1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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Information | |
Date | 31 July 1999 |
City | Coventry |
Event | 4 of 6 (28) |
Referee | Istvan Darago |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | Brandon Stadium |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Length | 320 m (350 yd) |
Track | speedway track |
SGP Results | |
Best Time | |
Winner | Tony Rickardsson |
Runner-up | Chris Louis |
3rd place | Greg Hancock |
The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 31 July at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England [1]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Mark Loram and a Scott Nicholls as Wild Card.
Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | 1/2 | CF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||
1 | 4 | (1) Tony Rickardsson | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 14 | (5) Chris Louis | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | 16 | (6) Greg Hancock | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | 8 | (4) Hans Nielsen | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | (8) Jason Crump | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 15 | (13) Leigh Adams | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 5 | (19) Joe Screen | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4R | 4R | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 2 | (2) Jimmy Nilsen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 23 | (23) Mark Loram | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | (7) Ryan Sullivan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9 | (18) Mikael Karlsson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | (9) Brian Karger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 19 | (22) Billy Hamill | 6 | 4M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 22 | (16) Andy Smith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 3 | (17) Stefan Dannö | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
17 | 13 | (10) Peter Karlsson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 11 | (15) Henrik Gustafsson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 10 | (11) Antonín Kasper Jr. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4T | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | (14) Brian Andersen | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 18 | (20) John Jørgensen | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | (12) Marian Jirout | 1 | 4N | 4N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 17 | (21) Robert Dados | 1 | 4 | 4M |
Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event
| Heats 11-20: Main Event
| Heats 21-24: Final Event
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gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
Full-time Grand Prix rider |
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | POL | GBR | PL2 | DEN |
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1 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 75 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 10 | ||
2 | (1) Tony Rickardsson | 66 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 25 | ||
3 | (2) Jimmy Nilsen | 64 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 8 | ||
4 | (8) Jason Crump | 52 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 15 | ||
5 | (6) Greg Hancock | 49 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||
6 | (17) Stefan Dannö | 45 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 5 | ||
7 | (19) Joe Screen | 44 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 12 | ||
8 | (5) Chris Louis | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | ||
9 | (13) Leigh Adams | 39 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 14 | ||
10 | (11) Antonín Kasper Jr. | 35 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
11 | (23) Mark Loram | 35 | – | 25 | 2 | 8 | ||
12 | (4) Hans Nielsen | 33 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | ||
13 | (10) Peter Karlsson | 32 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ||
14 | (7) Ryan Sullivan | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | ||
15 | (18) Mikael Karlsson | 27 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | ||
16 | (20) John Jørgensen | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
17 | (9) Brian Karger | 23 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||
18 | (15) Henrik Gustafsson | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
19 | (16) Andy Smith | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
20 | (22) Billy Hamill | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
21 | (21) Robert Dados | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
22 | (14) Brian Andersen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
23 | (24) Rafał Dobrucki | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | ||
24 | (12) Marian Jirout | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
25 | (24) Sebastian Ułamek | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | ||
26 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
27 | (23) Antonín Šváb Jr. | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
28 | (24) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | POL | GBR | PL2 | DEN |
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