1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
Speedway race
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The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the second race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 14 June in the Motorstadium in Linköping, Sweden[1][2] It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob. It was the second win of his career.
 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 14 June 1997 |
| City | Linköping |
| Event | 2 of 6 (14) |
| Referee |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Motorstadium |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Tomasz Gollob |
 Runner-up |  Greg Hancock |
 3rd place | Tony Rickardsson |
Starting positions draw
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Crump from Australia as Wild Card.
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 | 10 | (13) Tomasz Gollob |
25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | (3) Greg Hancock |
20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson |
18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 |  (2) Hans Nielsen |
16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | (12) Brian Andersen |
14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 14 |  (7) Mark Loram |
13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | (1) Billy Hamill |
12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | (6) Peter Karlsson |
11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | (18) Andy Smith |
9 | E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 |  (16) Jason Crump |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 15 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | (10) Leigh Adams |
6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | (8) Chris Louis |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson |
3 | E | T | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | (17) Mikael Karlsson |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (9) Simon Wigg |
– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz |
– | - | 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
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45 | 25 | 20 | ||||
| 2 | (13) Tomasz Gollob
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43 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill
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32 | 20 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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29 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen
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24 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen
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23 | 9 | 14 | ||||
| 7 | (7) Mark Loram
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20 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| 8 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen
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20 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik
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18 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson
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17 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | (8) Chris Louis
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16 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson
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15 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | (10) Leigh Adams
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12 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith
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9 | ns | 9 | ||||
| 15 | (16) Jason Crump
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8 | – | 8 | ||||
| 16 | (9) Simon Wigg
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3 | 3 | ns | ||||
| 17 | (16) Tomáš Topinka
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2 | 2 | – | ||||
| 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz
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1 | 1 | ns | ||||
| 19 | (17) Mikael Karlsson
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1 | ns | 1 | ||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |