1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification 1996 1998 The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 8 riders that qualified for the 1997 Speedway Grand Prixhttp://www.speedway.org/history/96.htm#1996 Individual Championship Speedway.org 6 January 2023 to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix. The format changed slightly in that four riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and four riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.Karlsson wins GP berth Birmingham Daily Post 7 October 1996 20 January 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19961007/021/0021 British Newspaper Archive subscription http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/grandprixquali.php HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications Speedway History 6 January 2023Big chance for Wilson to sparkle with Stars Huddersfield Daily Examiner 5 October 1996 20 January 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19961005/040/0040 British Newspaper Archive subscription Simon Wigg won the GP Challenge.Speedway Torbay Express and South Devon Echo 7 October 1996 6 January 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001329/19961007/030/0030 British Newspaper Archive subscription Format First Round - 5 riders each from Sweden & Denmark, 3 riders each from Finland & Norway to Scandinavian Final First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals First Round - 7 riders from British final to Overseas Final First Round - 5 riders from Australian/New Zealand final to Overseas Final First Round - 4 riders from United States final to Overseas Final Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian final to Intercontinental Final Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas final to Intercontinental Final Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final Third Round - 7 riders from positions 9-15 from the 1995 Grand Prix to GP Challenge Third Round - 2 riders from the Continental Final to 1997 Grand Prix and 4 to GP Challenge Third Round - 2 riders from the Intercontinental Final to 1997 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge Final Round - 4 riders from the GP Challenge to the 1997 Grand Prix First round Continental quarter finals start QF (4 May FRA Marmande)PosRiderPoints1 ENG Simon Wigg 152 FRA Philippe Bergé 133 RUS Sergej Darkin124 POL Piotr Protasiewicz 125 CZE Zdeněk Schneiderwind 106 UKR Vladimir Trofimov 107 RUS Oleg Kurguskin98 POL Piotr Baron79 SVN Gerhard Lekse 710 RUS Sergej Eroschin 611 CZE Michal Makovský 612 SVN Izak Šantej 513 FRA Christophe Dubernard 414 FRA Frederick Brisseau 215 SVN Gregor Pintar 216 NED Rob Steman 0 break QF (5 May ITA Terenzano)PosRiderPoints1 HUN Zoltán Adorján 152 ITA Stefano Alfonso 133 UKR Igor Marko124 ITA Armando Castagna 115 ITA Valentino Furlanetto 106 GER Robbie Kessler 107 HUN Zsolt Benzce98 CZE Václav Milík Sr.99 CZE Robert Král 810 ITA Simone Tadiello 511 SVK Vladimir Visvader 512 ITA Alessandro Milanese 513 HUN Zoltan Hajdu 414 AUT Franz Leitner 115 ITA Luca Taccini 116 SVK Gaspar Forgac 0 break QF (5 May GER Pfaffenhofen)PosRiderPoints1 GER Gerd Riss 152 POL Tomasz Bajerski 143 GER Robert Barth124 CZE Tomáš Topinka 125 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 116 POL Piotr Świst 97 HUN Sándor Tihanyi98 GER Mirko Wolter89 AUT Andreas Bössner 710 ITA Andrea Maida 611 HUN Robert Csilik 512 HUN Róbert Nagy 513 BUL Nikolaj Manev 414 AUT Walter Nebel 215 SVN Martin Peterca 216 SVK Jaroslav Gavenda 0 break QF (5 May POL Ostrów)PosRiderPoints1 CZE Antonín Kasper Jr. 152 POL Roman Jankowski 143 POL Sławomir Drabik124 POL Jacek Krzyżaniak 115 RUS Rif Saitgareev 116 POL Tomasz Gollob 117 RUS Rinat Mardanshin98 HUN Csaba Hell99 LAT Nikolaj Kokins 510 HUN Norbert Magosi 511 GER Tommy Dunker 412 RUS Grigorij Charchenko 413 LAT Vladimir Voronkov 414 CZE Petr Vandírek 215 GER Jörg Pingel 216 UKR Vladimir Kolodij 0 end Second round Overseas Final 1996 Overseas Final 3 riders to Intercontinental final+ + Controversy over tyres at the final saw only 3 riders progress with an extra 5 places awarded in the Scandinavian final.http://www.speedway.org/history/96.htm#1996 Speedway World Championship History - 1996 Speedway History 20 January 2023http://www.speedwayplus.com/KiwiOverseas1996_m.shtml Kiwis in the Overseas Final - 1996 Speedway Plus 20 January 2023 Scandinavian Final 13 riders to Intercontinental final (9 Jun 1996 NOR Varhaug)PosRiderPoints1 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 14http://www.swindon-speedway.com/jimmynilsen.php LEGENDS: JIMMY NILSEN Swindon Speedway 20 January 20232 DEN Brian Andersen 123 SWE Mikael Karlsson114 NOR Arnt Førland 105 DEN John Jørgensen 106 DEN Jan Stæchmann 107 DEN Brian Karger108 SWE Stefan Dannö99 SWE Niklas Klingberg 910 DEN Ronni Pedersen 711 NOR Rune Holta 412 FIN Vesa Ylinen 413 FIN Kai Laukkanen 414 NOR Lars Gunnestad 315 FIN Jarno Kosonen 216 NOR Björn Tönnesen 116 NOR John Pollestad 0 Continental semi finals Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final SF 9 June 1996 RUS Togliatti Pos.RiderPoints1 RUS Sergej Darkin 142 ENG Simon Wigg 133 ITA Armando Castagna134 HUN Zoltán Adorján 115 UKR Igor Marko 96 FRA Philippe Bergé 87 CZE Zdeněk Schneiderwind78 RUS Oleg Kurguskin79 ITA Valentino Furlanetto 710 CZE Václav Milík Sr. 611 ITA Stefano Alfonso 612 POL Piotr Baron 513 GER Robbie Kessler 414 UKR Vladimir Trofimov 415 POL Piotr Protasiewicz 316 HUN Zsolt Benzce 3SF 9 June 1996 POL Bydgoszcz Pos.RiderPoints1 POL Roman Jankowski 122 POL Jacek Krzyżaniak 123 POL Sławomir Drabik124 POL Tomasz Gollob 115 CZE Tomáš Topinka 106 GER Robert Barth 97 RUS Rinat Mardanshin98 POL Tomasz Bajerski99 GER Gerd Riss 810 CZE Antonín Kasper Jr. 711 LAT Nikolaj Kokins 512 POL Piotr Świst 513 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 514 HUN Csaba Hell 315 HUN Sándor Tihanyi 216 GER Mirko Wolter 1 Third round 7 riders from positions 9-15 from the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix to GP Challenge Intercontinental Final 1996 Intercontinental Final 2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge, Jimmy Nilsen won the event.Super Swede Cambridge Daily News 29 July 1996 20 January 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19960729/035/0035 British Newspaper Archive subscription Continental Final 2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 4 riders to GP Challengehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJcFrQfJLCw 27.07.1996.Speedway Continental final - Abensberg (GER) You Tube 20 January 2023 28 July 1996 GER Abensberg Pos.RiderPoints1 POL Tomasz Gollob 122 POL Sławomir Drabik 113 HUN Zoltán Adorján 114 GER Robert Barth 115 RUS Rinat Mardanshin 116 ENG Simon Wigg 107 RUS Sergej Darkin 108 ITA Armando Castagna 99 CZE Tomáš Topinka 910 POL Jacek Krzyżaniak 611 POL Tomasz Bajerski 512 RUS Oleg Kurguskin 513 CZE Zdeněk Schneiderwind 314 CZE Antonín Kasper Jr. 315 POL Roman Jankowski 216 FRA Philippe Bergé 117 UKR Igor Marko 118 CZE Václav Milík Sr. 1 Final Round GP Challenge 4 riders to 1997 Grand Prix 5 October 1996 CZE Prague Pos.RiderPoints1 ENG Simon Wigg 122 AUS Leigh Adams 123 SWE Mikael Karlsson 114 ENG Andy Smith 115 USA Sam Ermolenko 116 AUS Jason Crump 117 AUS Ryan Sullivan 98 SWE Stefan Dannö 99 ENG Joe Screen 910 DEN Brian Karger 811 HUN Zoltán Adorján 612 GER Gerd Riss 413 GER Robert Barth 414 AUS Craig Boyce 215 RUS Rinat Mardanshin 016 DEN Tommy Knudsen 017 ITA Armando Castagna 0 References Speedway Grand Prix Qualification Category:Speedway Grand Prix Qualification Qualification