls, Harris, Žagar (F4)
* (71,26) Iversen, B.Pedersen, N.Pedersen, Adams
    Semi-Finals:
* (71,56) N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Dryml, Iversen
* (70,68) Gollob, Andersen, Crump, Hancock
    Final:
* (71,00) Gollob (6), N.Pedersen (4), Andersen (2), Jonsson (T) (0) False start, Jonsson touches tapes and is excluded; race re-started

## 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 | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | FIN |
| 1 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (3) Jason Crump | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (6) Greg Hancock | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (9) Chris Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (2) Leigh Adams | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (7) Rune Holta | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
| | (17) Izak Šantej | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Denis Štojs | — | ns | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | FIN |