The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark[1][2] It was the third Danish SGP and was won by British rider Mark Loram. It was the first win of his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 23 September 1997 |
| City | Vojens |
| Event | 6 of 6 (18) |
| Referee |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Speedway Center |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Mark Loram |
 Runner-up |  Tony Rickardsson |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jesper B. Jensen from Denmark as Wild Card.
Heat details edit
| 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 | 16 | (7) Mark Loram
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25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (3) Greg Hancock
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18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 |  (13) Tomasz Gollob
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16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | (8) Chris Louis
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14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | (1) Billy Hamill
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13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 15 |  (10) Leigh Adams
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9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | (12) Brian Andersen
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8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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7 | 1 | 2 | E | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (18) Andy Smith
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6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | (16) Jesper B. Jensen
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4 | F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | F | 2 | 1 | F | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (9) Simon Wigg
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– | - | 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 final classification edit
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE  |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(3) Greg Hancock
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118 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
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(1) Billy Hamill
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101 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
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(13) Tomasz Gollob
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92 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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90 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | (7) Mark Loram
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81 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen
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80 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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75 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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71 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis
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59 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | (10) Leigh Adams
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42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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31 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
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22 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ns | 6 |
| 15 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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20 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | ns |
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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14 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ns | 2 |
| 17 | (9) Simon Wigg
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13 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | 8 | ns |
| 18 | (16) Jason Crump
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8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Joe Screen
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8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Robert Barth
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7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Jesper B. Jensen
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4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 22 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Rafał Dobrucki
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (19) Sam Ermolenko
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— | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.