1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 7 August 1998 |
| City | Coventry |
| Event | 4 of 6 (22) |
| Referee |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Brandon Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Length | 320 m (350 yd) |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Jason Crump |
 Runner-up |  Jimmy Nilsen |
 3rd place |  Jimmy Nilsen |
The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 7 August in the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England[1] It was the fourth British SGP and first in Coventry. SGP was won by Australian rider Jason Crump. It was the second win of his career, after winning in 1996 London GP.
Starting positions draw
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Joe Screen and Martin Dugard (both from Great Britain) as Wild Card.
Heat details
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | 1/2 | CF | F | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | (10) Jason Crump
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25 | 4X | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 |  (1) Greg Hancock
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15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 22 |  (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 11 | (2) Billy Hamill
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12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 |  (6) Brian Andersen
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8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (5) Mark Loram
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7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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7 | 4 | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (18) Chris Louis
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6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | (23) Joe Screen
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5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 17 | 15 | (15) Leigh Adams
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4 | 4T | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 14 | (17) Andy Smith
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4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 17 |  (11) Armando Castagna
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3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 18 |  (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 24 | (24) Martin Dugard
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2 | 4 | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 20 | (16) Craig Boyce
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1 | 3 | 4X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 19 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event
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Heats 11-20: Main Event
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Heats 21-24: Final Event
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| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The intermediate classification
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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76 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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66 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 3 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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58 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 4 | (2) Billy Hamill
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56 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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52 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (18) Chris Louis
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49 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 7 | (10) Jason Crump
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47 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 8 | (1) Greg Hancock
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45 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 9 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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40 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 10 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 11 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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35 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 13 | (5) Mark Loram
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30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (17) Andy Smith
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25 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 15 | (15) Leigh Adams
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24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 16 | (6) Brian Andersen
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20 | 5 | ns | 7 | 8 | ||
| 17 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (11) Armando Castagna
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12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (22) Brian Karger
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12 | – | – | 12 | – | ||
| 20 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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10 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | ||
| 22 | (16) Craig Boyce
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9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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9 | 1 | 8 | – | – | ||
| 24 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss
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6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | ||
| 25 | (23) Bohumil Brhel
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5 | 5 | – | – | – | ||
| 26 | (23) Joe Screen
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5 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 27 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 28 |  (24) Lars Gunnestad
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4 | – | – | 4 | – | ||
| 29 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | – | 3 | – | – | ||
| 30 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | – | 2 | – | – | ||
| 31 | (24) Martin Dugard
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2 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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See also
References
- ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2000-04-14 at archive.today. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
External links
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