1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland
 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 18 May 1996 |
| City | Wrocław |
| Event | 1 of 6 (7) |
| Referee | Graham Brodie |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| Length | 387 m (423 yd) |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Tommy Knudsen |
 Runner-up |  Tony Rickardsson |
 3rd place | Hans Nielsen |
The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the first race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 18 May in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland and was won by Danish rider Tommy Knudsen.[1][2] Knudsen was the first rider who won in three SGP Events.
Starting positions draw
[edit]The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Tomasz Gollob as Wild Card. Gollob was Polish SGP Winner last season.
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 |
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| 1 | 6 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 9 |  (5) Billy Hamill
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16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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14 | X | 3 | E | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 |  (14) Gary Havelock
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13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | (4) Greg Hancock
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12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | (16) Tomasz Gollob
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11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | (7) Chris Louis
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8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | (6) Mark Loram
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | E | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 11 | (13) Joe Screen
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3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 |  (9) Leigh Adams
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | (15) Jason Crump
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1 | E | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Craig Boyce
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Andy Smith
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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 | POL |
ITA  |
GER  |
SWE |
GBR |
DEN
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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25 | 25 | |||||
| 2 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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20 | 20 | |||||
| 3 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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18 | 18 | |||||
| 4 | (5) Billy Hamill
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16 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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14 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | (14) Gary Havelock
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13 | 13 | |||||
| 7 | (4) Greg Hancock
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12 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | (16) Tomasz Gollob
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11 | 11 | |||||
| 9 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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9 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | (7) Chris Louis
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8 | 8 | |||||
| 11 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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7 | 7 | |||||
| 12 | (6) Mark Loram
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6 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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4 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | (13) Joe Screen
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3 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | (9) Leigh Adams
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2 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | (15) Jason Crump
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1 | 1 | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (17) Craig Boyce
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— | ns | ||||||
| (18) Andy Smith
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— | ns | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
ITA |
GER |
SWE |
GBR |
DEN
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
- ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2001-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-20.
External links
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