{{Short description|62nd edition of the official World Championship of Speedway}}{{Infobox SGP Season |Year =2007 |Name = |Image = |Dates =28 April - 13 October |Events =11 |Cities =11 |Country=9 |per=15 |wc=1 |tr=2 |Heats =253 + 1 Run-off |P1f=DEN |P1 =[[Nicki Pedersen]] |P2f=AUS |P2 =[[Leigh Adams]] |P3f=AUS |P3 =[[Jason Crump]] }} The '''2007 Speedway Grand Prix''' was the 62nd edition of the official World Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/6933/world-champions|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> and the 13th season in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] era used to determine the [[Speedway World Championship|Speedway World Champion]]. It was the first under the promotion of [[IMG (business)|IMG]], who had purchased series organisers Benfield Sports International (BSI).
== Event format == The format for 2007 was a revision of that used in 2006, with 16 riders taking part in each Grand Prix and over the course of 20 heats each rider racing against every other rider once. The top 8 scorers advanced to a semi-final and from each semi-final the 1st and 2nd placed riders advanced to the Grand Prix final.
All rides counted towards Grand Prix points totals, including the semi-final and final, which counted as double (6-4-2-0) and therefore the maximum points for a single Grand Prix was 24 (5x heat wins, semi final win and final win). This scoring revision was introduced as a result of comments made during 2006 that the four finalists received too many points compared to the losing semi-finalists who received little benefit compared to the 9th placed non-qualifier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgp/a7292 |publisher=Benfield Sports International |title=Olsen pleased with new system |year=2007 |access-date=2008-11-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213912/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgp/a7292 |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> This format also meant that the winner of each Grand Prix may not be the rider who scores most Grand Prix points from each race.
== Cities == <div style="float: right; clear: right; text-align: center"> '''Cities of 2007 Grand Prix:''' <div style="position: relative"> [[Image:Europe location.png|400px]] {{Image label|x=0.465|y=0.555|scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Lonigo]]}} {{Image label|x=0.525|y=0.46 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Wrocław]]}} {{Image label|x=0.515|y=0.32 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Eskilstuna]]}} {{Image label|x=0.475|y=0.385|scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Copenhagen]]}} {{Image label|x=0.315|y=0.455|scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Cardiff]]}} {{Image label|x=0.50 |y=0.48 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Prague]]}} {{Image label|x=0.51 |y=0.35 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Målilla]]}} {{Image label|x=0.625|y=0.375|scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Daugavpils]]}} {{Image label|x=0.53 |y=0.43 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Bydgoszcz]]}} {{Image label|x=0.51 |y=0.545|scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Krško]]}} {{Image label|x=0.425|y=0.46 |scale=400|text=[[Image:Red pog.svg|8px|Gelsenkirchen]]}} </div> </div> *[[Image:POL Bydgoszcz COA.svg|20px]] [[Bydgoszcz]] * [[Cardiff]] *[[Image:Københavns byvåben 1894.png|20px]] [[Copenhagen]] *[[Image:Coat of arms of Daugavpils.svg|20px]] [[Daugavpils]] *[[Image:Eskilstuna vapen.svg|20px]] [[Eskilstuna]] *[[Image:DEU Gelsenkirchen COA.svg|20px]] [[Gelsenkirchen]] * [[Krško]] *[[Image:Hultsfred vapen.svg|20px]] [[Målilla]] *[[File:Prague CoA CZ.svg|20x20px]] [[Prague]] *[[Image:Herb wroclaw.svg|20px]] [[Wrocław]]
== Qualification for Grand Prix == {{main|2007 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification}} For the 2007 season, there were 15 permanent riders joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card. The top eight riders from the 2006 championship qualified as of right, although as Hans Andersen had already qualified the 9th placed rider was also included. These eight qualifiers were, in championship order:-
* (1) [[Jason Crump]] {{flagicon|AUS}} * (2) [[Greg Hancock]] {{flagicon|USA}} * (3) [[Nicki Pedersen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} * (4) [[Andreas Jonsson]] {{flagicon|SWE}} * (5) [[Leigh Adams]] {{flagicon|AUS}} * (7) [[Matej Žagar]] {{flagicon|SLO}} * (8) [[Tomasz Gollob]] {{flagicon|POL}} * (9) [[Jarosław Hampel]] {{flagicon|POL}}
They were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Qualifying final. These riders were, in order by qualifying position:-
* (13) [[Wiesław Jaguś]] {{flagicon|POL}} * (14) [[Rune Holta]] {{flagicon|POL}} * (6) [[Hans Nørgaard Andersen|Hans Andersen]] {{flagicon|DEN}}
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the [[2006 Speedway Grand Prix|2006 Grand Prix season]].
* (10) [[Antonio Lindbäck]] {{flagicon|SWE}} * (11) [[Scott Nicholls]] {{flagicon|GBR}} * (12) [[Bjarne Pedersen]] {{flagicon|DEN}} * (15) [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] {{flagicon|GBR}}
== Calendar == {{SGP Calendar|rounds= {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|ITA|1|28 April|[[Stadio Speedway Santa Marina]] |[[Lonigo]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |USA |[[Greg Hancock]] |POL |[[Wiesław Jaguś]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|EUR|2|12 May|[[Olimpic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] |[[Wrocław]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |DEN |[[Hans N. Andersen]] |GBR |[[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|SWE|3|26 May|[[Smedstadion]] |[[Eskilstuna]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] |DEN |[[Hans N. Andersen]] |SWE |[[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|DEN|4|9 June|[[Parken Stadium]] |[[Copenhagen]] |SWE |[[Andreas Jonsson]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] |POL |[[Tomasz Gollob]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|GBR|5|30 June|[[Millennium Stadium]] |[[Cardiff]] |GBR |[[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] |USA |[[Greg Hancock]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|CZE|6|28 July|[[Markéta Stadium]] |[[Prague]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |POL |[[Jarosław Hampel]] |POL |[[Rune Holta]] |GBR |[[Scott Nicholls]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|SCA|7|11 August|[[Skrotfrag Arena|G&B Stadium]] |[[Målilla]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] |POL |[[Tomasz Gollob]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] |DEN |[[Hans N. Andersen]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|LAT|8|25 August|[[Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs]] |[[Daugavpils]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |POL |[[Tomasz Gollob]] |GBR |[[Scott Nicholls]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|POL|9|8 September|[[Stadion Polonii Bydgoszcz|Polonia Stadium]] |[[Bydgoszcz]] |POL |[[Tomasz Gollob]] |POL |[[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |SWE |[[Andreas Jonsson]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|SVN|10|22 September|[[Matija Gubec Stadium]] |[[Krško]] |DEN |[[Nicki Pedersen]] |GBR |[[Scott Nicholls]] |POL |[[Rune Holta]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] }} {{SGP Calendar/r|2007|GER|11|13 October|[[Veltins-Arena]] |[[Gelsenkirchen]] |SWE |[[Andreas Jonsson]] |USA |[[Greg Hancock]] |AUS |[[Jason Crump]] |AUS |[[Leigh Adams]] }} }}
== Final standings == {{SGP Table|2007|ITA|EUR|SWE|DEN|GBR|CZE|SCA|LAT|POL|SVN|GER|RIDERS= {{SGP Table/r|Q|P1|DEN|3| [[Nicki Pedersen]] |a|24|a|23|d|11|b|16|e|12|a|24|e|16|b|19|c|19|a|23|e|9}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|P2|AUS|5| [[Leigh Adams]] |e|12|e|10|a|21|c|18|d|14|e|8|a|19|a|22|e|9|e|9|d|11}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|P3|AUS|1| [[Jason Crump]] |d|12|d|13|f|4|e|9|c|15|e|11|c|15|e|10|f|7|d|13|c|15}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|4|POL|8| [[Tomasz Gollob]] |e|10|f|3|e|9|d|11|f|3|f|1|b|19|c|14|a|21|e|10|f|7}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|5|DEN|6| [[Hans Nørgaard Andersen|Hans Andersen]] |e|9|b|13|b|20|e|12|e|13|e|8|d|12|f|5|f|3|f|3|e|9}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|6|USA|2| [[Greg Hancock]] |b|19|e|15|e|9|f|7|b|17|f|6|f|5|f|3|f|5|f|4|b|16}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|7|POL|14| [[Rune Holta]] |f|2|f|6|e|9|f|5|f|5|c|16|f|5|f|7|e|10|c|16|e|10|pts=3}} {{SGP Table/r|Q|8|GBR|11| [[Scott Nicholls]] |f|4|f|6|f|4|f|7|e|9|d|12|e|8|d|13|f|4|b|16|e|8|pts=2}} {{SGP Table/r|P|9|GBR|15| [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] |f|7|c|15|e|9|f|5|a|20|f|5|f|6|f|7|f|5|f|8|f|4|pts=F}} {{SGP Table/r|P|10|SWE|4| [[Andreas Jonsson]] |f|7|f|5|f|5|a|16|f|5|f|7|x||e|8|d|11|f|6|a|20}} {{SGP Table/r|P|11|POL|13| [[Wiesław Jaguś]] |c|14|f|6|f|6|f|3|f|0|e|9|e|12|e|11|f|5|e|9|f|6}} {{SGP Table/r|P|12|DEN|12| [[Bjarne Pedersen]] |f|5|e|8|f|3|f|5|f|7|f|6|f|7|f|8|e|8|e|9|e|11}} {{SGP Table/r|P|13|POL|9| [[Jarosław Hampel]] |e|8|f|6|f|5|f|7|e|8|b|16|x||x||e|11|f|6|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|P|14|SVN|7| [[Matej Žagar]] |f|5|e|7|f|7|f|1|f|5|f|8|f|3|f|2|f|4|f|6|f|6}} {{SGP Table/r|P|15|SWE|10| [[Antonio Lindbäck]] |f|3|f|0|f|3|e|9|f|7|f|0|f|3|f|0|f|5|f|1|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|16|SWE|16| [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] |x||x||c|14|x||x||x||e|7|x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|17|POL|16| [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||b|17|x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|18|SWE|19| [[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||f|5|x||x||x||f|8}} {{SGP Table/r|W|19|DEN|16| [[Kenneth Bjerre]] |x||x||x||e|10|x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|20|RUS|16| [[Grigory Laguta]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||e|8|x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|21|POL|16| [[Sebastian Ułamek]] |x||f|6|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|22|HRV|16| [[Jurica Pavlič]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|5|x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|23|SWE|17| [[Jonas Davidsson]] |x||x||f|5|x||x||x||n||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|24|FIN|20| [[Kai Laukkanen]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||f|2|f|3|x||x||f|0}} {{SGP Table/r|W|25|GBR|16| [[David Howe (speedway rider)|David Howe]] |x||x||x||x||f|4|x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|26|CZE|16| [[Luboš Tomíček, Jr.]] |x||x||x||x||x||f|4|x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|27|GER|16| [[Christian Hefenbrock]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|4}} {{SGP Table/r|W|28|CZE|17| [[Josef Franc]] |x||x||x||x||x||f|3|x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|29|ITA|16| [[Mattia Carpanese]] |f|2|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|30|DEN|18| [[Morten Risager]] |x||x||x||f|2|x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|31|LVA|18| [[Maksims Bogdanovs]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|2|x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|32|POL|17| [[Tomasz Gapiński]] |x||f|1|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|33|LVA|17| [[Kasts Poudzuks]] |x||x||x||x||x||x||x||f|1|x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|34|ITA|17| [[Daniele Tessari]] |f|0|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|35|DEN|17| [[Jesper B. Monberg|Jesper B. Jensen]] |x||x||f|0|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|36|ITA|18| Christian Miotello |f|0|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/r|W|37|SWE|18| [[Eric Andersson]] |x||x||f|0|x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x|}} {{SGP Table/rider|W|38|CZE|18| [[Matěj Kůs]] |0 | -| -| -| -| -| 0| -| -| -| -| -}}|NC= {{SGP Table/rider|R| |GBR|17| [[Edward Kennett]] |- | -| -| -| -|ns| -| -| -| -| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |POL|17| [[Krzysztof Buczkowski]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |SVN|17| [[Jernej Kolenko]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |GER|17| [[Martin Smolinski]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |POL|18| [[Tomasz Jędrzejak]] |- | -|ns| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |GBR|18| [[Daniel King (speedway rider)|Daniel King]] |- | -| -| -| -|ns| -| -| -| -| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |SWE|18| [[Sebastian Aldén]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -|ns| -| -| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |POL|18| [[Adrian Miedziński]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns| -| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |SVN|18| [[Izak Šantej]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns| -}} {{SGP Table/rider|R| |GER|18| [[Tobias Kroner]] |- | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|ns}} }}
== See also == {{Speedway Grand Prix seasons}} {{2007 Speedway Grand Prix}}
== References == {{reflist}}
[[Category:2007 Speedway Grand Prix| ]] [[Category:Speedway Grand Prix seasons|2007]] [[Category:2007 in speedway]]