1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification | |
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The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 8 riders that qualified for the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix and Jason Crump who was seeded through to the Grand Prix.
Leigh Adams won the GP Challenge.
Format
- First Round - 4 riders each from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway to Scandinavian Final
- First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
- First Round - 6 riders from British final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 5 riders from Australian final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 4 riders from United States final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 1 rider from New Zealand final to Overseas Final
- Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian final to Intercontinental Final
- Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas final to Intercontinental Final
- Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final
- Third Round - 8 riders from positions 9-16 from the 1995 Grand Prix to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 4 riders from the Continental Final to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 3 riders from the Intercontinental Final to GP Challenge
- Final Round - 8 riders from the GP Challenge to the 1996 Grand Prix
First round
Continental quarter finals
Second round
Overseas Final
Main article: 1995 Overseas Final8 riders to Intercontinental Final
Scandinavian Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
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Pos | Rider | Points | |||
1 | Stefan Andersson | 14 | |||
2 | Peter Karlsson | 13 | |||
3 | John Jørgensen | 13 | |||
4 | Brian Karger | 12 | |||
5 | Lars Gunnestad | 11 | |||
6 | Brian Andersen | 10 | |||
7 | Rune Holta | 10 | |||
8 | Gert Handberg | 8 | |||
9 | Kai Laukkanen | 7 | |||
10 | Conny Ivarsson | 5 | |||
11 | Arnt Førland | 5 | |||
12 | Marko Hyyryläinen | 4 | |||
13 | Ingvar Hvamstad | 1 | |||
14 | Dennis Löfqvist | 1 | |||
15 | Vesa Ylinen | 0 | |||
16 | Tomi Kalliomäki | 0 |
Continental semi finals
Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental Final
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Third round
- Peter Karlsson seeded to GP Challenge
- 8 riders from positions 9-16 from the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix to GP Challenge final
Intercontinental Final
Main article: 1995 Intercontinental Final3 riders to GP Challenge final
Continental Final
- 4 riders to GP Challenge
- 30 July 1995 Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | Zoltán Adorján | 12+3 |
2 | Stefano Alfonso | 12+2 |
3 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 11 |
4 | Róbert Nagy | 10 |
5 | Rif Saitgareev | 10 |
6 | Vladimir Kolodij | 10 |
7 | Tomáš Topinka | 10 |
8 | Armando Castagna | 10 |
9 | Rinat Mardanshin | 6 |
10 | Rafał Dobrucki | 6 |
11 | Jaroslaw Olszewski | 6 |
12 | Antonín Šváb Jr. | 5 |
13 | Andrea Maida | 3 |
14 | Andreas Bössner | 3 |
15 | Laszlo Bodi | 3 |
16 | Bohumil Brhel | 2 |
17 | Dariusz Śledź | 0 |
18 | Roman Matoušek | 0 |
Final Round
GP Challenge Final
8 riders to 1996 Grand Prix
- 8 October 1995 Lonigo
Pos. | Rider | Points |
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1 | Leigh Adams | 14 |
2 | Marvyn Cox | 13 |
3 | Peter Karlsson | 11 |
4 | Tommy Knudsen | 11 |
5 | Joe Screen | 11 |
6 | Gary Havelock | 9 |
7 | Craig Boyce | 8 |
8 | Andy Smith | 8 |
9 | Tomasz Gollob | 8 |
10 | Róbert Nagy | 6 |
11 | Jan Stæchmann | 5 |
12 | Zoltán Adorján | 5 |
13 | Mikael Karlsson | 4 |
14 | Brian Karger | 3 |
15 | Stefano Alfonso | 2 |
16 | Antonín Kasper Jr. | 1 |
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References
- "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Runner up spot is Dukes target". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 10 October 1995. Retrieved 6 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.