The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 17 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic[1][2] It was the first Czech Republic SGP and was won by American rider Greg Hancock. It was the second win of his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 17 May 1997 |
| City | Prague |
| Event | 1 of 6 (13) |
| Referee | Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Marketa Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Greg Hancock |
 Runner-up | Billy Hamill |
 3rd place |  Billy Hamill |
Starting positions draw
editThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Tomas Topinka from Czech Republic 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 |
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| 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | E | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | X | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | T | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | – | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | – | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| 2 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| 3 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| 4 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| 5 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 7 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 11 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| — | ns | |||||||
| — | ns | |||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN |
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.