| 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification | |
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The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 8 riders that qualified for the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix [1] to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix and Jason Crump who was seeded through to the Grand Prix. [2]
Leigh Adams won the GP Challenge. [3]
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
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| Pos | Rider | Points | |||
| 1 |  Stefan Andersson | 14 | |||
| 2 | Peter Karlsson | 13 | |||
| 3 | John Jørgensen | 13 | |||
| 4 | Brian Karger | 12 | |||
| 5 |  Lars Gunnestad | 11 | |||
| 6 | Brian Andersen | 10 | |||
| 7 | Rune Holta | 10 | |||
| 8 | Gert Handberg | 8 | |||
| 9 |  Kai Laukkanen | 7 | |||
| 10 | Conny Ivarsson | 5 | |||
| 11 | Arnt Førland | 5 | |||
| 12 | Marko Hyyryläinen | 4 | |||
| 13 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 1 | |||
| 14 | Dennis Löfqvist | 1 | |||
| 15 | Vesa Ylinen | 0 | |||
| 16 | Tomi Kalliomäki | 0 | |||
Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental Final
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3 riders to GP Challenge final
Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Adorján | 12+3 |
| 2 |  Stefano Alfonso | 12+2 |
| 3 |  Antonín Kasper Jr. | 11 |
| 4 | Róbert Nagy | 10 |
| 5 |  Rif Saitgareev | 10 |
| 6 |  Vladimir Kolodij | 10 |
| 7 | Tomáš Topinka | 10 |
| 8 | Armando Castagna | 10 |
| 9 | Rinat Mardanshin | 6 |
| 10 |  Rafał Dobrucki | 6 |
| 11 | Jaroslaw Olszewski | 6 |
| 12 | Antonín Šváb Jr. | 5 |
| 13 | Andrea Maida | 3 |
| 14 |  Andreas Bössner | 3 |
| 15 | Laszlo Bodi | 3 |
| 16 | Bohumil Brhel | 2 |
| 17 | Dariusz Śledź | 0 |
| 18 | Roman Matoušek | 0 |
8 riders to 1996 Grand Prix
Lonigo | Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leigh Adams | 14 |
| 2 |  Marvyn Cox | 13 |
| 3 | Peter Karlsson | 11 |
| 4 | Tommy Knudsen | 11 |
| 5 | Joe Screen | 11 |
| 6 | Gary Havelock | 9 |
| 7 | Craig Boyce | 8 |
| 8 | Andy Smith | 8 |
| 9 | Tomasz Gollob | 8 |
| 10 | Róbert Nagy | 6 |
| 11 | Jan Stæchmann | 5 |
| 12 | Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
| 13 | Mikael Karlsson | 4 |
| 14 | Brian Karger | 3 |
| 15 | Stefano Alfonso | 2 |
| 16 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 1 |
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