1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

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Flag of Denmark.svg 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
Information
Date23 September 1997
City Flag of Denmark.svg Vojens
Event6 of 6 (18)
Referee Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
Stadium Speedway Center
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Best Time
Gold medal icon.svg Winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Loram
Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson
Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark [1] [2] It was the third Danish SGP and was won by British rider Mark Loram. It was the first win of his career.

Contents

Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jesper B. Jensen from Denmark as Wild Card.

Heat details

PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21222324
116 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (7) Mark Loram 25223221143
214 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Tony Rickardsson 20330231132
312 Flag of the United States.svg (3) Greg Hancock 18233321311
43 Flag of Poland.svg (13) Tomasz Gollob 16213331220
58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (8) Chris Louis 1431122983
611 Flag of the United States.svg (1) Billy Hamill 13122321072
77 Flag of Denmark.svg (2) Hans Nielsen 12232031051
89 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Jimmy Nilsen 11312311060
915 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (10) Leigh Adams 9002237103
101 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Brian Andersen 832111892
1113 Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Peter Karlsson 712E014121
124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Andy Smith 6003104110
135 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Jesper B. Jensen 4F00112153
1410 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Piotr Protasiewicz 3F21F03142
152 Flag of Sweden.svg (17) Mikael Karlsson 2111104131
166 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Sławomir Drabik 1100001160
1717 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Henrik Gustafsson -17
1818 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Simon Wigg -18
PlacingDrawRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos21222324
Heat 21 (Final D): Riders placed 13th to 16th
Heat 22 (Final C): Riders placed 9th to 12th
Heat 23 (Final B): Riders placed 5th to 8th
Heat 24 (Final A): Riders placed 1st to 4th
gate A – insidegate Bgate Cgate D – outside

The final classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos.RiderPoints CZE
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SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
GBR
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POL
Flag of Poland.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg (3) Greg Hancock 118252018122518
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg (1) Billy Hamill 101201216202013
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (13) Tomasz Gollob 9218251141816
4 Flag of Sweden.svg (4) Tony Rickardsson 90111814131420
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (7) Mark Loram 817138161225
6 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Brian Andersen 80914202548
7 Flag of Denmark.svg (2) Hans Nielsen 75816257712
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (11) Jimmy Nilsen 711371318911
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (8) Chris Louis 591241241314
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (10) Leigh Adams 42669939
11 Flag of Poland.svg (14) Sławomir Drabik 3816262111
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Peter Karlsson 374113667
13 Flag of Poland.svg (15) Piotr Protasiewicz 311ns110163
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Andy Smith 22ns943ns6
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (5) Henrik Gustafsson 2014312ns
16 Flag of Sweden.svg (17) Mikael Karlsson 14ns1ns11ns2
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (9) Simon Wigg 133ns2ns8ns
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (16) Jason Crump 88
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (16) Joe Screen 88
20 Flag of Germany.svg (16) Robert Barth 77
21 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Jesper B. Jensen 44
22 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (16) Tomáš Topinka 22
23 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Rafał Dobrucki 11
Rider(s) not classified
Flag of the United States.svg (19) Sam Ermolenko ns
Pos. RiderPoints CZE
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SWE
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GER
Flag of Germany.svg
GBR
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POL
Flag of Poland.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg

See also

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References

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