The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the sixth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 18 September in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland[1] It was the fourth Polish SGP, but first in Bydgoszcz. Grand Prix was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob, who was riding for Polonia Bydgoszcz in Polish League. It was his third winning in GP history.
 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 18 September 1998 |
| City | Linköping |
| Event | 6 of 6 (24) |
| Referee |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Polonia Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner | Tomasz Gollob |
 Runner-up |  Ryan Sullivan |
 3rd place |  Jimmy Nilsen |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and two Poles: Robert Dados (1998 Under-21 World Champion who qualify to the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix) and Jacek Gollob 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 | 5 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 9 |  (7) Hans Nielsen
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16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | (15) Leigh Adams
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15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 |  (5) Mark Loram
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14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | (17) Andy Smith
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12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 |  (1) Greg Hancock
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8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | (10) Jason Crump
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8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 15 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 22 |  (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (18) Chris Louis
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 19 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 12 |  (11) Armando Castagna
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5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | (16) Craig Boyce
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5 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 10 | (6) Brian Andersen
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4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 | (24) Jacek Gollob
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4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 21 |  (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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3 | 3 | 2 | 4R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 18 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 17 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | (2) Billy Hamill
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1 | 4F | 4N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 23 | (23) Robert Dados
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(4) Tony Rickardsson
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111 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 10 |
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(8) Jimmy Nilsen
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99 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 18 |
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(3) Tomasz Gollob
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97 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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76 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | (18) Chris Louis
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75 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 6 |
| 6 | (1) Greg Hancock
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69 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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68 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | (10) Jason Crump
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62 (+3) | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | (2) Billy Hamill
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62 (+N) | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | (5) Mark Loram
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52 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | (15) Leigh Adams
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51 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| 12 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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50 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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49 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | (17) Andy Smith
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43 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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43 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | (6) Brian Andersen
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31 | 5 | – | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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27 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 18 | – |
| 18 | (11) Armando Castagna
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23 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 19 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | (16) Craig Boyce
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18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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14 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | (22) Brian Karger
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12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 24 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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10 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss
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6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (23) Bohumil Brhel
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5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (23) Joe Screen
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5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| 28 |  (24) Lars Gunnestad
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5 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 29 | (24) Jacek Gollob
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4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 30 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (24) Martin Dugard
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2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 33 | (23) Robert Dados
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1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2000-12-09 at archive.today. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
External links edit
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