| 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
| Information | |
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| Date | 9 June 2001 |
| City | Cardiff |
| Event | 2 of 6 (38) |
| Referee | Anthony Steele |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
| Length | 387,7 m |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | Jimmy Nilsen 58,33 secs |
| Winner | Tony Rickardsson |
| Runner-up | Jason Crump |
| 3rd place | Tomasz Gollob |
The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the second race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 9 June in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales[1]
Contents |
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth and Mirko Wolter as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen and Peter Karlsson were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
| 1. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob |
| 2. | DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen |
| 3. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson |
| 4. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek |
| 5. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire |
| 6. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams |
| 7. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan |
| 8. | USA (5) Greg Hancock |
| 9. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen |
| 10. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer |
| 11. | SVN (22) Matej Ferjan |
| 12. | GBR (1) Mark Loram |
| 13. | USA (2) Billy Hamill |
| 14. | AUS (4) Jason Crump |
| 15. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz |
| 16. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg |
| 17. | GBR (10) Chris Louis |
| 18. | GBR (20) Andy Smith |
| 19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson |
| 20. | NOR (14) Rune Holta |
| 21. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen |
| 22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson |
| 23. | GBR (23) Martin Dugard |
| 24. | GBR (24) Scott Nicholls |
| 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 | 3 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4R | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | 2 | 4F | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | (1) Mark Loram | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3Fx | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | (5) Greg Hancock | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 5 | 1 | 4X | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | (19) Brian Andersen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 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 | 23 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | 2 | 4R | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 3 | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 13 | (2) Billy Hamill | 3 | 4X | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 22 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | (14) Rune Holta | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 17 | (10) Chris Louis | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 18 | (20) Andy Smith | 1 | 4 | 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 | GER |
GBR |
DEN |
CZE |
POL |
SWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| 2 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 41 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 28 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | (4) Jason Crump | 25 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 5 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 25 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 25 | 18 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 23 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | (6) Leigh Adams | 20 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 20 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | (11) Peter Karlsson | 15 | 15 | – | ||||
| 11 | (1) Mark Loram | 14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | (5) Greg Hancock | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | (19) Brian Andersen | 13 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | – | 10 | ||||
| 19 | (2) Billy Hamill | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | (23) Robert Barth | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 21 | (10) Chris Louis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | (20) Andy Smith | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 25 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 27 | (14) Rune Holta | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 26 | (24) Mirko Wolter | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (18) Joe Screen | — | – | – | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER |
GBR |
DEN |
CZE |
POL |
SWE |
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