| 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 August 1997 |
| City | Bradford |
| Event | 4 of 6 (16) |
| Referee | Christer Bergstrom |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Odsal Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Winner | Brian Andersen |
| Runner-up | Billy Hamill |
| 3rd place | Jimmy Nilsen |
The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 9 August in the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, Great Britain[1][2] It was third British SGP, but first and only in Bradford. Meeting was won by Danish rider Brian Andersen. It was first and only win of his career.
Contents |
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Joe Screen from Great Britain as Wild Card.
| 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 | 7 | (12) Brian Andersen | 25 | E | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | (1) Billy Hamill | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | (7) Mark Loram | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | 3 | 2 | X | F | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 13 | 3 | E | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | (3) Greg Hancock | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 14 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | (10) Leigh Adams | 9 | 2 | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | (16) Joe Screen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (8) Chris Louis | 4 | E | E | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (9) Simon Wigg | – | - | 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 |
| 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 | (3) Greg Hancock | 75 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2 | (1) Billy Hamill | 68 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 3 | (12) Brian Andersen | 68 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 58 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 56 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 56 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 51 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram | 44 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis | 32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 10 | (10) Leigh Adams | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 11 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 24 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 18 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | ||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 16 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 12 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | ||
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 12 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ||
| 17 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | ||
| 18 | (16) Joe Screen | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 19 | (16) Robert Barth | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | ||
| 20 | (9) Simon Wigg | 5 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | ||
| 21 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (19) Sam Ermolenko | — | – | – | ns | – | |||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
SWE |
GER |
GBR |
POL |
DEN |
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