# 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia was the seventh race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 16, in the G&B Stadium in Målilla, Sweden. The Grand Prix was won by Leigh Adams from Australia. It was his second GP Won in this season.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Peter Ljung as a wild card, and Jonas Davidsson and Thomas H. Jonasson both as track reserves. The draw was made on August 5 at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.

## 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 | 15 | (2) Leigh Adams | 21 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 20 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 13 | 1 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 14 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | E/st | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | (3) Jason Crump | 12 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 10 | 5 | | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | (6) Greg Hancock | 12 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 12 | 3 | | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 9 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 7 | 13 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 9 | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 16 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 8 | | | | 1 | | | | E/st | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 7 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | F4 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 12 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 6 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 6 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 6 | | X | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 1 | (7) Rune Holta | 5 | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | E4 | | | | 3 | | | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 4 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 8 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | X | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 10 | (16) Peter Ljung | 3 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 11 | (9) Chris Harris | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | Fx | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Jonas Davidsson | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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

* (57.2) Andersen, Holta, Lindgren, Dryml
* (56.9) Iversen, Crump, Nicholls, Jonsson (X) Nicholls crashes on 1st lap - Jonsson excluded
* (58.7) Hancock, Ljung, Harris, B.Pedersen
* (59.2) Adams, N.Pedersen, Gollob, Kasprzak
* (59.4) Kasprzak, Hancock, Crump, Holta
* (59.3) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Iversen, Ljung
* (59.3) Adams, Lindgren, Jonsson, Harris
* (60.1) Dryml, B.Pedersen, Nicholls, Gollob (E/start)
* (59.7) Iversen, Gollob, Harris, Holta (E4)
* (59.5) Andersen, Crump, Adams, B.Pedersen
* (59.8) Hancock, Lindgren, Nicholls, N.Pedersen (E/start)
* (59.8) Jonsson, Kasprzak, Dryml, Ljung
* (59.2) N.Pedersen, Jonsson, B.Pedersen, Holta (E4)
* (60.1) Andersen, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Harris (Fx) Harris crashes and is excluded
* (59.9) Crump, Lindgren, Gollob, Ljung
* (60.0) Adams, Hancock, Dryml, Iversen
* (60.2) Holta, Adams, Ljung, Nicholls (Fx) Holta falls on first lap, Nicholls excluded
* (60.3) Gollob, Hancock, Andersen, Jonsson
* (61.2) B.Pedersen, Kasprzak, Iversen, Lindgren (F4)
* (60.4) N.Pedersen, Crump, Harris, Dryml
    Semi-Finals:
* (59.6) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Iversen, Kasprzak
* (59.8) Adams, Crump, Gollob, Hancock
    The Final:
* (59.7) Adams (6 points), Andersen (4), N.Pedersen (2), Crump (0)

## 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 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 116 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Jason Crump | 99 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | | | | |
| 3 | (6) Greg Hancock | 89 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 12 | | | | |
| 4 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 84 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 20 | | | | |
| 5 | (4) Tomasz Gollob | 82 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 8 | | | | |
| 6 | (2) Leigh Adams | 80 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | | | | |
| 7 | (10) Andreas Jonsson | 61 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | (7) Rune Holta | 53 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | | |
| 9 | (15) Fredrik Lindgren | 52 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| 10 | (12) Niels Kristian Iversen | 48 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | |
| 11 | (8) Scott Nicholls | 45 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | (9) Chris Harris | 40 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| 13 | (11) Bjarne Pedersen | 38 | 4 | ns | ns | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | (14) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | | | | |
| 15 | (13) Lukáš Dryml | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 16 | (16) Jarosław Hampel | 16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | | | | |
| 18 | (16) (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 8 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 0 | – | | | | |
| 19 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 20 | (16) (17) Jonas Davidsson | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | ns | | | | |
| 21 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | | | | |
| 22 | (16) Peter Ljung | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | | | | |
| 23 | (18) Billy Forsberg | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 24 | (17) Nicolai Klindt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | | | | |
| 25 | (17) Sebastian Aldén | 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) Krzysztof Buczkowski | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Filip Šitera | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | | | | |
| | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | ITA | FIN |