The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the sixth race of the
2007 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix was the 62nd edition of the official World Championship and the 13th season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion. It was the first under the promotion of IMG, who had purchased s ...
season. It took place on 28 July in the
Marketa Stadium in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
.
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Starting positions draw
#(12)
Bjarne Pedersen
Bjarne Aagaard Pedersen (born 12 July 1978 in Holstebro, Denmark)Oakes, P.(2006). ''Speedway Star Almanac''. is an international motorcycle speedway rider who has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup, winning it on two occasions: i ...
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Denmark
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#(16)
Luboš Tomíček, Jr. (
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
)
#(9)
Jarosław Hampel
Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Speedway rider. He was a participant of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010.
He received his speedway license in 1998 with the Polish team Polonia Piła, alth ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
)
#(10)
Antonio Lindbäck
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who competed in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedwa ...
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
)
#(15)
Chris Harris (
United Kingdom
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)
#(2)
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway rider. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times.
In addit ...
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United States
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)
#(3)
Nicki Pedersen
Nicki Pedersen (born 2 April 1977) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the World Championship in 2003, 2007 and 2008 and was a World Cup winner with Denmark in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. His brother, R ...
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Denmark
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#(13)
Wiesław Jaguś
Wiesław Jaguś (born 13 September 1975) is a former Polish speedway rider.
Career
In August 2006, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2007 Grand Prix. He ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
)
#(11)
Scott Nicholls
Scott Karl Nicholls (born 16 May 1978) is a British speedway rider, who has won the British Championship seven times,[United Kingdom
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)
#(7)
Matej Žagar
Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2004 and 2008.
Career
In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European ...
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
)
#(14)
Rune Holta
Rune Holta (born 29 August 1973 in Stavanger, Norway) is a speedway rider. He grew up in Randaberg Norway, but has been a Polish citizen since 2002, allowing him to represent Poland in international competitions and was a member of their Speedwa ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
)
#(5)
Leigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria)Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also w ...
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Australia
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)
#(1)
Jason Crump
Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.
In a 21-year career in Speedway, Jason Cr ...
(
Australia
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)
#(8)
Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Robert Gollob (; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. His brother Jacek is also a speedway rid ...
(
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
)
#(4)
Andreas Jonsson
Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born 3 September 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003, 2004 and 2015.
Career summary
Jonsson won Under ...
(
Sweden
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)
#(6)
Hans N. Andersen
Hans Nørgaard Andersen (born 3 November 1980, in Odense, Denmark) is a motorcycle speedway rider who captained the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.
Career summary
Despite being original ...
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Denmark
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#(17)
Josef Franc
Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979, in Čáslav, Czech Republic) is a former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway.
Career
He has appeared as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Spe ...
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
)
#(18)
Matěj Kůs
Matěj Kůs (born 11 July 1989) is a Czech international motorcycle speedway racer, Multiple Czech Republic Champion (10 times), and European Pairs Champion (2 times). He has also has raced for several clubs in the British Premier League. His pro ...
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
)
Heat details
Heat after heat
# B.Pedersen, Tomíček, Hampel, Lindbäck
# N.Pedersen, Harris, Jaguś, Hancock
# Žagar, Adams, Holta, Nicholls
# Jonsson, Andersen, Crump, Gollob
# Nicholls, Crump, B.Pedersen, Harris
# Žagar, Hancock, Tomíček, Gollob
# N.Pedersen, Holta, Jonsson, Hampel
# Jaguś, Adams, Andersen, Lindbäck
# Holta, Andersen, Hancock, B.Pedersen
# Jonsson, Adams, Harris, Tomíček
# Hampel, Nicholls, Jaguś, Gollob (e)
# N.Pedersen, Crump, Žagar, Lindbäck (e)
# N.Pedersen, Adams, Gollob, B.Pedersen
# Crump, Holta, Tomíček, Jaguś
# Hampel, Andersen, Harris, Žagar
# Nicholls, Hancock, Franc, Jonsson (Fx)
# Jaguś, B.Pedersen, Žagar, Kůs
# N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Andersen, Tomíček
# Hampel, Crump, Hancock, Adams
# Holta, Franc, Harris, Gollob
#:Semi-Finals:
# N.Pedersen, Nicholls, Jaguś, Žagar
# Holta, Hampel, Crump, Adams
#:The Final:
# N.Pedersen (6 points), Hampel (4 pts), Holta (2 pts), Nicholls
The intermediate classification
See also
*
List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
This is a complete list of riders who have entered a FIM Speedway Grand Prix since 1995.
''After 2015 Scandinavian SGP in Stockholm (26 September 2015)''
Index
A
* Leigh Adams
* Zoltán Adorján
* Sebastian Aldén
* Stefano Alfonso
* B ...
References
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