The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy was the second race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 1 June in the Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo, Italy[1][2] It was the first Italian SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the second win of his career.
 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 1 June 1996 |
| City | Lonigo |
| Event | 2 of 6 (8) |
| Referee | Graham Brodie |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Santa Marina Stadium |
| Length | 387 m (423 yd) |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Hans Nielsen |
 Runner-up |  Billy Hamill |
 3rd place |  Tony Rickardsson |
Starting positions draw
editThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Stefano Alfonso as Wild Card.
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 | 1 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | (5) Billy Hamill
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20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 14 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 |  (14) Gary Havelock
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14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | (4) Greg Hancock
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13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | F | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 |  (17) Craig Boyce
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12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 15 | (18) Andy Smith
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11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | (7) Chris Louis
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9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (13) Joe Screen
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7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | (16) Stefano Alfonso
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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4 | 0 | E | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 16 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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3 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | (6) Mark Loram
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2 | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (9) Leigh Adams
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (15) Jason Crump
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– | - | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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43 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 2 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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41 | 25 | 16 | ||||
| 3 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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38 | 20 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | (5) Billy Hamill
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36 | 16 | 20 | ||||
| 5 | (14) Gary Havelock
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27 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | (4) Greg Hancock
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25 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 7 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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18 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | (7) Chris Louis
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17 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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12 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | (17) Craig Boyce
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12 | ns | 12 | ||||
| 11 | (16) Tomasz Gollob
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11 | 11 | – | ||||
| 12 | (18) Andy Smith
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11 | ns | 11 | ||||
| 13 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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10 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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10 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | (13) Joe Screen
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10 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | (6) Mark Loram
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8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | (16) Stefano Alfonso
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6 | – | 6 | ||||
| 18 | (9) Leigh Adams
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2 | 2 | ns | ||||
| 19 | (15) Jason Crump
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1 | 1 | ns | ||||
| 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.