The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the third race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 6 July in the Ellermühle Stadium in Landshut, Germany[1][2] It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the fourth win of his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 6 July 1997 |
| City | Landshut |
| Event | 3 of 6 (15) |
| Referee | Frank Edbon |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Ellermühle Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Hans Nielsen |
 Runner-up | Brian Andersen |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
Starting positions draw
editThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth from Germany as Wild Card.
- Draw .
(5) Henrik Gustafsson → 
(18) Andy Smith - Draw . (18) Andy Smith → (17) Mikael Karlsson
- Draw . (17) Mikael Karlsson →
(19) Sam Ermolenko
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 | 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | (12) Brian Andersen
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20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (3) Greg Hancock
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18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 14 | (1) Billy Hamill
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16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 |  (4) Tony Rickardsson
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14 | E | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 |  (8) Chris Louis
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12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 13 |  (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 |  (10) Leigh Adams
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9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (7) Mark Loram
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8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (16) Robert Barth
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7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | (9) Simon Wigg
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (19) Sam Ermolenko
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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 | CZE  |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock
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63 | 25 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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49 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill
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48 | 20 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 5 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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43 | 11 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen
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43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram
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28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis
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28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 10 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 11 | (10) Leigh Adams
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21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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17 | 14 | 3 | – | |||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
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13 | ns | 9 | 4 | |||
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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12 | 1 | ns | 11 | |||
| 16 | (16) Jason Crump
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8 | – | 8 | – | |||
| 17 | (16) Robert Barth
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7 | – | – | 7 | |||
| 18 | (9) Simon Wigg
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5 | 3 | ns | 2 | |||
| 19 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 2 | – | – | |||
| 20 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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1 | ns | 1 | ns | |||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (19) Sam Ermolenko
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— | – | – | ns | ||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-24. Archived 2009-05-11.