1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
| 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 14 June 1997 |
| City | Linköping |
| Event | 2 of 6 (14) |
| Referee | Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Motorstadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
| Winner | Tomasz Gollob |
| Runner-up | Greg Hancock |
| 3rd place | Tony Rickardsson |
The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the second race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 14 June in the Motorstadium in Linköping, Sweden[1][2] It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob. It was the second win of his career.
Starting positions draw
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Crump from Australia as Wild Card.
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 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | (3) Greg Hancock | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | (12) Brian Andersen | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | (7) Mark Loram | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | (1) Billy Hamill | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | (18) Andy Smith | 9 | E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 15 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | (10) Leigh Adams | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | (8) Chris Louis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 3 | E | T | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (9) Simon Wigg | – | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | – | - | 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 | 24 |
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| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
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 | CZE |
|
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock | 45 | 25 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill | 32 | 20 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 29 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 24 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen | 23 | 9 | 14 | ||||
| 7 | (7) Mark Loram | 20 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 20 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 18 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 17 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | (8) Chris Louis | 16 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 15 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | (10) Leigh Adams | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 9 | ns | 9 | ||||
| 15 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | ||||
| 16 | (9) Simon Wigg | 3 | 3 | ns | ||||
| 17 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | ||||
| 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | 1 | ns | ||||
| 19 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 1 | ns | 1 | ||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
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GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN |
See also
References
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. Archived 2009-05-11.