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2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 6 riders that would qualify for the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix[1] to join the other 16 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix.[2]

Only 6 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge once again but there was a major change in the lead up to the GP Challenge with a new qualifying format of 4 quarter finals and 2 semi finals. The Intercontinental Final, Continental Final, Overseas Final and Scandinavian Finals were all scrapped.[3]

Lee Richardson won the GP Challenge.[4]

Format

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  • First Round (7 riders from Poland to quarter final, 6 from Sweden & Great Britain, 5 from Denmark & Czech Republic, 4 from Australia & Germany, 3 riders from United States, Hungary, Italy, Russia & Slovenia, 2 from Norway, Finland, Latvia, 1 rider each from Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Netherlands and Ukraine)
  • Quarter finals - 32 riders to semi finals
  • Semi finals - 16 riders to GP Challenge
  • Final Round - 6 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2003 Grand Prix

Quarter finals

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32 riders to semi finals

Semi finals

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16 riders from to GP Challenge

SF

Pos. Rider Points
1 Czech Republic Bohumil Brhel 14
2 Czech Republic Lukáš Dryml 12
3 England Lee Richardson 11
4 Sweden Peter Karlsson 11
5 Denmark Ronni Pedersen 9
6 Poland Tomasz Bajerski 9
7 Poland Rafał Okoniewski 8
8 England David Howe 8
9 Poland Robert Dados 7
10 Finland Kai Laukkanen 6
11 Italy Andrea Maida (R) 6
12 England Paul Hurry 4
13 United States Brent Werner (R) 4
14 Hungary Róbert Nagy 3
15 Hungary Attila Stefáni 3
16 Slovenia Matej Žagar 2
17 Sweden Stefan Dannö 2
18 Czech Republic Antonín Šváb Jr. 1

SF

Pos. Rider Points
1 Australia Jason Lyons 12
2 Denmark Bjarne Pedersen 12
3 Poland Piotr Protasiewicz 12
4 Poland Andrzej Huszcza 10
5 England Dean Barker 8
6 Denmark Hans Andersen 7
7 Russia Roman Povazhny 7
8 Australia Steve Johnston 7
9 Sweden Peter Ingvar Karlsson 7
10 Norway Lars Gunnestad 6
11 Australia Craig Watson 6
12 Russia Sergej Darkin 6
13 United States Ryan Fisher 6
14 Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Jr. 5
15 Denmark Charlie Gjedde 5
16 Sweden Henrik Gustafsson 4

Final Round

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GP Challenge

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6 riders to 2003 Grand Prix

Pos. Rider Total Points
1 England Lee Richardson 14 3, 2, 3, 3, 3
2 Czech Republic Bohumil Brhel 12 3, 3, 3, 0, 3
3 Poland Piotr Protasiewicz 11 0, 3, 3, 2, 3
4 Czech Republic Lukáš Dryml 11 3, 2, 2, 3, 1
5 Denmark Bjarne Pedersen 11 3, 1, 3, 2, 2
6 Poland Tomasz Bajerski 11 2, 1, 2, 3, 3
7 Australia Jason Lyons 10 2, 2, 1, 3, 2
8 Denmark Hans Andersen 9 2, 3, 0, 2, 2
9 Denmark Ronni Pedersen 9 0, 3, 2, ex, 0
10 Sweden Peter Karlsson 5 2, 1, 2, ex, 1
11 England David Howe 4 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 3
12 Poland Robert Dados (R) 4 -, -, 1, 2, 1
13 Russia Roman Povazhny 4 1, ef, 1, 1, 1
14 Poland Andrzej Huszcza 3 ex, 0, 1, 2, 0
15 Australia Steve Johnston 2 1, 0, 0, 1, ef
16 Poland Rafał Okoniewski 2 1, 1, 0, -, -
17 England Dean Barker 1 1, 0, 0, 0, -

race off for 3rd place - Protasiewicz, Dryml, B Pedersen, Bajerski

References

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  1. ^ "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Aussie speedway strength shown by five in 2003 GP". Crash. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Richardson qualifies for 2003 GP series". Crash. Retrieved 8 January 2023.