title: 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
text: # 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
  
  The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Italy will be the tenth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 26 September in the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano, Italy. It will be first Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) event held in Terenzano; previous Italian SGP events had always taken place in Lonigo.
  
  The first Grand Prix in Terensano was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob who beat Hans N. Andersen, Nicki Pedersen and Grzegorz Walasek in the final.
  
  ## Riders
  
  The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Guglielmo Franchetti as the wild card and Mattia Carpanese and Andrea Maida as the track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 25 September at 13:00 CEST by Mayor of Terenzano.
  
  ## 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 | 7 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 23 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 14 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
  | 2 | 11 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 18 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 | | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | 15 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 12 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 7 | 8 | | 3 | 1 |
  | 4 | 8 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 13 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 4 | 2 | | 0 |
  | 5 | 3 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 12 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 11 | 5 | | 1 | |
  | 6 | 16 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 11 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 | | 0 | |
  | 7 | 1 | (11) Chris Harris | 11 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 10 | 6 | 1 | | |
  | 8 | 9 | (8) Rune Holta | 8 | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 8 | 7 | 0 | | |
  | 9 | 12 | (4) Greg Hancock | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
  | 10 | 4 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | |
  | 11 | 5 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 6 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 6 | 11 | | | |
  | 12 | 14 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 5 | | | | R3 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | |
  | 13 | 10 | (2) Jason Crump | 4 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 4 | 13 | | | |
  | 14 | 2 | (6) Leigh Adams | 3 | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | 14 | | | |
  | 15 | 13 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | 15 | | | |
  | 16 | 6 | (16) Guglielmo Franchetti | 2 | | M/- | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 2 | 16 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (17) Mattia Carpanese | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
  | 18 | 18 | (18) Andrea Maida | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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
  
  * Harris, Jonsson, Nicholls, Adams
  * Gollob, Lindgren, Walasek, Carpanese (Franchetti – M/-) Franchetti fails to meet the 2 minute warning and is replaced by reserve rider Carpanese.
  * Andersen, Crump, Hancock, Holta
  * Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Ułamek, Bjerre (R3)
  * Holta, Harris, Ułamek, Lindgren
  * Bjerre, Adams, Franchetti, Crump
  * Gollob, Jonsson, Andersen, Pedersen
  * Sayfutdinov, Walasek, Hancock, Nicholls
  * Andersen, Harris, Sayfutdinov, Franchetti
  * Hancock, Lindgren, Adams, Pedersen
  * Walasek, Holta, Jonsson, Bjerre
  * Gollob, Crump, Nicholls, Ułamek
  * Gollob, Harris, Bjerre, Hancock
  * Andersen, Walasek, Ułamek, Adams
  * Jonsson, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Crump
  * Pedersen, Holta, Nicholls, Franchetti
  * Walasek, Pedersen, Harris, Crump
  * Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Holta, Adams
  * Jonsson, Hancock, Franchetti, Ułamek
  * Nicholls, Andersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
  
      Semi-finals:
  * Gollob, Walasek, Harris, Holta
  * Pedersen, Andersen, Jonsson, Sayfutdinov
  
      The Final:
  * Gollob (6 pts), Andersen (4 pts), Pedersen (2 pts), Walasek
  
  ## 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 | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | (2) Jason Crump | 150 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
  | 2 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 133 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |
  | 3 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 131 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | |
  | 4 | (4) Greg Hancock | 113 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
  | 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 104 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 12 | |
  | 6 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 92 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
  | 7 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 90 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
  | 8 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 88 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
  | 9 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 88 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
  | 10 | (8) Rune Holta | 85 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
  | 11 | (6) Leigh Adams | 66 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
  | 12 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 63 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
  | 13 | (11) Chris Harris | 59 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
  | 14 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 59 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
  | 15 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
  | 16 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck | 27 | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | |
  | 17 | (16) (19) Niels Kristian Iversen | 20 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | |
  | 18 | (16) Jarosław Hampel | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 19 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | |
  | 20 | (16) Grigory Laguta | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | |
  | 21 | (16) Edward Kennett | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 22 | (16) Guglielmo Franchetti | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
  | 23 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 24 | (17) Mattia Carpanese | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
  | Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
  | | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Damian Baliński | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Ricky Kling | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Tai Woffinden | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Maksims Bogdanovs | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Kenneth Hansen | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
  | | (17) Izak Šantej | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
  | | (18) Adrian Rymel | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Janusz Kołodziej | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Thomas H. Jonasson | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Nicolai Klindt | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Simon Stead | — | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Vjačeslavs Giruckis | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Ludvig Lindgren | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Morten Risager | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
  | | (18) Aleksander Čonda | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
  | | (18) Andrea Maida | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |
  