The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the second race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 6 in the Rottalstadion in Pocking, Germany[1][2] The second Czech Republic SGP, it was won by Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson, his second career win.
 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 6 June 1998 |
| City | Pocking |
| Event | 2 of 6 (20) |
| Referee | Frank Ebdon |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Rottalstadion |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Tony Rickardsson |
 Runner-up | Jimmy Nilsen |
 3rd place |  Billy Hamill |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Gerd Riss, Robert Barth (both from Germany) and Antonín Kasper, Jr. (from Czech Republic) as Wild Card.
- Draw 14.
(6) Brian Andersen → 
(27) Jacek Krzyżaniak - Draw 21. (21) Jesper B. Jensen →
(25) Peter Karlsson
Heat details edit
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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20 | 1 | 4T | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | (2) Billy Hamill
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18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 |  (3) Tomasz Gollob
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16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 19 |  (17) Andy Smith
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14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 |  (7) Hans Nielsen
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12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | (1) Greg Hancock
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10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | (18) Chris Louis
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 15 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | (5) Mark Loram
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 |  (9) Ryan Sullivan
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7 | 3 | 1 | 4F | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | (15) Leigh Adams
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 20 |  (11) Armando Castagna
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5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 11 |  (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 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 | 17 | (16) Craig Boyce
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4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 |  (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 16 | (10) Jason Crump
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3 | 4X | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 14 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 22 | (22) Gerd Riss
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 23 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 18 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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1 | 3 | 4E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 21 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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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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50 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| 2 | (2) Billy Hamill
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38 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| 3 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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38 | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 4 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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32 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 5 | (18) Chris Louis
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23 | 15 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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23 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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20 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| 8 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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20 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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19 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 10 | (1) Greg Hancock
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16 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | (15) Leigh Adams
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16 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 12 | (17) Andy Smith
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16 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | (5) Mark Loram
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13 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | (22) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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9 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 17 | (16) Craig Boyce
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7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 18 | (10) Jason Crump
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | (11) Armando Castagna
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6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 20 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss
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6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | (6) Brian Andersen
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5 | 5 | – | ||||
| 22 | (23) Bohumil Brhel
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5 | 5 | – | ||||
| 23 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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4 | 4 | – | ||||
| 24 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | – | 3 | ||||
| 26 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | – | 2 | ||||
| 27 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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1 | – | 1 | ||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-27. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-27. Archived 2009-05-11.