title: 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
text: # 2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy
  
  The 2010 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 11 September at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano, Italy.
  
  The Italian Grand Prix was won by World Championship leader Tomasz Gollob, who become 2010 World Champion. Gollob won last year SGP also. Tomasz Gollob beat Chris Harris, Greg Hancock and Nicki Pedersen in the final heat.
  
  ## Riders
  
  The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Mattia Carpanese as Wild Card, and Mattia Cavicchioli and Andrea Maida both as Track Reserves. Injured Emil Sayfutdinov will be replaced by second Qualified Substitutes rider Davey Watt. The Draw was made on September 24 by Nicola Turello, Mayor of Pozzuolo del Friuli.
  
      (3) Emil Sayfutdinov → (20) Davey Watt
  
  ## 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 | 16 | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 22 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 13 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
  | 2 | 7 | (14) Chris Harris | 18 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 12 | 2 | | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | 13 | (4) Greg Hancock | 14 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | F2x | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 3 | | 3 | 1 |
  | 4 | 1 | (6) Nicki Pedersen | 11 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 4 | 2 | | 0 |
  | 5 | 6 | (13) Jarosław Hampel | 10 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 9 | 5 | | 1 | |
  | 6 | 14 | (7) Rune Holta | 9 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | R4 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | |
  | 7 | 3 | (5) Andreas Jonsson | 8 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 8 | 7 | 0 | | |
  | 8 | 2 | (10) Hans N. Andersen | 8 | 1 | | | | | X | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 8 | 8 | | 0 | |
  | 9 | 11 | (1) Jason Crump | 7 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | R | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | |
  | 10 | 15 | (12) Chris Holder | 7 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | F3x | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
  | 11 | 9 | (11) Magnus Zetterström | 7 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 7 | 11 | | | |
  | 12 | 10 | (20) Davey Watt | 6 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
  | 13 | 12 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 6 | 13 | | | |
  | 14 | 8 | (15) Tai Woffinden | 6 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 14 | | | |
  | 15 | 4 | (8) Kenneth Bjerre | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 4 | 15 | | | |
  | 16 | 5 | (16) Mattia Carpanese | 1 | | F4 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (17) Mattia Cavicchioli | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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
  
  * Pedersen, Bjerre, Andersen, Jonsson
  * Harris, Hampel, Woffinden, Carpanese (F4)
  * Watt, Zetterström, Lindgren, Crump
  * Hancock, Holder, Gollob, Holta
  * Hancock, Zetterström, Pedersen, Carpanese
  * Holta, Watt, Hampel, Andersen (X)
  * Crump, Harris, Jonsson, Holder
  * Gollob, Lindgren, Woffinden, Bjerre
  * Gollob, Hampel, Pedersen, Crump (R/start)
  * Lindgren, Andersen, Carpanese, Holder (F3x)
  * Jonsson, Woffinden, Zetterström, Holta (R4)
  * Harris, Hancock, Bjerre, Watt
  * Harris, Holta, Pedersen, Lindgren
  * Andersen, Crump, Woffinden, Hancock (F2x)
  * Gollob, Jonsson, Watt, Carpanese
  * Holder, Zetterström, Hampel, Bjerre
  * Pedersen, Holder, Woffinden, Watt
  * Gollob, Andersen, Harris, Zetterström
  * Hampel, Jonsson, Hancock, Lindgren
  * Holta, Crump, Bjerre, Carpanese
  
      Semi-Finals:
  * Gollob, Pedersen, Holta, Jonsson
  * Hancock, Harris, Hampel, Andersen
  
      The Final:
  * Gollob (6 pts), Harris (4 pts), Hancock (2 pts), Pedersen (0 pts)
  
  ## 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 | EUR | SWE | CZE | DEN | POL | GBR | SCA | CRO | NOR | ITA | PL2 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 163 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 22 | |
  | 2 | (13) Jarosław Hampel | 131 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
  | 3 | (1) Jason Crump | 129 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 7 | |
  | 4 | (8) Kenneth Bjerre | 102 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 4 | |
  | 5 | (7) Rune Holta | 97 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
  | 6 | (4) Greg Hancock | 95 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 14 | |
  | 7 | (14) Chris Harris | 94 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 18 | |
  | 8 | (12) Chris Holder | 90 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
  | 9 | (10) Hans N. Andersen | 79 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
  | 10 | (5) Andreas Jonsson | 78 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
  | 11 | (6) Nicki Pedersen | 78 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
  | 12 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 76 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
  | 13 | (11) Magnus Zetterström | 67 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
  | 14 | (15) Tai Woffinden | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
  | 15 | (3) Emil Sayfutdinov | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | |
  | 16 | (20) Davey Watt | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
  | 17 | (16) Janusz Kołodziej | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 18 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | |
  | 19 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 20 | (16) Adrian Miedziński | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 21 | (16) Niels Kristian Iversen | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | |
  | 22 | (16) Jurica Pavlic | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | |
  | 23 | (19) Piotr Protasiewicz | 5 | – | – | – | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 24 | (16) Scott Nicholls | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
  | 25 | (16) Matěj Kůs | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 26 | (16) Leon Madsen | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 27 | (18) Ludvig Lindgren | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
  | 28 | (16) Mattia Carpanese | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
  | 29 | (17) Nicolai Klindt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
  | 30 | (17) Linus Sundström | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
  | 31 | (17) Luboš Tomíček, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 32 | (17) Artur Mroczka | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | 33 | (17) Matija Duh | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |
  | 34 | (18) Zdeněk Simota | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | Rider(s) not classified ||||||||||||||
  | | (17) Damian Baliński | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Ben Barker | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (17) Mattia Cavicchioli | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
  | | (18) Maciej Janowski | — | ns | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Dennis Andersson | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) Patrick Hougaard | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | – | |
  | | (18) Daniel King | — | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
  | | (18) József Tabaka | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
  | | (18) Andrea Maida | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | EUR | SWE | CZE | DEN | POL | GBR | SCA | CRO | NOR | ITA | PL2 |
  