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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

2008 FIM NordicBet Speedway World Cup - Event 1
Information
Date 12 July 2008
City Leszno
Event 1 of 4 (32)
Referee Krister Gardell
Jury President János Nádasdi
Stadium details
Stadium Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
SWC Results
Attendance 8,000
Best Time Leigh Adams
59.77 secs (in Heat 2)
Winner  Australia - 56+3 pts
Runner-up  Poland - 56+2 pts
3rd place  Russia - 36 pts
4th place  Hungary - 10 pts

Results
Pos.National teamPts.
1 Australia56+3
2 Poland56+2
3 Russia36
4 Hungary10

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) Jason Crump 11 3 1 2 2 3
(2) Leigh Adams (c) 20 3 2 3 3 6J 3 3
(3) Ryan Sullivan 8 2 3 1 1 1
(4) Davey Watt 6 2 3 0 - 1
(5) Chris Holder 11 3 2 1 3 2 style="background-color:" |
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
(1) Krzysztof Kasprzak 10 1 2 3 2 2
(2) Rune Holta 13 2 3 3 3 2
(3) Tomasz Gollob (c) 12 3 3 2 1 3
(4) Jarosław Hampel 15 3 3 3 3 32
(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
(1) Denis Gizatullin (c) 7 0 1 3 2 1 -
(2) Grigory Laguta 7 1 1 1 2 - 2
(3) Daniil Ivanov 5 1 1 1 1 1 style="background-color:" |
(4) Renat Gafurov 3 1 1 - 0 1 0
(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
(1) Matej Ferján 9 2 0 1 2 4J E3 
(2) Sándor Tihanyi (c) 0 T 0 0 0 -
(3) József Tabaka 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
(4) Norbert Magosi 0 0 0 0 0 0
(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
  1. (61.01) Crump, Ferjan, Kasprzak, Gizatullin
  2. (59.77) Adams, Holta, Laguta, Tihanyi (T)
  3. (61.40) Gollob, Sullivan, Iwanow, Tabaka
  4. (61.44) Hampel, Watt, Gafurov, Magosi
  5. (61.63) Holder, Saifutdinov, Jaguś, Szatmari
  6. (60.75) Gollob, Saifutdinov, Crump, Magosi
  7. (61.08) Hampel, Adams, Gizatullin, Szatmari (e4)
  8. (61.52) Sullivan, Jaguś, Laguta, Ferjan
  9. (62.03) Watt, Kasprzak, Iwanow, Tihanyi
  10. (62.15) Holta, Holder, Gafurov, Tabaka
  11. (61.51) Hampel, Crump, Laguta, Tabaka
  12. (61.80) Adams, Jaguś, Iwanow, Magosi
  13. (62.64) Kasprzak, Laguta, Sullivan, Szatmari
  14. (62.43) Holta, Saifutdinov, Ferjan, Watt
  15. (62.51) Gizatullin, Gollob, Holder, Tihanyi
  16. (61.70) Holta, Crump, Iwanow, Szatmari
  17. (61.68) Adams, Ferjan, Gollob, Gafurov
  18. (62.20) Hampel, Saifutdinov, Sullivan, Tihanyi
  19. (62.16) Adams(J), Gizatullin, Tabaka, Jaguś (e4)
  20. (62.98) Holder, Kasprzak, Laguta, Magosi
  21. (62.37) Crump, Ferjan(J), Jaguś, Gafurov
  22. (62.23) Adams, Kasprzak, Gizatullin, Tabaka
  23. (63.48) Saifutdinov(J), Holta, Sullivan, Magosi
  24. (63.44) Gollob, Laguta, Watt, Szatmari
  25. (62.94) Hampel, Holder, Iwanow, Ferjan (e3)
    First Place Run-Off:
  26. (62.94) Adams, Hampel

References
  1. "SWC Colour Draw for Event1 and 2" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  2. "SWC Riders Declared I Leszno 2008" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  3. "Result" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  4. speedwayworld.tv; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  5. rlach.republika.pl Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved on 2008-12-28
  6. Świat Żużla, No 4 (76) / 2008, page 58, ISSN 1429-3285

See also
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