 FIM Italian Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Stadium | Santa Marina Stadium Lonigo Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano |
| Years | 10 (1996, 2005-2013) |
| Track | speedway track |
| Track Length | 400 m |
| Last Event (season 2013) | |
| Date | 3 August 2013 |
The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.
The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane Hans Nielsen. [1] The next SGP was held nine years later in 2005. The first five events were held at Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo. From 2009 to 2013 the Italian SGP was hosted at Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano. [2]
| Year | Edition | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place | Ref |
| 1996 | 1 |  Hans Nielsen |  Billy Hamill |  Tony Rickardsson | |
| 2005 | 2 | Tony Rickardsson |  Jason Crump | Greg Hancock | [3] |
| 2006 | 3 | Jason Crump |  Scott Nicholls | Hans N. Andersen | [4] |
| 2007 | 4 | Nicki Pedersen | Greg Hancock |  Wiesław Jaguś | |
| 2008 | 5 | Hans N. Andersen | Bjarne Pedersen | Jason Crump | [4] |
| Year | Edition | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place | Ref |
| 2009 | 6 | Tomasz Gollob | Hans N. Andersen | Nicki Pedersen | |
| 2010 | 7 | Tomasz Gollob | Chris Harris | Greg Hancock | |
| 2011 | 8 | Andreas Jonsson | Greg Hancock | Antonio Lindbäck | |
| 2012 | 9 | Antonio Lindbäck |  Emil Sayfutdinov | Greg Hancock | |
| 2013 | 10 | Niels-Kristian Iversen | Tai Woffinden | Emil Sayfutdinov | [5] [6] |
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