# 2008 Speedway Under-21 World Championship

The 2008 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 32nd edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.
The title was won by Emil Sajfutdinov from Russia and was the first rider to win the title twice.

## Calendar

| Date | Venue | Winner | |
| Qualifying Rounds ||||
| 18 May | Norden | Robert Kasprzak | result |
| 18 May | Zielona Góra | Chris Holder | result |
| 25 May | Žarnovica | Emil Saifutdinov | result |
| 31 May | Pori | Linus Eklöf | result |
| 31 May | Güstrow | Troy Batchelor | result |
| Semi-finals ||||
| 15 June | Hoddesdon | Troy Batchelor | result |
| 19 July | Goričan | Jurica Pavlic | result |
| Final ||||
| 4 September | Pardubice | Emil Sajfutdinov | result |

## Allocation

* References:
* Riders placed 1st to 6th + 1R in QR 1, QR 2, QR 3 and QR 4 will qualify for the semi-final.
* Riders placed 1st to 6th in QR 5 will qualify for the semi-final.
* Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1R in semi-finals will qualify for the Final. But, if no Slovenia riders qualify for the Final, then only 7 + 1R riders will qualify from Semi-Final 2.
* Riders will be balloted for the semi-finals and the Final.
| FMNs | Total | +/- | Qualifying Rounds | Qualifying Rounds | Qualifying Rounds | Qualifying Rounds | Qualifying Rounds | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | F |
| FMNs | Total | +/- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | F |
| Czech Republic (ACCR) | 6 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| Great Britain (ACU) | 7 | +1 | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 1 | | |
| United States (AMA) | 2 | - | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Slovenia (AMZS) | 3 | - | | 2 | | | 1 | | | |
| Germany (DMSB) | 8 | +2 | 3 | 2 | | | 3 | | | |
| Denmark (DMU) | 7 | +1 | 1 | | | 6 | | | | |
| France (FFM) | 2 | - | | | | | 2 | | | |
| Italy (FMI) | 1 | - | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ukraine (FMU) | 2 | - | | 2 | | | | | | |
| Croatia (HMS) | 3 | +1 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | |
| Netherlands (KNMV) | 2 | - | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Latvia (LaMSF) | 2 | - | | | 2 | | | | | |
| Australia (MA) | 4 | +1 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | |
| Hungary (MAMS) | 3 | +1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | |
| Russia (MFR) | 5 | +1 | | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| New Zealand (MNZ) | 2 | +1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Norway (NMF) | 1 | - | | | | 1 | | | | |
| Austria (OeAMTC) | 2 | - | | | | | 2 | | | |
| Poland (PZM) | 8 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| Slovakia (SMF) | 2 | +1 | | | 2 | | | | | |
| Finland (SML) | 3 | - | | | | 3 | | | | |
| Sweden (SVEMO) | 7 | +1 | | | | 6 | 1 | | | |
| TOTAL | 82 | +14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |

## Qualifying rounds

| Norden Qualifying Round 1 18 May 2008 (2:30 pm) Motodrom Halbemond, Norden Jury President: Boris Kotnjek Pos.RiderPointsDetails 1 (2) Robert Kasprzak14(3,3 2,3,3) 2 (13) Adam Kajoch13+3(3,2,3,2,3) 3 (7) Patrick Hougaard13+2(3,3,2,3,2) 4 (12) Hynek Štichauer13+1(3,3,3,2,2) 5 (1) Max Dilger11(2,3,3,0,3) 6 (14) Ricky Wells9(2,1,3,1,2) 7 (4) Richard Speiser8+3(X,2,1,2,3) 8 (15) József Tabaka8+2(1,2,0,3,2) 9 (6) Jannick De Jong8+1(2,2,2,1,1) 10 (5) Adam Vandírek7(1,1,1,3,1) 11 (16) Jade Mudeway4(0,0,1,2,1) 12 (3) Sönke Petersen4(1,1,2,E,0) 13 (8) Grant Tregoning4(0,1,1,1,1) 14 (10) Dennis Wienke3(2,0,0,1,0) 15 (9) Alex Marcucci1(1,0,0,0,0) 16 (11) Henry van der Steen0(E,0,0,0,0) | Zielona Góra Qualifying Round 2 18 May 2008 (7:15 pm) Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium, Zielona Góra Referee: Pavel Vana Jury President: Anthony Noel Attendance: 1,500 Pos.RiderPointsDetails 1 (2) Chris Holder15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (3) Adrian Gomólski12(1,3,2,3,3) 3 (16) Mateusz Szczepaniak11(3,1,3,2,2) 4 (1) Andriy Karpov10(2,3,1,1,3) 5 (14) Grzegorz Zengota9+3(2,2,1,3,1) 6 (4) William Lawson9+2(0,2,3,1,3) 7 (8) Artem Vodyakov9+E3(2,3,0,2,2) 8 (10) Tyron Proctor8(3,1,2,1,1) 9 (12) Alexander Kosolapkin8(2,E4,2,2,2) 10 (9) Frank Facher7(1,0,3,2,1) 11 (11) Adam Roynon7(0,2,2,1,2) 12 (15) Kevin Wölbert6(1,1,1,3,0) 13 (7) Martin Gavenda3(3,0,0,0,0) 14 (5) Aleksander Čonda3(1,2,0,0,E4) 15 (13) Matija Duh3(0,1,1,0,1) 16 (6) Andriy Kobrin0(0,0,X/F,0,0) |
| Žarnovica Qualifying Round 3 25 May 2008 (2:30 pm) Speedway Žarnovica, Žarnovica Referee: Chrystian Forschaeuer Jury President: David White Attendance: 2,000 Pos.RiderPointsDetails 1 (10) Emil Saifutdinov15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (5) Lewis Bridger12+3(3,2,2,2,3) 3 (1) Maksims Bogdanovs12+2(2,3,3,2,2) 4 (4) Martin Vaculík11(3,3,0,3,2) 5 (2) Filip Šitera11(1,2,3,3,2) 6 (7) Matěj Kůs10+3(2,X,2,3,3) 7 (13) Josh Auty10+2(3,1,1,2,3) 8 (12) Patryk Pawlaszczyk8(2,2,1,1,2) 9 (11) Jevgēņijs Karavackis7(1,3,2,0,1) 10 (8) Michał Mitko7(1,1,3,1,1) 11 (3) Nikola Martinec6(0,2,2,1,1) 12 (9) Nikola Pigac4(0,0,1,2,1) 13 (14) Roland Kovács3(2,1,0,0,0) 14 (17) Ján Holub2(1,-,0,1,0) 15 (6) Tomás Szilágyi1(0,0,1,0,0) 16 (18) Michal Dudek1(E,1,0) 17 (16) Rastislav Bandzi0(-,0,0,0,0) | Pori Scandinavian Qualifying Round 4 31 May 2008 (4:00 pm) Yyterin speedwaystadion, Pori Jury President: Christer Bergström Pos.RiderPointsDetails 1 (4) Linus Eklöf13(2,3,3,2,3) 2 (6) Ludvig Lindgren12+3(2,2,3,3,2) 3 (12) Morten Risager12+2(2,1,3,3,3) 4 (14) Simon Gustafsson12+1(3,3,3,2,1) 5 (8) Kim Nilsson12+E(3,2,3,2,3) 6 (16) Nicolai Klindt10+3(2,0,2,3,3) 7 (10) Leon Madsen10+E1(3,1,2,2,2) 8 (1) Thomas H. Jonasson8(3,3,E,1,1) 9 (5) Jan Graversen8(1,2,2,1,2) 10 (2) Peter Juul Larsen5(1,F,1,3,E) 11 (11) Robin Törnqvist5(1,2,1,1,0) 12 (3) Kalle Katajisto4(E,3,1,0,0) 13 (17) Niko Siltaniemi3(0,1,2) 14 (7) Tord Solberg2(0,0,1,0,1) 15 (15) Teemu Lahti1(E,1,0,0,0) 16 (13) Jari Mäkinen1(E,0,E,0,1) 17 (9) Kenneth Kruse Hansen1(E,1,-,-,-) 18 (18) Aarnii Heikkila0(0,T/-) |
| Güstrow Qualifying Round 5 31 May 2008 (8:15 pm) Güstrow Speedway Stadium, Güstrow Jury President: Christian Bouin Pos. Rider Points Details 1 (13) Troy Batchelor15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (2) Tobias Busch14(3,3,3,2,3) 3 (8) Robert Ksiezak12+3(3,2,3,1,3) 4 (4) Kamil Brzozowski12+E(1,3,2,3,3) 5 (11) Igor Kononov10(3,3,2,F,2) 6 (6) Robert Baumann10(1,2,3,2,2) 7 (10) Erik Pudel7(2,1,0,3,1) 8 (16) Niklas Larsson7(2,1,1,2,1) 9 (3) Michael Hádek7(2,2,1,1,1) 10 (14) Ben Barker6(X,X,2,3,1) 11 (7) Andrew Tully6(2,1,1,E,2) 12 (1) Manuel Novotny4(0,2,0,2,E) 13 (15) Matic Voldrih4(1,0,-,1,2) 14 (12) Théo Di Palma3(1,0,1,1,0) 15 (5) Maxime Mazeau2(0,0,2,0,0) 16 (9) Hans Peter Kulterer1(X,1,0,0,0) 17 (17) Sergej Malyschew0(0) - (18) Arne Ledwig-- |

## Semi-finals

| Rye House Semi-Final 1 15 June 2008 (3:00 pm) Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon Referee: Pavel Vana Jury President: Armando Castagna Pos. Rider Points Details 1 (13) Troy Batchelor15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (12) Tai Woffinden13(3,3,3,2,2) 3 (3) Chris Holder12+3(2,3,3,3,1) 4 (15) Morten Risager12+2(2,2,2,3,3) 5 (14) Grzegorz Zengota9(1,3,2,1,2) 6 (7) Lewis Bridger8(2,0,0,3,3) 7 (6) William Lawson8(3,1,3,1,0) 8 (16) Ludvig Lindgren8(0,2,2,2,2) 9 (11) Simon Gustafsson7+3(1,1,0,2,3) 10 (10) Mateusz Szczepaniak7+2(2,2,2,0,1) 11 (1) Linus Eklöf7+1(3,1,1,0,2) 12 (9) Ricky Wells6(0,2,1,2,1) 13 (8) Tobias Busch3(1,1,0,1,0) 14 (18) Tyron Proctor2(1,1) 15 (2) Max Dilger1(1,0,0,0,F) 16 (4) Robert Kasprzak1(0,0,1,E,0) 17 (17) Josh Auty1(0,1) 18 (5) Kim Nilsson0(X/F,-,-,-,-) | Goričan Semi-Final 2 19 July 2008 (8:30 pm) Stadium Milenium, Goričan Jury President: Armando Castagna Pos. Rider Points Details 1 (6) Jurica Pavlic15(3,3,3,3,3) 2 (12) Patrick Hougaard13(3,2,3,3,2) 3 (11) Matěj Kůs12(2,2,2,3,3) 4 (4) Emil Saifutdinov11(3,3,3,2,Fx) 5 (8) Andriy Karpov9(1,1,3,1,3) 6 (3) Adrian Gomólski8(2,3,E/start,3,Fx) 7 (2) Igor Kononov7+3(Fx,1,1,2,3) 8 (7) Filip Šitera7+2(2,0,2,1,2 9 (10) Martin Vaculík7+1(1,2,1,2,1) 10 (15) Kamil Brzozowski7+Fx(2,1,2,Fx,2) 11 (13) Adam Kajoch5(1,3,X,0,1) 12 (9) Robert Baumann5(0,2,1,1,1) 13 (16) Robert Ksiezak4(3,F2,E3,1,0) 14 (1) Nicolai Klindt4(1,E4,1,2,E2) 15 (5) Hynek Štichauer3(0,1,0,F4,2) 16 (14) Maksims Bogdanovs2(Fx,0,2,0,E/start) |

## Final

* 4 October 2008 (14:00 UTC+2)
* Svítkov Stadion, Pardubice
* Referee: Wojciech Grodzki
* Jury President: Jörgen L. Jensen
* Change:
** (7) Adrian Gomólski → Vaculík
| Placing | 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 |
| | (3) Emil Saifutdinov | 14 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (12) Chris Holder | 12 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| | (9) Jurica Pavlic | 12 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (4) Troy Batchelor | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (7) Martin Vaculík | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (10) Matěj Kůs | 8 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | (2) Grzegorz Zengota | 8 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (5) Patrick Hougaard | 8 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (8) Ludvig Lindgren | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (6) Lewis Bridger | 6 | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (15) Igor Kononov | 6 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (13) Morten Risager | 6 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (11) Andriy Karpov | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (16) William Lawson | 4 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (14) Tai Woffinden | 3 | | | | T | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 16 | (1) Filip Šitera | 2 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | E4 | | | | 2 | 16 | |
| 17 | (17) Simon Gustafsson | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | |
| | (18) Kamil Brzozowski | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| Placing | 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 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Heat after heat:
* Batchelor, Saifutdinov, Zengota, Sitera
* Hougaard, Vaculík, Lindgren, Bridger
* Holder, Pavlic, Karpow, Kus
* Kononow, Risager, Lawson, Gustafsson (Woffinden - T)
* Pavlic, Hougaard, Risager, Sitera
* Kus, Woffinden, Bridger, Zengota
* Saifutdinov, Karpow, Kononow, Vaculík
* Holder, Batchelor, Lawson, Lindgren
* Bridger, Sitera, Lawson, Karpow
* Holder, Zengota, Hougaard, Kononow
* Saifutdinov, Lindgren, Pavlic, Woffinden
* Vaculík, Risager, Batchelor, Kus
* Vaculík, Holder, Woffinden, Sitera
* Zengota, Lindgren, Risager, Karpow
* Saifutdinov, Kus, Lawson, Hougaard
* Pavlic, Batchelor, Kononow, Bridger
* Kus, Lindgren, Kononow, Sitera (e4)
* Pavlic, Zengota, Vaculík, Lawson
* Saifutdinov, Bridger, Holder, Risager
* Batchelor, Hougaard, Karpow, Woffinden
    Silver medal Run-Off:
* Holder, Pavlic