2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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Information | |
Date | 9 June 2001 |
City | Cardiff |
Event | 2 of 6 (38) |
Referee | Anthony Steele |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
Length | 3,877 m (4,240 yd) |
SGP Results | |
Best Time | Jimmy Nilsen 58,33 secs |
Winner | Tony Rickardsson |
Runner-up | Jason Crump |
3rd place | Tomasz Gollob |
The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the second race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 June in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales [1]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Dugard and Scott Nicholls as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen and Peter Karlsson were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
1. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob |
2. | DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen |
3. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson |
4. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek |
5. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire |
6. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams |
7. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan |
8. | USA (5) Greg Hancock |
9. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen |
10. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer |
11. | SVN (22) Matej Ferjan |
12. | GBR (1) Mark Loram |
13. | USA (2) Billy Hamill |
14. | AUS (4) Jason Crump |
15. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz |
16. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg |
17. | GBR (10) Chris Louis |
18. | GBR (20) Andy Smith |
19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson |
20. | NOR (14) Rune Holta |
21. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen |
22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson |
23. | GBR (23) Martin Dugard |
24. | GBR (24) Scott Nicholls |
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 | 3 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4R | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 16 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 21 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | 2 | 4F | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 12 | (1) Mark Loram | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3Fx | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | (5) Greg Hancock | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 10 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 5 | 1 | 4X | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 9 | (19) Brian Andersen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 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 | 23 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | 2 | 4R | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 3 | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 13 | (2) Billy Hamill | 3 | 4X | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 22 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | (14) Rune Holta | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 19 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 17 | (10) Chris Louis | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 18 | (20) Andy Smith | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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 | GER | GBR | DEN | CZE | POL | SWE |
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1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 25 | 18 | ||||
2 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 41 | 16 | 25 | ||||
3 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 28 | 14 | 14 | ||||
4 | (4) Jason Crump | 25 | 5 | 20 | ||||
5 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 25 | 10 | 15 | ||||
6 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 25 | 18 | 7 | ||||
7 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 23 | 20 | 3 | ||||
8 | (6) Leigh Adams | 20 | 12 | 8 | ||||
9 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 20 | 4 | 16 | ||||
10 | (11) Peter Karlsson | 15 | 15 | – | ||||
11 | (1) Mark Loram | 14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
12 | (5) Greg Hancock | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||||
13 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
14 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||||
15 | (19) Brian Andersen | 13 | 8 | 5 | ||||
16 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
17 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||||
18 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | – | 10 | ||||
19 | (2) Billy Hamill | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
20 | (23) Robert Barth | 6 | 6 | |||||
21 | (10) Chris Louis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
22 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
23 | (20) Andy Smith | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
24 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
25 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
27 | (14) Rune Holta | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
26 | (24) Mirko Wolter | 2 | 2 | |||||
Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
(18) Joe Screen | — | – | – | |||||
Pos. | Rider | Points | GER | GBR | DEN | CZE | POL | SWE |
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