| 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
| 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 |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Winner | Jason Crump |
| Runner-up | Jimmy Nilsen |
| 3rd place | Tomasz Gollob |
The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 7 August in the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England[1] It was fourth British SGP and first in Coventry. SGP was won by Australian rider Jason Crump. It was second win of his career, after winnig in 1996 London GP.
Contents |
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Joe Screen and Martin Dugard (both from Great Britain) as Wild Card.
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 25 | 4X | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | (1) Greg Hancock | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 22 | (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 11 | (2) Billy Hamill | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | (14) Stefan Dannö | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | (6) Brian Andersen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (5) Mark Loram | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | (7) Hans Nielsen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (18) Chris Louis | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | (23) Joe Screen | 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 | 4 | 4T | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 14 | (17) Andy Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 17 | (11) Armando Castagna | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 18 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 24 | (24) Martin Dugard | 2 | 4 | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 20 | (16) Craig Boyce | 1 | 3 | 4X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 19 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 76 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen | 66 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 3 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 58 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 4 | (2) Billy Hamill | 56 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | (7) Hans Nielsen | 52 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (18) Chris Louis | 49 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 7 | (10) Jason Crump | 47 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 8 | (1) Greg Hancock | 45 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 9 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 40 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 10 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 11 | (14) Stefan Dannö | 37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson | 35 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 13 | (5) Mark Loram | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (17) Andy Smith | 25 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 15 | (15) Leigh Adams | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 16 | (6) Brian Andersen | 20 | 5 | ns | 7 | 8 | ||
| 17 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (11) Armando Castagna | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (22) Brian Karger | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | ||
| 20 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen | 10 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | ||
| 22 | (16) Craig Boyce | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | (25) Peter Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | – | ||
| 24 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | ||
| 25 | (23) Bohumil Brhel | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | ||
| 26 | (23) Joe Screen | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 27 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 28 | (24) Lars Gunnestad | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | ||
| 29 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | ||
| 30 | (23) Robert Barth | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | ||
| 31 | (24) Martin Dugard | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL |
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