2010 Speedway Grand Prix
| 2010 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Season details | |
| Dates | April 24 - October 9 |
| Events | 11 |
| Cities | 11 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 11 events) |
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The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 65th FIM Speedway World Championship. It is the fourth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Qualification
For the 2010 season, there will be 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
2009 Grand Prix
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship qualified as of right:
(1) Jason Crump
(2) Tomasz Gollob
(3) Emil Sayfutdinov
(4) Greg Hancock
(5) Andreas Jonsson
(6) Nicki Pedersen- (7) Rune Holta
- (8) Kenneth Bjerre
Grand Prix Challenge
The top eight riders from the 2009 championship will be joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.
Nominations
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2009 season. Riders will be nominated after the season ended on October or November 2009. There are potential candidates:
- Fredrik Lindgren (9th placed in 2009 Grand Prix and 4th in Grand Prix Challenge)
- Hans N. Andersen (10th placed in 2009 Grand Prix)
Chris Harris (14th placed in 2009 Grand Prix and 5th in Grand Prix Challenge)- Antonio Lindbäck (3rd and 6th placed in two 2009 events)
- Niels Kristian Iversen (4th, 8th and 16th placed in three 2009 events)
Matej Žagar (10th placed in one 2009 event)- Piotr Protasiewicz (2009 World Cup Winner and 6th in Grand Prix Challenge)
- Lee Richardson
- Darcy Ward (2009 Individual Under-21 World Champion)
Jurica Pavlic- Tai Woffinden
Calendar
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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See also
References
- ^ "Inauguracja Grand Prix 2010 w Lesznie!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
External links
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