1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
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 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 6 July 1997 |
| City | Landshut |
| Event | 3 of 6 (15) |
| Referee | Frank Edbon |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Ellermühle Stadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Hans Nielsen |
 Runner-up | Brian Andersen |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the third race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 6 July in the Ellermühle Stadium in Landshut, Germany[1][2] It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the fourth win of his career.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth from Germany as Wild Card.
- Draw .
(5) Henrik Gustafsson → 
(18) Andy Smith - Draw . (18) Andy Smith → (17) Mikael Karlsson
- Draw . (17) Mikael Karlsson →
(19) Sam Ermolenko
Heat details
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen |
25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | E | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | (12) Brian Andersen |
20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (3) Greg Hancock |
18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 14 | (1) Billy Hamill |
16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | E | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 |  (4) Tony Rickardsson |
14 | E | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen |
13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 |  (8) Chris Louis |
12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 13 |  (15) Piotr Protasiewicz |
11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 |  (10) Leigh Adams |
9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (7) Mark Loram |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | (16) Robert Barth |
7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (14) Sławomir Drabik |
6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | (6) Peter Karlsson |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | (9) Simon Wigg |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | (13) Tomasz Gollob |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikael Karlsson |
– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (19) Sam Ermolenko |
– | - | 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 |
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  | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock
|
63 | 25 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen
|
49 | 8 | 16 | 25 | |||
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill
|
48 | 20 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
|
44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 5 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
|
43 | 11 | 18 | 14 | |||
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen
|
43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
|
33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram
|
28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis
|
28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 10 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
|
24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 11 | (10) Leigh Adams
|
21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson
|
18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
|
17 | 14 | 3 | – | |||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
|
13 | ns | 9 | 4 | |||
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
|
12 | 1 | ns | 11 | |||
| 16 | (16) Jason Crump
|
8 | – | 8 | – | |||
| 17 | (16) Robert Barth
|
7 | – | – | 7 | |||
| 18 | (9) Simon Wigg
|
5 | 3 | ns | 2 | |||
| 19 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
|
2 | 2 | – | – | |||
| 20 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
|
1 | ns | 1 | ns | |||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (19) Sam Ermolenko
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— | – | – | ns | ||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |
