1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy | |
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Information | |
Date | 1 June 1996 |
City | Lonigo |
Event | 2 of 6 (8) |
Referee | Graham Brodie |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | Santa Marina Stadium |
Length | 387 m (423 yd) |
Track | speedway track |
SGP Results | |
Best Time | |
Winner | Hans Nielsen |
Runner-up | Billy Hamill |
3rd place | Tony Rickardsson |
The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy was the second race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 1 June in the Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo, Italy [1] [2] It was the first Italian SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the second win of his career.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Stefano Alfonso as Wild Card.
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 | 1 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 9 | (5) Billy Hamill | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 14 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | F | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | (14) Gary Havelock | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | (4) Greg Hancock | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | F | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | (17) Craig Boyce | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 15 | (18) Andy Smith | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | (7) Chris Louis | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 7 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | (13) Joe Screen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | (16) Stefano Alfonso | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 11 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 4 | 0 | E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 16 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 3 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 13 | (6) Mark Loram | 2 | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | (9) Leigh Adams | – | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | (15) Jason Crump | – | - | 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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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 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 43 | 18 | 25 | ||||
2 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 41 | 25 | 16 | ||||
3 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 38 | 20 | 18 | ||||
4 | (5) Billy Hamill | 36 | 16 | 20 | ||||
5 | (14) Gary Havelock | 27 | 13 | 14 | ||||
6 | (4) Greg Hancock | 25 | 12 | 13 | ||||
7 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 18 | 14 | 4 | ||||
8 | (7) Chris Louis | 17 | 8 | 9 | ||||
9 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 12 | 4 | 8 | ||||
10 | (17) Craig Boyce | 12 | ns | 12 | ||||
11 | (16) Tomasz Gollob | 11 | 11 | – | ||||
12 | (18) Andy Smith | 11 | ns | 11 | ||||
13 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 10 | 9 | 1 | ||||
14 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||
15 | (13) Joe Screen | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||||
16 | (6) Mark Loram | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
17 | (16) Stefano Alfonso | 6 | – | 6 | ||||
18 | (9) Leigh Adams | 2 | 2 | ns | ||||
19 | (15) Jason Crump | 1 | 1 | ns | ||||
Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
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