• Source: 1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 8 riders that qualified for the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix.
The format changed slightly in that four riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and four riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.
Simon Wigg won the GP Challenge.




Format


First Round - 5 riders each from Sweden & Denmark, 3 riders each from Finland & Norway to Scandinavian Final
First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
First Round - 7 riders from British final to Overseas Final
First Round - 5 riders from Australian/New Zealand final to Overseas Final
First Round - 4 riders from United States final to Overseas Final
Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian final to Intercontinental Final
Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas final to Intercontinental Final
Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final
Third Round - 7 riders from positions 9-15 from the 1995 Grand Prix to GP Challenge
Third Round - 2 riders from the Continental Final to 1997 Grand Prix and 4 to GP Challenge
Third Round - 2 riders from the Intercontinental Final to 1997 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge
Final Round - 4 riders from the GP Challenge to the 1997 Grand Prix




First round






= Continental quarter finals

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Second round






= Overseas Final

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3 riders to Intercontinental final+
+ Controversy over tyres at the final saw only 3 riders progress with an extra 5 places awarded in the Scandinavian final.




= Scandinavian Final

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13 riders to Intercontinental final




= Continental semi finals

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Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final




Third round


7 riders from positions 9-15 from the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix to GP Challenge




= Intercontinental Final

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2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge, Jimmy Nilsen won the event.




= Continental Final

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2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 4 riders to GP Challenge
28 July 1996 Abensberg




Final Round






= GP Challenge

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4 riders to 1997 Grand Prix

5 October 1996 Prague




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• 1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
• Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
• List of Speedway Grands Prix
• 1997 Speedway Grand Prix
• 1998 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
• 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
• 2013 Speedway Grand Prix
• Tomasz Gollob
• 1996 Speedway Grand Prix
• 1996 Danish speedway season