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2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

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2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
VenueVojens Speedway Center
LocationVojens, (Denmark)
Start date28 July 2001
Competitors24
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The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the third round of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 25 July 2001 at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.[1][2][3][4]

It was the 7th time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark had been held.

The Grand Prix was won by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 8th career Grand Prix win).[5]

Starting positions draw

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The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Hans Clausen and Jesper B.Jensen as Wild Card. Injured Chris Louis and Joe Screen were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.


1.  SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson
2.  AUS (13) Jason Crump
3.  POL (7) Tomasz Gollob
4.  SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg
5.  AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan
6.  AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire
7.  SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen
8.  GBR (1) Mark Loram
9.  SWE (11) Peter Karlsson
10.  AUS (6) Leigh Adams
11.  DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen
12.  SLO (22) Matej Ferjan
13.  USA (5) Greg Hancock
14.  POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
15.  GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer
16.  DEN (19) Brian Andersen
17.  USA (2) Billy Hamill
18.  NOR (14) Rune Holta
19.  SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson
20.  GBR (10) Chris Louis POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek
21.  GBR (20) Andy Smith
22.  GBR (18) Joe Screen SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson
23.  DEN (23) Hans Clausen
24.  DEN (24) Jesper B. Jensen

Grand Prix result

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Pos. Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 SF1 SF2 CF Final GP Points
1 Sweden Tony Rickardsson 3 3 3 3 25
2 Australia Jason Crump 3 3 2 2 20
3 Australia Leigh Adams 2 2 3 2 3 1 18
4 Poland Tomasz Gollob 2 2 2 0 16
5 Sweden Niklas Klingberg 1 3 3 0 3 15
6 Australia Todd Wiltshire 1 3 2 1 2 14
7 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 12
8 Norway Rune Holta 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 10
9 Australia Ryan Sullivan 3 1 1 8
10 Sweden Peter Karlsson 0 3 3 0 2 1 8
11 Denmark Nicki Pedersen 3 3 2 0 0 7
12 Sweden Jimmy Nilsen 2 0 0 7
13 Poland Grzegorz Walasek 3 3 0 1 6
14 Denmark Hans Clausen 1 2 3 1 1 6
15 United States Greg Hancock 2 1 2 0 0 5
16 England Mark Loram 0 0 5
17 United States Billy Hamill 1 3 1 4
18 England Carl Stonehewer 3 1 1 4
19 Denmark Brian Andersen 3 0 0 3
20 Denmark Jesper B. Jensen 2 0 0 3
21 Sweden Henka Gustafsson 1 1 2
22 England Andy Smith 1 1 2
23 Poland Piotr Protasiewicz 0 0 1
24 Slovenia Matej Ferjan 0 0 1

Heat by heat

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  • Heat 01 Andersen, Jensen, Hamill, P Karlsson (ef)
  • Heat 02 Stonehewer, Adams, Clausen, Holta (ex)
  • Heat 03 Pedersen, M Karlsson, Gustafsson, Protasiewicz (t)
  • Heat 04 Walasek, Hancock, Smith, Ferjan
  • Heat 05 Hamill, Holta, Gustafsson, Ferjan
  • Heat 06 P Karlsson, Clausen, Smith, Protasiewicz
  • Heat 07 Pedersen, Adams, Hancock, Andersen
  • Heat 08 Walasek, M Karlsson, Stonehewer, Jensen
  • Heat 09 Clausen, Hancock, Hamill, Jensen
  • Heat 10 P Karlsson, Holta, Stonehewer, Andersen
  • Heat 11 Rickardsson, Pedersen, Holta, Loram (ex2)
  • Heat 12 Crump, Nilsen, Walasek [Ex], Hancock (ex)
  • Heat 13 Adams, Gollob, Wiltshire, P Karlsson
  • Heat 14 Sullivan, M Karlsson, Klingberg, Clausen
  • Heat 15 Wiltshire, Holta, Clausen, Hancock (ex)
  • Heat 16 Klingberg, P Karlsson, Walasek, Loram
  • Heat 17 Rickardsson, Adams, M Karlsson, Nilsen
  • Heat 18 Crump, Gollob, Sullivan, Pedersen
  • Heat 19 M Karlsson, Wiltshire, P Karlsson, Pedersen
  • Heat 20 Klingberg, Holta, Sullivan, Nilsen
  • semi-finals
  • Heat 21 Rickardsson, Gollob, Holta, M Karlsson
  • Heat 22 Adams, Crump, Wiltshire, Klingberg (ex)
  • Consolation final
  • Heat 23 Klingberg, Wiltshire, M Karlsson, Holta
  • Final
  • Heat 24 Rickardsson, Crump, Adams, Gollob

References

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  1. ^ "World individual final - Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "World Championship roll of honour". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "2001 Speedway Grand Prix". Speedway Grand Prix DK. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup Dates Confirmed". Sportcal. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Vojens Speedway Stadium". Speedway Life. Retrieved 12 July 2024.