# 2008 Speedway World Cup Event 1

The 2008 Speedway World Cup Event 1 was the first race of the 2008 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 12, 2008 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.

## Results

| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| 1 | Australia | 56+3 |
| 2 | Poland | 56+2 |
| 3 | Russia | 36 |
| 4 | Hungary | 10 |

## Heat details

| 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 | Australia | 56 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | |
| 1 | (1) Jason Crump | 11 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 1 | (2) Leigh Adams (c) | 20 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 6J | | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 1 | (3) Ryan Sullivan | 8 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | (4) Davey Watt | 6 | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | | | 1 | | |
| 1 | (5) Chris Holder | 11 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | |
| 2 | Poland | 56 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 56 | |
| 2 | (1) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | (2) Rune Holta | 13 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 2 | (3) Tomasz Gollob (c) | 12 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 2 | (4) Jarosław Hampel | 15 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | (5) Wiesław Jaguś | 6 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | E1 | | 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 | 26 |
| 3 | Russia | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 36 | |
| 3 | (1) Denis Gizatullin (c) | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | - | | | |
| 3 | (2) Grigory Laguta | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | - | | | | 2 | | |
| 3 | (3) Daniil Ivanov | 5 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | (4) Renat Gafurov | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | - | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Emil Saifutdinov | 14 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | - | 6J | | | |
| 4 | Hungary | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | (1) Matej Ferján | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 4J | | | | E3 | |
| 4 | (2) Sándor Tihanyi (c) | 0 | | T | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | - | | | | | |
| 4 | (3) József Tabaka | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | | |
| 4 | (4) Norbert Magosi | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | (5) László Szatmári | 0 | | | | | 0 | | E | | | | | | 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 |

### Heat after heat

* (61.01) Crump, Ferjan, Kasprzak, Gizatullin
* (59.77) Adams, Holta, Laguta, Tihanyi (T)
* (61.40) Gollob, Sullivan, Iwanow, Tabaka
* (61.44) Hampel, Watt, Gafurov, Magosi
* (61.63) Holder, Saifutdinov, Jaguś, Szatmari
* (60.75) Gollob, Saifutdinov, Crump, Magosi
* (61.08) Hampel, Adams, Gizatullin, Szatmari (e4)
* (61.52) Sullivan, Jaguś, Laguta, Ferjan
* (62.03) Watt, Kasprzak, Iwanow, Tihanyi
* (62.15) Holta, Holder, Gafurov, Tabaka
* (61.51) Hampel, Crump, Laguta, Tabaka
* (61.80) Adams, Jaguś, Iwanow, Magosi
* (62.64) Kasprzak, Laguta, Sullivan, Szatmari
* (62.43) Holta, Saifutdinov, Ferjan, Watt
* (62.51) Gizatullin, Gollob, Holder, Tihanyi
* (61.70) Holta, Crump, Iwanow, Szatmari
* (61.68) Adams, Ferjan, Gollob, Gafurov
* (62.20) Hampel, Saifutdinov, Sullivan, Tihanyi
* (62.16) Adams(J), Gizatullin, Tabaka, Jaguś (e4)
* (62.98) Holder, Kasprzak, Laguta, Magosi
* (62.37) Crump, Ferjan(J), Jaguś, Gafurov
* (62.23) Adams, Kasprzak, Gizatullin, Tabaka
* (63.48) Saifutdinov(J), Holta, Sullivan, Magosi
* (63.44) Gollob, Laguta, Watt, Szatmari
* (62.94) Hampel, Holder, Iwanow, Ferjan (e3)
    First Place Run-Off:
* (62.94) Adams, Hampel