# 2009 Speedway Grand Prix

The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix was the 64th edition of the official World Championship and the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship. It is the third series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.

## Qualification

For the 2008 season, there was the 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

### 2008 Grand Prix

The top eight riders from the 2008 championship qualified as of right. These eight qualifiers are, in championship order:
* (1) Nicki Pedersen
* (2) Jason Crump
* (3) Tomasz Gollob
* (4) Greg Hancock
* (5) Hans Andersen
* (6) Leigh Adams
* (7) Andreas Jonsson
* (8) Rune Holta

### Grand Prix Challenge

The top eight riders from the 2008 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. These riders are, in order by qualifying position:
* (12) Kenneth Bjerre
* (13) Grzegorz Walasek
* (14) Sebastian Ułamek

### Nominations

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2008 season. Riders were nominated after the season ended on October 28, 2008.
* (9) Scott Nicholls
* (10) Fredrik Lindgren
* (11) Chris Harris
* (15) Emil Sayfutdinov

## Permanent riders

| No | Rider | DOB | Age | 2009 Clubs | 2009 Clubs | 2009 Clubs | 2009 Clubs | 2009 Clubs |
| No | Rider | DOB | Age | Polish | Swedish | British | Danish | Russian |
| 1 | DEN Nicki Pedersen | 1977-04-02 | 32 | Częstochowa | Lejonen | | Holsted | Mega Lada (RUS) |
| 2 | AUS Jason Crump | 1975-08-06 | 34 | Wrocław | Elit Vetlanda | Belle Vue | | |
| 3 | POL Tomasz Gollob | 1971-04-11 | 38 | Gorzów Wlkp. | Västervik | | Esbjerg | |
| 4 | USA Greg Hancock | 1970-06-03 | 39 | Częstochowa | Rospiggarna | | | |
| 5 | DEN Hans Andersen | 1980-11-03 | 29 | Gdańsk | Dackarna | Poole | Slangerup | |
| 6 | AUS Leigh Adams | 1971-04-28 | 38 | Leszno | Lejonen | Swindon | | |
| 7 | SWE Andreas Jonsson | 1980-09-03 | 29 | Bydgoszcz | Dackarna | | Grindsted | |
| 8 | POL Rune Holta | 1973-08-29 | 36 | Gorzów Wlkp. | Indianerna | | | |
| 9 | GBR Scott Nicholls | 1978-05-16 | 31 | Wrocław | Vargarna | Ipswich | | |
| 10 | SWE Fredrik Lindgren | 1985-09-15 | 24 | Zielona Góra | Dackarna | Wolverhampton | | |
| 11 | GBR Chris Harris | 1982-11-28 | 27 | Ostrów Wlkp. | Västervik | Coventry | | |
| 12 | DEN Kenneth Bjerre | 1984-05-24 | 25 | Gdańsk | Dackarna | Peterborough | Vojens | |
| 13 | POL Grzegorz Walasek | 1976-08-29 | 33 | Zielona Góra | Indianerna | | | |
| 14 | POL Sebastian Ułamek | 1975-11-20 | 34 | Tarnów | Lejonen | | Fjelsted | |
| 15 | RUS Emil Sayfutdinov | 1989-10-26 | 19 | Bydgoszcz | Piraterna | | Vojens | Balakovo (RUS) |
| No | Rider | DOB | Age | Polish | Swedish | British | Danish | Russian |
| 2009 Clubs |||||

## Calendar

Calendar is confirmed.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
| 1 | April 25 | Prague , Czech Republic Markéta Stadium | Emil Sayfutdinov | Fredrik Lindgren | Jason Crump | Leigh Adams | results |
| 2 | May 9 | Leszno , Poland Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Jason Crump | Tomasz Gollob | Andreas Jonsson | Greg Hancock | results |
| 3 | May 30 | Gothenburg , Sweden Ullevi | Emil Sayfutdinov | Jason Crump | Antonio Lindbäck | Nicki Pedersen | results |
| 4 | June 13 | Copenhagen , Denmark Parken Stadium | Jason Crump | Greg Hancock | Tomasz Gollob | Niels Kristian Iversen | results |
| 5 | June 27 | Cardiff , Great Britain Millennium Stadium | Jason Crump | Fredrik Lindgren | Hans N. Andersen | Greg Hancock | results |
| 6 | August 1 | Daugavpils , Latvia Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs | Greg Hancock | Kenneth Bjerre | Tomasz Gollob | Jason Crump | results |
| 7 | August 15 | Målilla , Sweden G&B Stadium | Tomasz Gollob | Jason Crump | Hans N. Andersen | Kenneth Bjerre | results |
| 8 | August 29 | Vojens , Denmark Speedway Center | Andreas Jonsson | Rune Holta | Kenneth Bjerre | Emil Sayfutdinov | results |
| 9 | September 12 | Krško , Slovenia Matija Gubec Stadium | Emil Sayfutdinov | Rune Holta | Tomasz Gollob | Nicki Pedersen | results |
| 10 | September 26 | Terenzano , Italy Pista Olimpia Terenzano | Tomasz Gollob | Hans N. Andersen | Nicki Pedersen | Grzegorz Walasek | results |
| 11 | October 17 | Bydgoszcz , Poland Stadion Polonii Bydgoszcz | Nicki Pedersen | Leigh Adams | Sebastian Ułamek | Rune Holta | results |

## Final 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 |
| | (2) Jason Crump | 159 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 144 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
| | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 138 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | (4) Greg Hancock | 121 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 116 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 110 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | (8) Rune Holta | 99 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 98 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 95 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 91 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | (6) Leigh Adams | 81 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 75 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 66 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | (11) Chris Harris | 62 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 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) Matej Žagar | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Adrian Miedziński | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 22 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Guglielmo Franchetti | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 24 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Mattia Carpanese | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 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 | – | – | – |
| | (17) Izak Šantej | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – |
| | (17) Grzegorz Zengota | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 | – | – | – |
| | (18) Aleksander Čonda | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – |
| | (18) Andrea Maida | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – |
| | (18) Krzysztof Buczkowski | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |