2009 world speedway roster
Crump and Adams go around again, Sullivan a reserveJason Crump and Leigh Adams will again be the only two Australian riders in next year's Speedway World Championship, after the full 15-rider roster was released by the FIM and the promoter, BSI Speedway.
The duo was automatic qualifiers for 2009, while former GP winner Ryan Sullivan has been listed as a "qualified substitute" alongside five other riders. Sullivan has not raced in the world title since 2005.
The full 2009 roster is as follows:
Riding Number Name Country FMN
1 Nicki PEDERSEN Denmark DMU
2 Jason CRUMP Australia MA
3 Tomasz GOLLOB Poland PZM
4 Greg HANCOCK USA AMA
5 Hans ANDERSEN Denmark DMU
6 Leigh ADAMS Australia MA
7 Andreas JONSSON Sweden SVEMO
8 Rune HOLTA Poland PZM
9 Scott NICHOLLS Great Britain ACU
10 Fredrik LINDGREN Sweden SVEMO
11 Chris HARRIS Great Britain ACU
12 Kenneth BJERRE Denmark DMU
13 Grzegorz WALASEK Poland PZM
14 Sebastian ULAMEK Poland PZM
15 Emil SAJFUTDINOV Russia MFR
16 EVENT WILD CARD
Nicholls, Lindgren, Harris and Sajfutdinov have been given 'permanent' wildcard status. The latter is a 19-year-old Russian star who has won two world junior speedway titles.
Melbourne has been pencilled in to conclude next year's championship, but the round is still to be confirmed.
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