The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the second race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 June in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales[1]
 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 9 June 2001 |
| City | Cardiff |
| Event | 2 of 6 (38) |
| Referee | Anthony Steele |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
| Length | 3,877 m (4,240 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time |  Jimmy Nilsen58,33 secs |
 Winner | Tony Rickardsson |
 Runner-up |  Jason Crump |
 3rd place |  Tomasz Gollob |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Dugard and Scott Nicholls as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen and Peter Karlsson were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
| 1. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob
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| 2. |  DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen
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| 3. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson
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| 4. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek
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| 5. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire
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| 6. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams
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| 7. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan
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| 8. |  USA (5) Greg Hancock
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| 9. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen
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| 10. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer
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| 11. |  SVN (22) Matej Ferjan
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| 12. | GBR (1) Mark Loram
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| 13. | USA (2) Billy Hamill
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| 14. | AUS (4) Jason Crump
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| 15. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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| 16. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg
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| 17. | GBR (10) Chris Louis
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| 18. | GBR (20) Andy Smith
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| 19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson
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| 20. |  NOR (14) Rune Holta
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| 21. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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| 22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson
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| 23. | GBR (23) Martin Dugard
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| 24. | GBR (24) Scott Nicholls
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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 | 3 | (3) Tony Rickardsson
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25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump
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20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4R | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | (21) Niklas Klingberg
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16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | (8) Todd Wiltshire
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14 | 1 | 2 | 4X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek
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10 | 2 | 4F | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | (1) Mark Loram
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8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3Fx | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams
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8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | (13) Nicki Pedersen
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7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | (22) Matej Ferjan
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7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | (5) Greg Hancock
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | (12) Carl Stonehewer
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5 | 1 | 4X | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | (19) Brian Andersen
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5 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 23 | (23) Martin Dugard
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4 | 2 | 4R | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls
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4 | 1 | 3 | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 13 | (2) Billy Hamill
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3 | 4X | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 22 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson
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3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | (14) Rune Holta
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | (15) Mikael Karlsson
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 17 | (10) Chris Louis
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1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 18 | (20) Andy Smith
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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 |
Standings edit
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER  |
GBR |
DEN |
CZE  |
POL |
SWE
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob
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43 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| 2 | (3) Tony Rickardsson
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41 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | (8) Todd Wiltshire
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28 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | (4) Jason Crump
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25 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 5 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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25 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | (13) Nicki Pedersen
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25 | 18 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson
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23 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | (6) Leigh Adams
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20 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | (21) Niklas Klingberg
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20 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | (11) Peter Karlsson
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15 | 15 | – | ||||
| 11 | (1) Mark Loram
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14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | (5) Greg Hancock
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14 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | (22) Matej Ferjan
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14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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13 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | (19) Brian Andersen
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13 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | (12) Carl Stonehewer
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12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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10 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek
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10 | – | 10 | ||||
| 19 | (2) Billy Hamill
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8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | (23) Robert Barth
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6 | 6 | |||||
| 21 | (10) Chris Louis
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4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | (15) Mikael Karlsson
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4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | (20) Andy Smith
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4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | (23) Martin Dugard
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4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 25 | (24) Scott Nicholls
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4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 27 | (14) Rune Holta
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3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 26 | (24) Mirko Wolter
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2 | 2 | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (18) Joe Screen
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— | – | – | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER |
GBR |
DEN |
CZE |
POL |
SWE
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2001-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-12-04.