The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the third race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 17 July in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark[1] It was the fourth Danish SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the fifth win of his career.
 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 17 July 1998 |
| City | Vojens |
| Event | 3 of 6 (21) |
| Referee |  Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Speedway Center |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner | Hans Nielsen |
 Runner-up |  Chris Louis |
 3rd place | Tony Rickardsson |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Brian Karger (from Denmark), Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Lars Gunnestad (Norway) as Wild Card.
Heat details edit
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | 1/2 | CF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | (18) Chris Louis
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20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 17 |  (10) Jason Crump
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16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 23 |  (23) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 |  (1) Greg Hancock
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14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 22 | (22) Brian Karger
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12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | (5) Mark Loram
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10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 |  (3) Tomasz Gollob
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8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 18 | (6) Brian Andersen
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7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4R | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | (2) Billy Hamill
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 20 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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5 | 4F | 1 | 2 | 4X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | (17) Andy Smith
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5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 17 | 13 | (15) Leigh Adams
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4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 |  (24) Lars Gunnestad
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4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 11 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 14 |  (11) Armando Castagna
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3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 |  (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 21 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 16 | (16) Craig Boyce
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1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 19 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event
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Heats 11-20: Main Event
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Heats 21-24: Final Event
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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 |
GER  |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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68 | 25 | 25 | 18 | |||
| 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |||
| 3 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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45 | 8 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 4 | (2) Billy Hamill
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44 | 20 | 18 | 6 | |||
| 5 | (18) Chris Louis
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43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | |||
| 6 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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40 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 7 | (1) Greg Hancock
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30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 8 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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29 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |||
| 9 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 10 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 11 | (5) Mark Loram
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23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 12 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 13 | (10) Jason Crump
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22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 14 | (17) Andy Smith
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21 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |||
| 15 | (15) Leigh Adams
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20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 16 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 17 | (6) Brian Andersen
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12 | 5 | – | 7 | |||
| 18 | (22) Brian Karger
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12 | – | – | 12 | |||
| 19 | (11) Armando Castagna
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9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 20 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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9 | 1 | 8 | – | |||
| 21 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 22 | (16) Craig Boyce
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8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 23 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss
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6 | 4 | 2 | – | |||
| 24 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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5 | 4 | – | 1 | |||
| 25 | (23) Bohumil Brhel
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5 | 5 | – | – | |||
| 26 | (24) Lars Gunnestad
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4 | – | – | 4 | |||
| 27 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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3 | – | 1 | 2 | |||
| 28 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | – | 3 | – | |||
| 29 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | – | 2 | – | |||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-08-30. Archived 2009-09-04.