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2008 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 3 riders that would qualify for the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix.
Calendar

| Date (2007) | Venue | Winner | Domestic Qualification | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
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| June 6 | POL Bydgoszcz | POL Grzegorz Walasek | result | |||
| June 23 | ITA Terenzano | DEN Niels Kristian Iversen | result | |||
| June 24 | HUN Miskolc | AUS Rory Schlein | result | |||
| June 23 | CZE Mšeno | POL Krzysztof Kasprzak | result | |||
| June 30 | SWE Motala | POL Damian Baliński | result | |||
| July 7 | ITA Lonigo | DEN Bjarne Pedersen | result | |||
| July 8 | SVN Ljubljana | SWE Fredrik Lindgren | result | |||
| 15 September | DEN Vojens | DEN Niels Kristian Iversen | result |
Domestic Qualification
Poland
- Golden Helmet Final (Finał Złotego Kasku)
- June 6, 2007
- POL Bydgoszcz, Polonia Stadium
- Referee: POL Ryszard Bryła (Zielona Góra)
- Attendance: 2,500
- Best Time: 61,63 s. - Wiesław Jaguś (7 heat)
- Only 16 heats, because was rain.
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
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| 1 | Grzegorz Walasek Zielona Góra | 9 | (0,3,3,3) |
| 2 | Rafał Dobrucki Rzeszów | 9 | (2,1,3,3) |
| 3 | Krzysztof Kasprzak Leszno | 9 | (3,2,2,2) |
| 4 | Paweł Hlib Gorzów Wlkp. | 8 | (3,1,1,3) |
| 5 | Piotr Protasiewicz Zielona Góra | 7 | (3,1,3,F) |
| 6 | Jarosław Hampel Leszno | 7 | (2,2,E,3) |
| 7 | Damian Baliński Leszno | 7 | (1,3,2,1) |
| 10 | Tomasz Gapiński Wrocław | 6 | (2,0,2,2) |
Paweł Hlib was injured before Quarter-Final and was replaced by Tomasz Gapiński. Wiesław Jaguś (8th) and Sebastian Ułamek (9th) refused.
Quarter-finals
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Miskolc
- Qualifying round B
- June 24, 2007
- HUN Miskolc
- Referee: ?
- Attendance: ?
- Best Time: ?
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Motala
- Qualifying round D
- June 30, 2007
- SWE Motala
- Referee: ?
- Attendance: ?
- Best Time: ?
- No5: NOR Carl Johan Raugstad → Daniel Davidsson
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Ljubljana
- Semi-final B
- July 8, 2007
- SVN Ljubljana
- Referee: ?
- Attendance: ?
- Best Time: ?
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Grand Prix Challenge
- September 15, 2007 (Saturday, 19:30)
- DEN Vojens
- Referee:
- Jury President:
- Attendance:
- Best Time:
- Stadium and track:
- Name: Vojens Speedway Center
Heat after heat
- Pedersen, Baliński, Kroner, Davidsson
- Iversen, Bjerre, Dryml, Schlein
- Tomíček, Lindgren, Dobrucki, Johnston
- Gafurov, Gizatullin, Kasprzak, Legault (F/X)
- Bjerre, Baliński, Johnston, Legault
- Dryml, Gafurov, Lindgren, Kroner
- Dobrucki, Davidsson, Kasprzak, Schlein
- Iversen, Tomíček, Pedersen, Gizatullin
- Dobrucki, Dryml, Baliński, Gizatullin
- Bjerre, Tomíček, Kasprzak, Kroner
- Iversen, Johnston, Davidsson, Gafurov
- Pedersen, Lindgren, Schlein, Legault
- Tomíček, Gafurov, Schlein, Baliński (E/start)
- Iversen, Dobrucki, Legault, Kroner (E4)
- Davidsson, Lindgren, Gizatullin, Bjerre (F/X)
- Dryml, Kasprzak, Pedersen, Johnston
- Kasprzak, Iversen, Gjedde, Lindgren (F/X)
- Gizatullin, Schlein, Kroner, Johnston
- Dryml, Davidsson, Tomíček, Legault
- Pedersen, Bjerre, Dobrucki, Gafurov Play-off 3-4 place:
- Pedersen, Tomíček
Top three riders qualified to 2008 Speedway Grand Prix:
- DEN Niels Kristian Iversen
- CZE Lukáš Dryml
- DEN Bjarne Pedersen
References
References
- "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995–2013 Speedway Grand Prix – Qualifications".
- Hungarian licence.
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