The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the third race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 July in the Rottalstadion in Pocking, Germany[1][2] It was second German SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the third win of his career.
 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 9 July 1996 |
| City | Pocking |
| Event | 3 of 6 (9) |
| Referee |  Roy Otto |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Rottalstadion |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Hans Nielsen |
 Runner-up |  Peter Karlsson |
 3rd place | Henrik Gustafsson |
Starting positions draw
editThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Gerd Riss as Wild Card who started in German SPG last season.
- Draw 5.
(11) Tommy Knudsen → 
(13) Joe Screen - Draw 9. (14) Gary Havelock →
(4) Greg Hancock - Draw 17. track reserve →
(19) Tomasz Gollob - Draw 18. track reserve → Emply
Heat details
edit| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 13 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 |  (7) Chris Louis
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14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 |  (4) Greg Hancock
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13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | (16) Gerd Riss
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12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | (13) Joe Screen
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11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | (5) Billy Hamill
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9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 1 |  (9) Leigh Adams
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8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (15) Jason Crump
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7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 10 | (6) Mark Loram
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | E | 3 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 11 | (18) Andy Smith
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 16 | (17) Craig Boyce
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 |  (19) Tomasz Gollob
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | None | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The intermediate classification
edit| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
ITA  |
GER |
SWE |
GBR |
DEN
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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68 | 18 | 25 | 25 | |||
| 2 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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54 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |||
| 3 | (5) Billy Hamill
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45 | 16 | 20 | 9 | |||
| 4 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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41 | 25 | 16 | – | |||
| 5 | (4) Greg Hancock
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38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 6 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 7 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 8 | (7) Chris Louis
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31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 9 | (14) Gary Havelock
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27 | 13 | 14 | – | |||
| 10 | (13) Joe Screen
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21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||
| 11 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 12 | (6) Mark Loram
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14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 13 | (17) Craig Boyce
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14 | ns | 12 | 2 | |||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
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14 | ns | 11 | 3 | |||
| 15 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 16 | (16) Gerd Riss
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12 | – | – | 12 | |||
| 17 | (16) Tomasz Gollob
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11 | 11 | – | ns | |||
| 18 | (9) Leigh Adams
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10 | 2 | ns | 8 | |||
| 19 | (15) Jason Crump
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8 | 1 | ns | 7 | |||
| 20 | (16) Stefano Alfonso
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6 | – | 6 | – | |||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
ITA |
GER |
SWE |
GBR |
DEN
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. Archived 2009-05-11.