2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
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The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 6 riders that would qualify for the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix[1] to join the other 16 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix.[2]
Only 6 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge once again but there was a major change in the lead up to the GP Challenge with a new qualifying format of 4 quarter finals and 2 semi finals. The Intercontinental Final, Continental Final, Overseas Final and Scandinavian Finals were all scrapped.[3]
Lee Richardson won the GP Challenge.[4]
Format
- First Round (7 riders from Poland to quarter final, 6 from Sweden & Great Britain, 5 from Denmark & Czech Republic, 4 from Australia & Germany, 3 riders from United States, Hungary, Italy, Russia & Slovenia, 2 from Norway, Finland, Latvia, 1 rider each from Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Netherlands and Ukraine)
- Quarter finals - 32 riders to semi finals
- Semi finals - 16 riders to GP Challenge
- Final Round - 6 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2003 Grand Prix
Quarter finals
32 riders to semi finals
Semi finals
16 riders from to GP Challenge
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Final Round
GP Challenge
6 riders to 2003 Grand Prix
- 25 August 2002
Piła
| Pos. | Rider | Total | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Richardson | 14 | 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 |
| 2 |  Bohumil Brhel | 12 | 3, 3, 3, 0, 3 |
| 3 |  Piotr Protasiewicz | 11 | 0, 3, 3, 2, 3 |
| 4 | Lukáš Dryml | 11 | 3, 2, 2, 3, 1 |
| 5 |  Bjarne Pedersen | 11 | 3, 1, 3, 2, 2 |
| 6 | Tomasz Bajerski | 11 | 2, 1, 2, 3, 3 |
| 7 |  Jason Lyons | 10 | 2, 2, 1, 3, 2 |
| 8 | Hans Andersen | 9 | 2, 3, 0, 2, 2 |
| 9 | Ronni Pedersen | 9 | 0, 3, 2, ex, 0 |
| 10 |  Peter Karlsson | 5 | 2, 1, 2, ex, 1 |
| 11 | David Howe | 4 | 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 3 |
| 12 | Robert Dados (R) | 4 | -, -, 1, 2, 1 |
| 13 |  Roman Povazhny | 4 | 1, ef, 1, 1, 1 |
| 14 | Andrzej Huszcza | 3 | ex, 0, 1, 2, 0 |
| 15 | Steve Johnston | 2 | 1, 0, 0, 1, ef |
| 16 | Rafał Okoniewski | 2 | 1, 1, 0, -, - |
| 17 | Dean Barker | 1 | 1, 0, 0, 0, - |
race off for 3rd place - Protasiewicz, Dryml, B Pedersen, Bajerski