title: 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
text: # 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
  
  The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia was the eighth race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 August in the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs stadium in Daugavpils, Latvia.
  
  ## Starting positions draw
  
  The Speedway Grand Prix Commission has nominated Grigory Laguta (as wild card), Kasts Poudzuks and Maksims Bogdanow (both as track reserve). Kai Laukkanen has replace the injured Jarosław Hampel.
  
  * (4) Andreas Jonsson (Sweden)
  * (2) Greg Hancock (United States)
  * (9) Jarosław Hampel (Poland) → (20) Kai Laukkanen (Finland)
  * (7) Matej Žagar (Slovenia)
  * (15) Chris Harris (United Kingdom)
  * (1) Jason Crump (Australia)
  * (8) Tomasz Gollob (Poland)
  * (13) Wiesław Jaguś (Poland)
  * (11) Scott Nicholls (United Kingdom)
  * (6) Hans N. Andersen (Denmark)
  * (3) Nicki Pedersen (Denmark)
  * (5) Leigh Adams (Australia)
  * (10) Antonio Lindbäck (Sweden)
  * (16) Grigory Laguta (Russia)
  * (12) Bjarne Pedersen (Denmark)
  * (14) Rune Holta (Poland)
  * (17) Kasts Poudzuks (Latvia)
  * (18) Maksims Bogdanovs (Latvia)
  
  Laguta was started with Latvian licence.
  
  ## Heat details
  
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 12 | (5) Leigh Adams | 22 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 13 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
  | 2 | 11 | (3) Nicki Pedersen | 19 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | 7 | (8) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 10 | 4 | 2 | | 1 |
  | 4 | 9 | (11) Scott Nicholls | 13 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 11 | 3 | | 2 | 0 |
  | 5 | 8 | (13) Wiesław Jaguś | 11 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 1 | |
  | 6 | 6 | (1) Jason Crump | 10 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
  | 7 | 14 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 8 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | |
  | 8 | 1 | (4) Andreas Jonsson | 8 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 | | 0 | |
  | 9 | 15 | (12) Bjarne Pedersen | 8 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
  | 10 | 16 | (14) Rune Holta | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
  | 11 | 5 | (15) Chris Harris | 7 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | F | | | | | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | |
  | 12 | 10 | (6) Hans N. Andersen | 5 | | | Fx | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | Fx | | E | | | | 5 | 12 | | | |
  | 13 | 2 | (2) Greg Hancock | 3 | E | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | E | | | | 3 | | | 3 | 13 | | | |
  | 14 | 3 | (20) Kai Laukkanen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 3 | 14 | | | |
  | 15 | 4 | (7) Matej Žagar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 2 | 15 | | | |
  | 16 | 18 | (18) Maksims Bogdanovs | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 16 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (17) Kasts Poudzuks | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 17 | | | |
  | 18 | 13 | (10) Antonio Lindbäck | 0 | | | | X | - | | | | | | | - | | - | | | | | - | | 0 | 18 | | | |
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
  
  e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
  
  | gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
  | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Heat after heat
  
  * Jonsson, Žagar, Laukkanen, Hancock (d)
  * Gollob, Jaguś, Harris, Crump
  * N. Pedersen, Adams, Nicholls, Andersen (u/w)
  * Łaguta, B. Pedersen, Holta, Lindbäck (u/w)
  * Nicholls, Jonsson, Harris, Puodżuks (za Lindbäcka)
  * Andersen, Crump, Łaguta, Hancock
  * N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Gollob, Laukkanen
  * Jaguś, Adams, Holta, Žagar
  * Crump, Holta, N. Pedersen, Jonsson
  * Adams, B. Pedersen, Harris, Hancock
  * Łaguta, Nicholls, Jaguś, Laukkanen
  * Gollob, Andersen, Bogdanow (za Lindbäcka), Žagar
  * Adams, Gollob, Jonsson, Łaguta
  * N. Pedersen, Jaguś, Puodżuks (za Lindbäcka), Hancock (d)
  * Holta, Laukkanen, Harris (3u), Andersen (u/w)
  * Nicholls, Crump, B. Pedersen, Žagar
  * Jaguś, Jonsson, B. Pedersen, Andersen (d)
  * Hancock, Nicholls, Gollob, Holta
  * Adams, Crump, Bogdanow (za Lindbäcka), Laukkanen
  * Harris, N. Pedersen, Łaguta, Žagar
  
      Semi-Finals:
  * Adams, Gollob, Crump, Łaguta
  * N. Pedersen, Nicholls, Jaguś, Jonsson
  
      Final:
  * Adams, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Nicholls
  
  ## The intermediate classification
  
  * Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
  * Full-time Grand Prix rider
  * Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | ITA | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | SVN | GER |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | (3) Nicki Pedersen | 145 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 19 | | | |
  | 2 | (5) Leigh Adams | 124 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 22 | | | |
  | 3 | (6) Hans N. Andersen | 92 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | | | |
  | 4 | (1) Jason Crump | 89 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | | | |
  | 5 | (2) Greg Hancock | 81 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | |
  | 6 | (15) Chris Harris | 74 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | 7 | (8) Tomasz Gollob | 70 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | | | |
  | 8 | (11) Scott Nicholls | 63 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 13 | | | |
  | 9 | (13) Wiesław Jaguś | 61 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 11 | | | |
  | 10 | (14) Rune Holta | 55 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | | | |
  | 11 | (4) Andreas Jonsson | 53 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | - | 8 | | | |
  | 12 | (9) Jarosław Hampel | 50 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | - | - | | | |
  | 13 | (12) Bjarne Pedersen | 49 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | |
  | 14 | (7) Matej Žagar | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | 15 | (10) Antonio Lindbäck | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | |
  | 16 | (16) Fredrik Lindgren | 21 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 7 | - | | | |
  | 17 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 18 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | | | |
  | 19 | (16) Sebastian Ułamek | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 20 | (17) Jonas Davidsson | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | ns | - | | | |
  | 21 | (19) Peter Karlsson | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | | | |
  | 22 | (20) Kai Laukkanen | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | | | |
  | 23 | (16) David Howe | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | | | |
  | 24 | (16) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | | | |
  | 25 | (17) Josef Franc | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | | | |
  | 26 | (16) Mattia Carpanese | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 27 | (18) Morten Risager | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 28 | (18) Maksims Bogdanovs | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | | | |
  | 29 | (17) Tomasz Gapiński | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 30 | (17) Kasts Poudzuks | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | | | |
  | 31 | (17) Daniele Tessari | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 32 | (17) Jesper B. Jensen | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 33 | (18) Christian Miotello | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 34 | (18) Erik Andersson | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | 35 | (18) Matěj Kůs | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | | | |
  | | (17) Edward Kennett | - | - | - | - | - | ns | - | - | - | | | |
  | | (18) Tomasz Jędrzejak | - | - | ns | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | |
  | | (18) Daniel King | - | - | - | - | - | ns | - | - | - | | | |
  | | (18) Sebastian Aldén | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ns | - | | | |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | ITA | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | CZE | SCA | LAT | POL | SVN | GER |
  