The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was taken place on 9 August in the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, Great Britain[1] It was the third British SGP but the first and only in Bradford. The race was won by Danish rider Brian Andersen. It was the first and only win in his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 9 August 1997 |
| City | Bradford |
| Event | 4 of 6 (16) |
| Referee |  Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Odsal Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Brian Andersen |
 Runner-up |  Billy Hamill |
 3rd place | Jimmy Nilsen |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Joe Screen from Great Britain 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 | 7 | (12) Brian Andersen
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25 | E | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | (1) Billy Hamill
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20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (7) Mark Loram
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16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 |  (13) Tomasz Gollob
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14 | 3 | 2 | X | F | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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13 | 3 | E | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | (3) Greg Hancock
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12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 14 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 |  (10) Leigh Adams
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9 | 2 | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | (16) Joe Screen
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8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (8) Chris Louis
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4 | E | E | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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1 | 0 | 1 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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0 | 0 | 0 | 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 intermediate 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock
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75 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2 | (1) Billy Hamill
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68 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 3 | (12) Brian Andersen
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68 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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58 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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56 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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56 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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51 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram
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44 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis
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32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 10 | (10) Leigh Adams
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30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 11 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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24 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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18 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | ||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
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16 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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12 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | ||
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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12 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ||
| 17 | (16) Jason Crump
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8 | – | 8 | – | – | ||
| 18 | (16) Joe Screen
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8 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 19 | (16) Robert Barth
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7 | – | – | 7 | – | ||
| 20 | (9) Simon Wigg
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5 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | ||
| 21 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (19) Sam Ermolenko
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— | – | – | ns | – | |||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
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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. 2009-05-11.