# 2008 Speedway World Cup Qualification

The 2008 Speedway World Cup Qualification (SWC) was two events of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2008 Speedway World Cup. According to the FIM rules the top six nations (Poland, Denmark, Australia, Great Britain, Sweden and Russia) from the 2007 Speedway World Cup were automatically qualified. Qualification was won by Hungary and Czech Republic teams.

## Results

| Qualifying round 1 Miskolc | Qualifying round 2 Ljubljana |
| Pos.National teamPts. 1 Hungary51+3 2 Germany51+e 3 Latvia36 4 United States12 | Pos.National teamPts. 1 Czech Republic59 2 Finland40 3 Slovenia35 4 Italy16 |

## Heat details
### Miskolc (1)

Qualifying Round 1
* 25 May 2008 (4:30 pm)
* Miskolc
* Referee: Mick Bates
* Jury President: Boris Kotnjek
* Attendance: 3,000
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 1 | Hungary | 51 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 51 | |
| 1 | (1) Matej Ferján | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (2) Norbert Magosi | 12 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| 1 | (3) László Szatmári | 11 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 1 | (4) József Tabaka | 7 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 1 | (5) Sándor Tihanyi | 8 | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | Germany | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | |
| 2 | (1) Martin Smolinski | 12 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Richard Speiser | 7 | | E | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Tobias Kroner | 12 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | E | | | 2 |
| 2 | (4) Kevin Wölbert | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | (5) Christian Hefenbrock | 12 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | |
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | Latvia | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | |
| 3 | (1) Andrejs Koroļevs | 0 | N | | | | | | N | | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | |
| 3 | (2) Kasts Puodžuks | 10 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| 3 | (3) Jevgeņijs Petuhovs | 5 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | E | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 3 | (4) Vjačeslavs Giruckis | 9 | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Leonīds Paura | 12 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | United States | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 4 | (1) Billy Janniro | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | - | |
| 4 | (2) Ryan Fisher | 6 | | 3 | | | | | | | E | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | (3) Shaun Harmatiuk | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (4) Kenny Ingalls | 3 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | (5) Tommy Hedden | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | E | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

### Lonigo (2)

Qualifying Round 2
* 30 June 2008 (4:20 pm)
* Ljubljana
* Referee: Jim Lawrence
* Jury President: Andrzej Grodzki
* Attendance: 500
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 59 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 59 |
| 1 | (1) Matěj Kůs | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (2) Aleš Dryml, Jr. | 13 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | |
| 1 | (3) Adrian Rymel | 10 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | |
| 1 | (4) Lukáš Dryml | 13 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| 1 | (5) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 11 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | E | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | Finland | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 40 |
| 2 | (1) Tomi Reima | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | (2) Juha Hautamäki | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | (3) Kauko Nieminen | 12 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 2 | (4) Tero Aarnio | 4 | | | | 1 | | | E | | | | - | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2 | (5) Kai Laukkanen | 10 | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| 3 | (1) Denis Štojs | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | | | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | (2) Izak Šantej | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | |
| 3 | (3) Matej Žagar | 15 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 3 | (4) Maks Gregorič | 10 | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (5) Ales Kraljic | 1 | | | | | E | | | | | E | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | (1) Mattia Carpanese | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
| 4 | (2) Alessandro Milanese | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
| 4 | (3) Daniele Tessari | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4 | (4) Marco Gregnanin | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | (5) Andrea Maida | 5 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | |
| Placing | Team / Rider Name | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell
Helmet colours was permanent for each teams (Red, Blue, White and Yellow/Black). Colours in diagrams means gate positions: :
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |