2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship

Format

In the final will be the host team and the defending champions Poland. The other finalist will be determined in two qualifying rounds (semi-finals). In Abensberg, Germany on June 1 was Sweden (3rd place in 2008 Final), Australia (4th place), Great Britain and host team Germany. Five days later in Pardubice, will be Denmark (Runner-up in 2008 Final), host team Czech Republic and Finland. The Russian team withdrew and was replaced by a joint team of Croatian and Slovenian riders, known as "Adria".

Results

Qualifying Round 1 was won by Sweden (45 points) and they beat host team Germany (40 pts), Australia (35 pts) and Great Britain (26 pts). The top scored rider was Darcy Ward from Australia (maximum 15 points) and British Tai Woffinden (15 points also, but in six heats). Qualifying Round 2 was won by host team Czech Republic (56 pts). To the final was qualify second Denmark (55 pts, more than Germany). Adria (Croatia and Slovenia) beat in run-off Finland (both 16 points).

The Final was won be host team and the defending champions Poland (57 points), who they beat Denmark (45 pts), Sweden (32 pts) and Czech Republic (15 pts). The top scored rider was Przemysław Pawlicki from Poland (maximum 15 points). It was fifth title for Poland team and second for Grzegorz Zengota, Maciej Janowski and Artur Mroczka.

Semifinal 1

1 June 2009 (14:00)

Abensberg, Speedwaystadion Abensberg (Length: 398 m)

Referee: Mick Bates

Jury President: Jörgen L. Jensen

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Semifinal 2

6 June 2009 (18:00) was canceled and was restarted on 7 June

Pardubice, Speedway track AMK Zlatá přilba Pardubice-Svítkov (Length: 391m)

Referee: Christian Froschauer

Jury President: Boris Kotnjek

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell

Final

5 September 2009 (17:00 UTC+2)

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Edward Jancarz Stadium (Length: 329 m)

Referee: Craig Ackroyd

Jury President: Janos Nadasdi

As a team squads was declared was changed three riders:

(4) injury in Danish league match on 28 August Dennis Andersson → Kim Nilsson (1) Patryk Dudek → Dawid Lampart (1) injury in a track practice Michael Hádek → Václav Milík

M - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • T - exclusion for touching the tapes • X - other exclusion • E - retired or mechanical failure • F - fell