title: 2009 Speedway World Cup Race-off
text: # 2009 Speedway World Cup Race-off
  
  The FIM Tobet Speedway World Cup Race-Off was the third meeting of the 2009 Speedway World Cup tournament. It took place on 16 July 2009 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.
  
  The Race-off was won by Australian team (51 points). Australia and Sweden (39 pts) qualifying to Saturday's World Cup Final at Leszno also. Third Great Britain (35 pts) and fourth Denmark (34 pts) was knocked out of the competition.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos. | National team | Pts. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 51 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 39 |
  | 3 | Great Britain | 35 |
  | 4 | Denmark | 34 |
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 51 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 51 |
  | 1 | (1) Davey Watt | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
  | 1 | (2) Adam Shields | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | F3 | |
  | 1 | (3) Leigh Adams (c) | 11 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 1 | (4) Chris Holder | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | Fx | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | |
  | 1 | (5) Jason Crump | 14 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | |
  | 2 | Sweden | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 39 |
  | 2 | (1) Antonio Lindbäck | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 2 |
  | 2 | (2) David Ruud | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | - | | |
  | 2 | (3) Fredrik Lindgren | 8 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | |
  | 2 | (4) Jonas Davidsson | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | - |
  | 2 | (5) Andreas Jonsson (c) | 16 | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | 6J | | |
  | 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 |
  | 3 | Great Britain | 35 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
  | 3 | (1) Chris Harris (c) | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | 0 |
  | 3 | (2) Lee Richardson | 17 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 6J | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | |
  | 3 | (3) Lewis Bridger | 0 | | | E4 | | | | | | | T | - | | | | | | | | 0 | | | - | | | |
  | 3 | (4) Daniel King | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | - | | | 0 | | |
  | 3 | (5) Tai Woffinden | 8 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
  | 4 | Denmark | 34 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
  | 4 | (1) Patrick Hougaard | 6 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | |
  | 4 | (2) Nicolai Klindt | 6 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | 3 | |
  | 4 | (3) Niels Kristian Iversen | 4 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
  | 4 | (4) Hans N. Andersen (c) | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | - | | | 0 | | - | |
  | 4 | (5) Kenneth Bjerre | 17 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 6J | | | | 3 | | | | | 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 |
  
  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
  
  * Watt, Hougaard, Harris, Lindbäck
  * Richardson, Klindt, Shields, Ruud
  * Adams, Lindgren, Iversen, Bridger (E3)
  * Holder, Davidsson, Andersen, King
  * Crump, Jonsson, Bjerre, Woffinden
  * Crump, Lindgren, Hougaard, King
  * Watt, Woffinden, Klindt, Davidsson
  * Harris, Jonsson, Shields, Iversen
  * Richardson, Adams, Lindbäck, Andersen
  * Bjerre, Holder, Ruud, Bridger (T) Bridger excluded after touching the tapes - race restarted.
  * Richardson (6 pts), Shields, Davidsson, Hougaard
  * Jonsson, Adams, King, Klindt
  * Lindbäck, Woffinden, Iversen, Holder (Fx)
  * Crump, Harris, Ruud, Andersen
  * Bjerre, Watt, Richardson, Lindgren
  * Bjerre (6 pts), Woffinden, Adams, Ruud
  * Holder, Lindgren, Harris, Klindt
  * Crump, Richardson, Iversen, Davidsson
  * Jonsson, Hougaard, Watt, Bridger
  * Bjerre, Harris, Lindbäck, Shields
  * Holder, Richardson, Hougaard, Jonsson
  * Lindbäck, Crump, Andersen, Woffinden Results was canceled, because Andersen and Woffinden was started from wrong gate. Lindbäck, Crump, Woffinden, Andersen
  * Jonsson (6 pts), Watt, Iversen, King
  * Klindt, Lindgren, Woffinden, Shields (F3) Crash on final lap - Shields injured
  * Adams, Lindbäck, Bjerre, Harris
  