title: 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
text: # 2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
  
  The 2009 FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix of Slovenia will be the ninth race of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 12 September in the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.
  
  The Slovenian SGP was won by Emil Sayfutdinov, who beat Rune Holta, Tomasz Gollob and Nicki Pedersen in the final. It was third GP Emil's winning.
  
  ## Riders
  
  The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Matej Žagar as the wild card and Izak Šantej and Aleksander Čonda as the track reserves. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 11 September at 13:00 CEST by Jury President Wolfgang Glas.
  
  ## 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 | 13 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 24 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
  | 2 | 11 | (8) Rune Holta | 19 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | 10 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 12 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | 8 | 6 | 2 | | 1 |
  | 4 | 8 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 10 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 5 | | 2 | X |
  | 5 | 1 | (2) Jason Crump | 12 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | 3 | | 1 | |
  | 6 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams | 9 | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 9 | 4 | 0 | | |
  | 7 | 3 | (4) Greg Hancock | 9 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | F2x | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
  | 8 | 4 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 7 | 8 | | 0 | |
  | 9 | 12 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 9 | | | |
  | 10 | 14 | (16) Matej Žagar | 7 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 7 | 10 | | | |
  | 11 | 5 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 6 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 6 | 11 | | | |
  | 12 | 15 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 6 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
  | 13 | 9 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 5 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | F3 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
  | 14 | 16 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 5 | 14 | | | |
  | 15 | 2 | (11) Chris Harris | 4 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | F2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 4 | 15 | | | |
  | 16 | 7 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 16 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (17) Izak Šantej | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
  | 18 | 18 | (18) Aleksander Čonda | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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
  
  * Crump, Hancock, Harris, Nicholls
  * Walasek, Adams, Ułamek, Pedersen
  * Gollob, Holta, Andersen, Bjerre
  * Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Jonsson, Žagar
  * Sayfutdinov, Crump, Walasek, Andersen
  * Žagar, Gollob, Harris, Adams
  * Holta, Hancock, Lindgren, Ułamek
  * Nicholls, Pedersen, Jonsson, Bjerre
  * Adams, Holta, Jonsson, Crump
  * Bjerre, Lindgren, Walasek, Harris (F2)
  * Pedersen, Žagar, Hancock, Andersen (F3)
  * Sayfutdinov, Nicholls, Gollob, Ułamek
  * Crump, Bjerre, Ułamek, Žagar
  * Sayfutdinov, Holta, Pedersen, Harris
  * Hancock, Gollob, Jonsson, Walasek
  * Adams, Nicholls, Andersen, Lindgren
  * Crump, Pedersen, Lindgren, Gollob
  * Andersen, Harris, Jonsson, Ułamek
  * Sayfutdinov, Bjerre, Adams, Hancock (F2x)
  * Holta, Žagar, Walasek, Nicholls
  
      Semi-Finals:
  * Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Hancock, Adams
  * Holta, Pedersen, Crump, Nicholls
  
      The Final:
  * Sayfutdinov (6 points), Holta (4 points), Gollob (2 points), Pedersen (X)
  
  ## 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 | 146 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | | |
  | 2 | (15) Emil Sayfutdinov | 120 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 24 | | |
  | 3 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 110 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 12 | | |
  | 4 | (4) Greg Hancock | 106 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | |
  | 5 | (7) Andreas Jonsson | 92 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | | |
  | 6 | (12) Kenneth Bjerre | 85 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 7 | | |
  | 7 | (10) Fredrik Lindgren | 82 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | | |
  | 8 | (1) Nicki Pedersen | 80 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | – | 7 | 11 | 10 | | |
  | 9 | (8) Rune Holta | 77 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | | |
  | 10 | (5) Hans N. Andersen | 70 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | | |
  | 11 | (6) Leigh Adams | 63 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | | |
  | 12 | (14) Sebastian Ułamek | 56 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | |
  | 13 | (13) Grzegorz Walasek | 50 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | |
  | 14 | (11) Chris Harris | 48 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | | |
  | 15 | (9) Scott Nicholls | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | |
  | 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) Matěj Kůs | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | |
  | 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 | | |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | EUR | SWE | DEN | GBR | LAT | SCA | NOR | SVN | ITA | POL |
  