2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 6 riders that would qualify for the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix [1] to join the other 16 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix. [2]

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Only 6 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge once again but there was a major change in the lead up to the GP Challenge with a new qualifying format of 4 quarter finals and 2 semi finals. The Intercontinental Final, Continental Final, Overseas Final and Scandinavian Finals were all scrapped. [3]

Lee Richardson won the GP Challenge. [4]

Format

Quarter finals

32 riders to semi finals

Semi finals

16 riders from to GP Challenge

SF

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Brhel 14
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dryml 12
3 Flag of England.svg Lee Richardson 11
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Karlsson 11
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronni Pedersen 9
6 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bajerski 9
7 Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Okoniewski 8
8 Flag of England.svg David Howe 8
9 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Dados 7
10 Flag of Finland.svg Kai Laukkanen 6
11 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Maida (R)6
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Hurry 4
13 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Werner (R)4
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Róbert Nagy 3
15 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Stefáni 3
16 Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar 2
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Dannö 2
18 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Antonín Šváb Jr. 1

SF

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons 12
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Bjarne Pedersen 12
3 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Protasiewicz 12
4 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Huszcza 10
5 Flag of England.svg Dean Barker 8
6 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Andersen 7
7 Flag of Russia.svg Roman Povazhny 7
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Johnston 7
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter I Karlsson 7
10 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Gunnestad 6
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Watson 6
12 Flag of Russia.svg Sergej Darkin 6
13 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Fisher 6
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Dryml Jr. 5
15 Flag of Denmark.svg Charlie Gjedde 5
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Gustafsson 4

Final Round

GP Challenge

6 riders to 2003 Grand Prix

Pos.RiderTotalPoints
1 Flag of England.svg Lee Richardson 143, 2, 3, 3, 3
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Brhel 123, 3, 3, 0, 3
3 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Protasiewicz 110, 3, 3, 2, 3
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dryml 113, 2, 2, 3, 1
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Bjarne Pedersen 113, 1, 3, 2, 2
6 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bajerski 112, 1, 2, 3, 3
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons 102, 2, 1, 3, 2
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Andersen 92, 3, 0, 2, 2
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronni Pedersen 90, 3, 2, ex, 0
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Karlsson 52, 1, 2, ex, 1
11 Flag of England.svg David Howe 40, 2, 1, 0, 0, 3
12 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Dados (R)4-, -, 1, 2, 1
13 Flag of Russia.svg Roman Povazhny 41, ef, 1, 1, 1
14 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Huszcza 3ex, 0, 1, 2, 0
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Johnston 21, 0, 0, 1, ef
16 Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Okoniewski 21, 1, 0, -, -
17 Flag of England.svg Dean Barker 11, 0, 0, 0, -

race off for 3rd place - Protasiewicz, Dryml, B Pedersen, Bajerski

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References

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