Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonio Lindbäck as the wild card and Ricky Kling and Simon Gustafsson as the first and second track reserves. However, Gustafsson suffered a broken collar bone when he crashed during a Swedish league match on 5 May, and his replacement will be Thomas H. Jonasson. The riders' starting positions draw for Grand Prix meeting was made on 29 May at 13:00 CET.
- Draw Nr 18 change: (18) Simon Gustafsson → (18) Thomas H. Jonasson
Read more about this topic: 2009 Speedway Grand Prix Of Sweden
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