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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]
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]
32 riders to semi finals
16 riders from to GP Challenge
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6 riders to 2003 Grand Prix
Pos. | Rider | Total | Points |
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1 | Lee Richardson | 14 | 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 |
2 | Bohumil Brhel | 12 | 3, 3, 3, 0, 3 |
3 | Piotr Protasiewicz | 11 | 0, 3, 3, 2, 3 |
4 | Lukáš Dryml | 11 | 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 |
5 | Bjarne Pedersen | 11 | 3, 1, 3, 2, 2 |
6 | Tomasz Bajerski | 11 | 2, 1, 2, 3, 3 |
7 | Jason Lyons | 10 | 2, 2, 1, 3, 2 |
8 | Hans Andersen | 9 | 2, 3, 0, 2, 2 |
9 | Ronni Pedersen | 9 | 0, 3, 2, ex, 0 |
10 | Peter Karlsson | 5 | 2, 1, 2, ex, 1 |
11 | David Howe | 4 | 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 3 |
12 | Robert Dados (R) | 4 | -, -, 1, 2, 1 |
13 | Roman Povazhny | 4 | 1, ef, 1, 1, 1 |
14 | Andrzej Huszcza | 3 | ex, 0, 1, 2, 0 |
15 | Steve Johnston | 2 | 1, 0, 0, 1, ef |
16 | Rafał Okoniewski | 2 | 1, 1, 0, -, - |
17 | Dean Barker | 1 | 1, 0, 0, 0, - |
race off for 3rd place - Protasiewicz, Dryml, B Pedersen, Bajerski
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