The 2009 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification Meetings are a series of
speedway
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Racing Race tracks
*Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida.
*Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.
*Indianapolis Motor Spe ...
meetings used to determine the three riders and one reserve who qualify for the
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 unde ...
. The top eight riders finishing the
2008 Grand Prix series automatically qualify for 2009.
Calendar
Allocation
Qualifying Rules:
* Riders placed 1st to 7th + 1 reserve from each Qualifying Round will qualify for the semi-final.
* Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 reserve from each Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Prix Challenge. However, if no Polish rider qualifies to the Grand Prix Challenge, then only 7 riders + 1 reserve will qualify from Semi-Final 2.
* Riders will be balloted for the semi-finals and the Grand Prix Challenge.
Domestic Qualifications
Poland
Domestic Qualifications for the
2009 Grand Prix and the
2008 Individual European Championship ''Krajowe eliminacje do Grand Prix 2009 i IME''
Qualifying Rules:
* Riders placed 1st to 8th + 1 reserve in the semi-finals qualify for the Final.
* Riders placed 1st to 6th in the Domestic Final qualify for the Grand Prix Qualification. The seventh Polish rider and reserve are nominated by the Main Commission of Speedway Sport in Poland (GKSŻ).
* Riders placed 1st to 7th in the Domestic Final qualify to the Individual European Championship. The eighth Polish rider and reserve are nominated by the Main Commission of Speedway Sport in Poland (GKSŻ).
Results:
Qualifying rounds
Semi-finals
Grand Prix Challenge
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Grand Prix Challenge
*September 14, 2008
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Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...
*Referee: Anthony Steele
*Jury President: Christer Bergström
*Best Time: 59.66 sec - Kenneth Bjerre in Heat 3
*Change:
**(2)
Jonas Davidsson
Jan Jonas Daniel Davidsson (born 7 August 1984 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Career
Davidsson came to prominence after reaching three World Under 21 ...
→ (18) Korneliussen
**(15)
Daniel Nermark → (17) Pavlic
References and notes
pzm.pl- FIM Calendar 2008
pzm.pl- Allocation
See also
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Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first ...
{{2009 Speedway Grand Prix
2009
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