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2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

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Date
  
26 April 2008

Event
  
1 of 11 (101)

Jury President
  
Wolfgang Glas

City
  
Krško

Referee
  
Anthony Steele

Stadium
  
Matija Gubec Stadium

The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia was the first race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 26 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.

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Slovenian SGP was won by Tomasz Gollob from Poland. It was the 12th SGP win of his career. In the final, Gollob beat Danes Nicki Pedersen and Hans N. Andersen.

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Matej Žagar as Wild Card, and Izak Šantej and Jernej Kolenko both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on April 15 in FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Denis Štojs later replaced the injured Jernej Kolenko.

  • (18) Jernej Kolenko → (18) Denis Štojs

    • Heat after heat

    1. (65,18) Holta, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Adams
    2. (65,86) Dryml, Harris, Jonsson, B.Pedersen
    3. (66,14) N.Pedersen, Hancock, Lindgren, Gollob
    4. (66,41) Iversen, Žagar, Crump, Andersen
    5. (66,53) Žagar, Gollob, Holta, B.Pedersen
    6. (66,95) Hancock, Iversen, Harris, Kasprzak
    7. (67,26) Andersen, N.Pedersen, Nicholls, L.Dryml (E4)
    8. (66,96) Jonsson, Adams, Crump, Lindgren
    9. (67,64) N.Pedersen, Crump, Harris, Holta
    10. (68,30) Andersen, B.Pedersen, Lindgren, Kasprzak
    11. (67,27) Jonsson, Gollob, Nicholls, Iversen
    12. (67,75) Adams, Dryml, Hancock, Žagar
      Heavy rain began during the interval, difficult conditions gave the inside gates an advantage.
    13. (71,61) Dryml, Lindgren, Holta, Iversen
    14. (72,59) Kasprzak, Žagar, N.Pedersen, Jonsson
    15. (72,03) Crump, Nicholls, Hancock, B.Pedersen
    16. (72,38) Gollob, Andersen, Harris, Adams
    17. (71,17) Jonsson, Andersen, Hancock, Holta
    18. (71,01) Gollob, Crump, Kasprzak, Dryml (F/X)
      Race stopped, Dryml excluded after bailing and slamming into the wall late in the race; bad conditions, very wet
    19. (71,78) Lindgren, Nicholls, Harris, Žagar (F4)
    20. (71,26) Iversen, B.Pedersen, N.Pedersen, Adams
    21. (71,56) N.Pedersen, Jonsson, Dryml, Iversen
    22. (70,68) Gollob, Andersen, Crump, Hancock
    23. (71,00) Gollob (6), N.Pedersen (4), Andersen (2), Jonsson (T) (0)
      False start, Jonsson touches tapes and is excluded; race re-started

    References

    2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia Wikipedia
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