Speedway Grand Prix 1996

1996 Speedway Grand Prix

1st Billy Hamill 2nd Hans Nielsen 3rd Greg Hancock During 1996 the initial SGP scoring system used in 1995 remained in place. Each rider raced every other in the meeting with the top 4 qualifying for a final - the points for all other riders determined their finishing position in the meeting and therefore their championship Grand Prix points. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with the reminder scoring 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The 1996 season had 17 permanent riders and one wild card at each event. 18/05/1996 Wroclaw, Poland 14/06/1996 Lonigo, Italy 06/07/1996 Pocking, Germany 10/08/1996 Linkoping, Sweden 31/08/1996 London, Great Britain 21/09/1996 Vojens, Denmark P Permanent riders W Wild Cards Qualifiers for the 1997 Grand Prix C qualifed from the 1995 Grand Prix Challenge

POL ITA GER SWE GB DEN Pts 1. Billy Hamill USA 16 20 9 25 18 25 113 2 Hans Nielsen Denmark 18 25 25 9 20 14 111 3 Greg Hancock USA 12 13 13 16 16 18 88 4 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 20 18 16 14 7 11 86 5 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 14 4 18 20 11 13 80 6 Peter Karlsson Denmark C 7 3 20 7 13 12 62 7 Mark Loram UK 6 2 6 12 12 20 58 8 Chris Louis UK 8 9 14 8 6 9 54 9 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 1 4 13 9 16 52 10 Jason Crump Australia 1 ns 7 6 25 6 45 11 Tommy Knudsen Denmark C 25 16 – – 1 2 44 12 Tomasz Gollob Poland 11 – ns 18 14 ns 43 13 Joe Screen UK C 3 7 11 2 8 7 38 14 Craig Boyce Australia ns 12 2 4 4 8 30 15 Leigh Adams Australia C 2 ns 8 11 3 4 28 16 Gary Havelock UK C 13 14 – – – – 27 17 Andy Smith UK ns 11 3 3 2 ns 19 18 Marvyn Cox UK C 4 8 1 1 ns 1 15 19 Gerd Riss Germany – – 12 – – – 12 20 Stefano Alfonso Italy – 6 – – – – 6 21 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland – – – – – 3 3 22 Jan Stæchmann Denmark – – – ns ns – — 23 Mikael Karlsson Sweden – – – ns – – —

18 May 1996 Wroclaw, Poland 1st Tommy Knudsen 2nd Tony Rickardsson 3rd Hans Nielsen Tommy Knudsen Denmark 25 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 20 Hans Nielsen Denmark 18 Billy Hamill USA 16 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 14 Gary Havelock Great Britain 13 Greg Hancock USA 12 Tomasz Gollob Poland 11 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 Chris Louis Great Britain 8 Peter Karlsson Sweden 7 Mark Loram Great Britain 6 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 4 Joe Screen Great Britain 3 Jason Crump Australia 1 Leigh Adams Australia 2 14 June 1996 Lonigo, Italy 1st Hans Nielsen 2nd Billy Hamill 3rd Tony Rickardsson Hans Nielsen Denmark 25 Billy Hamill USA 20 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 18 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 16 Gary Havelock Great Britain 14 Greg Hancock USA 13 Craig Boyce Australia 12 Andy Smith England 11 Chris Louis Great Britain 9 Leigh Adams Australia 8 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 8 Joe Screen Great Britain 7 Stefano Alfonso Italy 6 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 4 Peter Karlsson Sweden 3 Mark Loram Great Britain 2 Sam Ermolenko USA 1 6 July 1996 Pocking, Germany 1st Hans Neilsen 2nd Peter Karlsson 3rd Henrik Gustafsson Hans Nielsen Denmark 25 Peter Karlsson Sweden 20 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 18 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 16 Chris Louis Great Britain 14 Greg Hancock USA 13 Gerd Riss Germany 12 Joe Screen Great Britain 11 Leigh Adams Australia 11 Billy Hamill USA 9 Jason Crump Australia 7 Mark Loram Great Britain 6 Sam Ermolenko USA 4 Andy Smith England 3 Craig Boyce Australia 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1 10 August 1996 Linkoping, Sweden 1st Billy Hamill 2nd Henrik Gustafsson 3rd Tomasz Gollob Billy Hamill USA 25 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 20 Tomasz Gollob Poland 18 Greg Hancock USA 16 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 14 Sam Ermolenko USA 13 Mark Loram Great Britain 12 Hans Nielsen Denmark 9 Chris Louis Great Britain 8 Peter Karlsson Sweden 7 Jason Crump Australia 6 Craig Boyce Australia 4 Leigh Adams Australia 3 Andy Smith England 3 Joe Screen Great Britain 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1 31 August 1996 London, Great Britain 1st Jason Crump 2nd Hans Neilsen 3rd Billy Hamill Jason Crump Australia 25 Hans Nielsen Denmark 20 Billy Hamill USA 18 Greg Hancock USA 16 Tomasz Gollob Poland 14 Peter Karlsson Sweden 13 Mark Loram Great Britain 12 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 11 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 Joe Screen Great Britain 8 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 7 Chris Louis Great Britain 6 Craig Boyce Australia 4 Leigh Adams Australia 4 Andy Smith England 2 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 1 21 September 1996 Vojens, Denmark 1st Billy Hamill 2nd Mark Loram 3rd Greg Hancock Billy Hamill USA 25 Mark Loram Great Britain 20 Greg Hancock USA 18 Sam Ermolenko USA 16 Hans Nielsen Denmark 14 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 13 Peter Karlsson Sweden 12 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 11 Chris Louis Great Britain 9 Craig Boyce Australia 8 Joe Screen Great Britain 7 Jason Crump Australia 6 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland 3 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1 Leigh Adams 4 Australia