2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

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2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
Venue Millennium Stadium
Location Cardiff, (Wales)
Start date3 June 2006
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
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The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth round of the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 3 June 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. [1] [2] [3]

It was the 12th time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain had been held.

The Grand Prix was by the Australian rider Jason Crump (his 15th career Grand Prix win). [4] [5]

Grand Prix result

PlacingRider1234567891011121314151617181920PtsSF1SF2FinalGP Pts
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (15) Jason Crump 31313113325
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg (6) Andreas Jonsson 0233192220
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (9) Jarosław Hampel 33f0282118
4 Flag of the United States.svg (8) Greg Hancock 23232123x16
5 Flag of Denmark.svg (4) Bjarne Pedersen 3222312112
6 Flag of Sweden.svg (3) Tony Rickardsson 2332010110
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg (12) Matej Žagar 211329f9
8 Flag of England.svg (7) Scott Nicholls 10313808
9 Flag of Sweden.svg (10) Antonio Lindbäck 0313188
10 Flag of Poland.svg (1) Tomasz Gollob 1222077
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (5) Leigh Adams 302f166
12 Flag of Denmark.svg (13) Niels Kristian Iversen 1100355
13 Flag of England.svg (11) Lee Richardson 1211055
14 Flag of Denmark.svg (14) Nicki Pedersen e110244
15 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Piotr Protasiewicz 2001033
16 Flag of England.svg (2) Simon Stead 0002133
R1 Flag of England.svg (R1) Edward Kennett 0R1
R2 Flag of England.svg (R2) Ben Wilson 0R2

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 GP: Danish date and wild cards announced". Crash.net. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "World individual final - Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "2006 results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sports Round up: Australian Crump leaves them standing in Cardiff". The Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "ARCHIVE: The 2006 British GP FIM Speedway Grand Prix". YouTube. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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