2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
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 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 9 June 2001 |
| City | Cardiff |
| Event | 2 of 6 (38) |
| Referee | Anthony Steele |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
| Length | 3,877 m (4,240 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time |  Jimmy Nilsen58,33 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 took place on 9 June in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales[1][2][3][4][5]
The Grand Prix was won by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 7th career Grand Prix win).[6]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Dugard and Scott Nicholls as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen and Peter Karlsson were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
| 1. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob
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| 2. |  DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen
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| 3. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson
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| 4. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek |
| 5. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire
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| 6. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams
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| 7. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan
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| 8. |  USA (5) Greg Hancock
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| 9. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen
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| 10. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer
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| 11. |  SVN (22) Matej Ferjan
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| 12. | GBR (1) Mark Loram
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| 13. | USA (2) Billy Hamill
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| 14. | AUS (4) Jason Crump
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| 15. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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| 16. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg
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| 17. | GBR (10) Chris Louis
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| 18. | GBR (20) Andy Smith
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| 19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson
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| 20. |  NOR (14) Rune Holta
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| 21. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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| 22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson |
| 23. | GBR (23) Martin Dugard
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| 24. | GBR (24) Scott Nicholls |
Heat details
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump
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20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4R | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob
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18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | (21) Niklas Klingberg
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16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | (8) Todd Wiltshire
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14 | 1 | 2 | 4X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek
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10 | 2 | 4F | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | (1) Mark Loram
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8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3Fx | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams
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8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | (13) Nicki Pedersen
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7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | (22) Matej Ferjan
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7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | (5) Greg Hancock
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | (12) Carl Stonehewer
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5 | 1 | 4X | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | (19) Brian Andersen
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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
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4 | 2 | 4R | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls
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4 | 1 | 3 | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 13 | (2) Billy Hamill
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3 | 4X | 1 | 4X | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 22 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson
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3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | (14) Rune Holta
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | (15) Mikael Karlsson
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 17 | (10) Chris Louis
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1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 18 | (20) Andy Smith
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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 |
Standings
| 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 |
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| 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob
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43 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| 2 | (3) Tony Rickardsson
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41 | 16 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | (8) Todd Wiltshire
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28 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | (4) Jason Crump
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25 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| 5 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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25 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | (13) Nicki Pedersen
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25 | 18 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson
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23 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | (6) Leigh Adams
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20 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | (21) Niklas Klingberg
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20 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | (11) Peter Karlsson
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15 | 15 | – | ||||
| 11 | (1) Mark Loram
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14 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | (5) Greg Hancock
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14 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | (22) Matej Ferjan
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14 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen
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13 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 15 | (19) Brian Andersen
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13 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | (12) Carl Stonehewer
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12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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10 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek
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10 | – | 10 | ||||
| 19 | (2) Billy Hamill
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8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | (23) Robert Barth
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6 | 6 | |||||
| 21 | (10) Chris Louis
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4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | (15) Mikael Karlsson
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4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | (20) Andy Smith
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4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | (23) Martin Dugard
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4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 25 | (24) Scott Nicholls
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4 | – | 4 | ||||
| 27 | (14) Rune Holta
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3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 26 | (24) Mirko Wolter
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2 | 2 | |||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (18) Joe Screen
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— | – | – | |||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER | GBR | DEN | CZE | POL | SWE |
