Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

Last updated
Flag of Italy.svg 2010 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix
Stadium Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano
Years7 (1996, 2005-2013)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length400 m
Last Event (season 2013)
DateAugust 3 2013
Winner Flag of Denmark.svg Niels-Kristian Iversen
2nd place Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden
3rd place Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov

The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.

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History

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]

The 2021 SGP was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo

YearWinnersRunner-up3rd place
1996 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hamill Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Nicholls Flag of Denmark.svg Hans N. Andersen
2007 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Jaguś
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans N. Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg Bjarne Pedersen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump

Pista Olimpia, Terenzano

YearWinnersRunner-up3rd place
2009 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob Flag of Denmark.svg Hans N. Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen
2010 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Harris Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Jonsson Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Flag of Sweden.svg Antonio Lindbäck
2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Antonio Lindbäck Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock
2013 Flag of Denmark.svg Niels-Kristian Iversen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov

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References

  1. Assoc, American Motorcyclist (August 1996). American Motorcyclist. American Motorcyclist Assoc.
  2. "FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING ROUND 3 - TERENZANO (ITA)". FIM. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

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