2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jonas Davidsson as a wild card, and Sebastian Aldén and Billy Forsberg both as track reserves. Bjarne Pedersen was again replaced by Luboš Tomíček because of an injury. The draw was made on 13 May at the FIM Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.

• Draw No 13: DEN (11) Bjarne Pedersen → CZE (19) Luboš Tomíček, Jr.

Result

Rune Holta won the Swedish Grand Prix with a fast overtaking manoeuvre on the back straight on the first lap of the final. It was Holta's 50th Grand Prix and the first Grand Prix win of his career.

Fredrik Lindgren had been unbeaten from his previous races but had to settle for second place, although he did score the most points from the meeting. Nicki Pedersen extended his series lead to ten points with third place.

The meeting overran by over an hour due to a number of stoppages caused by the unpredictable, rutted track. Andreas Jonsson was taken to hospital after a high-speed crash but escaped serious injury, Niels Kristian Iversen also crashed in one of his heats and suffered a dislocated shoulder.

Heat details

Heat after heat

1. Crump, Jonsson, Nicholls, Kasprzak
2. Holta, Pedersen, Andersen, Gollob
3. Hancock, Iversen, Dryml, Davidsson (E/start)
4. Lindgren, Adams, Harris, Tomicek
5. Crump, Tomicek, Holta, Iversen (X/F2)
6. Davidsson, Gollob, Harris, Kasprzak
7. Lindgren, Jonsson, Pedersen, Hancock
8. Andersen, Nicholls, Adams, Dryml
9. Gollob, Adams, Crump, Hancock
10. Lindgren, Holta, Dryml, Kasprzak
11. Andersen, Harris, Jonsson, Alden
12. Pedersen, Nicholls, Davidsson, Tomicek
13. Pedersen, Crump, Dryml, Harris
14. Hancock, Kasprzak, Tomicek, Andersen (F2)
15. Jonsson, Adams, Davidsson, Holta
16. Lindgren, Forsberg, Nicholls (X/F3), Gollob (X/F2)
17. Lindgren, Davidsson, Crump, Andersen
18. Kasprzak, Pedersen, Adams, Alden
19. Gollob, Tomicek, Jonsson (X/F5), Dryml (X/F3)
20. Holta, Nicholls, Harris, Hancock (X/F2)
21. : Semi-Finals:
22. Lindgren, Holta, Adams, Jonsson (N)
23. Pedersen, Crump, Andersen, Gollob
24. : Final:
25. Holta (6), Lindgren (4), Pedersen (2), Crump (0)

The intermediate classification

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References

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