2001 Speedway Grand Prix

2001 Speedway Grand Prix
1st Tony Rickardsson
2nd Jason Crump
3rd Tomasz Gollob

The top 10 from the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix qualified for the 2001 series. Mark Loram, Billy Hamill, Tony Rickardsson, Jason Crump, Greg Hancock, Leigh Adams, Tomasz Gollob, Todd Wiltshire, Ryan Sullivan, Chris Louis
They were joined by the top 10 riders from the 2000 Grand Prix Challenge Peter Karlsson, Carl Stonehewer, Nicki Pedersen, Rune Holta, Mikael Karlsson, Piotr Protasiewicz, Jimmy Nilsen, Joe Screen, Brian Andersen, Andy Smith.
Niklas Klingberg qualified as the winner of the 2000 Intercontinental Final.
Matej Ferjan qualified as the winner of the 2000 Continental Final.
Two wildcards featured in each round.
Joe Screen was injured before the series started and was replaced by Henrik Gustafsson

05/05/2001 F. L. Jahn Stadium, Berlin, Germany,
09/06/2001 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Great Britain
28/07/2001 Speedway Center, Vojens, Denmark
18/08/2001 Marketa Stadium, Prague, Czech Reublic
08/09/2001 Polonia Stadium, Poland, Bydgoszcz
29/09/2001 Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden





GER GBR DEN CZE POL SWE Pts
1 3 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 16 25 25 20 20 15 121
2 4 Jason Crump Australia 5 20 20 18 25 25 113
3 7 Tomasz Gollob Poland 25 18 16 16 8 6 89
4 9 Ryan Sullivan Australia 10 15 8 15 14 18 80
5 6 Leigh Adams Australia 12 8 18 10 7 14 69
6 2 Billy Hamill USA 5 3 4 25 16 8 61
7 15 Mikael Karlsson Sweden 2 2 12 5 18 20 59
8 8 Todd Wiltshire Australia 14 14 14 6 3 5 56
9 1 Mark Loram Great Britain 6 8 5 7 12 16 54
10 21 Niklas Klingberg Sweden 4 16 15 8 4 7 54
11 13 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 18 7 7 6 8 6 52
12 12 Carl Stonehewer Great Britain 7 5 4 12 6 12 46
13 5 Greg Hancock USA 8 6 5 4 10 10 43
14 14 Rune Holta Norway 1 2 10 8 15 5 41
15 11 Peter Karlsson Sweden 15 – 8 2 6 8 39
16 26 Grzegorz Walasek Poland – 10 6 14 4 – 34
17 25 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 20 3 2 3 2 3 33
18 19 Brian Andersen Denmark 8 5 3 4 1 2 23
19 22 Matej Ferjan Poland 7 7 1 2 3 1 21
20 16 Piotr Protasiewicz Sweden 4 6 1 5 2 2 20
21 17 Jimmy Nilsen Sweden 1 12 7 – – – 20
22 20 Andy Smith Great Britain 3 1 2 1 1 4 12
23 23 Antonín Kasper, Jr. Czech Republic – – – 3 5 3 11
24 24 Bohumil Brhel Czech Republic – – – 7 – – 7
25 24 Jarosław Hampel Poland – – – – 7 – 7
26 24 Andreas Jonsson Sweden – – – – – 7 7
27 10 Chris Louis Great Britain 3 1 – 1 – 1 6
28 23 Robert Barth Germany 6 – – – – – 6
29 23 Hans Clausen Denmark – – 6 – – – 6
30 23 Krzysztof Cegielski Poland – – – – 5 – 5
31 23 Martin Dugard Great Britain – 4 – – – – 4
32 23 Stefan Andersson Sweden – – – – – 4 4
33 24 Scott Nicholls Great Britain – 4 – – – – 4
34 24 Jesper B. Jensen Denmark – – 3 – – – 3
35 24 Mirko Wolter Germany 2 – – – – – 2
05 May 2001
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
Tomasz Gollob POL 25 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 20 Nicki Pedersen DEN 18 Tony Rickardsson SWE 16 Peter Karlsson SWE 15 Todd Wiltshire AUS 14 Leigh Adams AUS 12 Ryan Sullivan AUS 10 Greg Hancock USA 8 Brian Andersen DEN 8 Carl Stonehewer GB 7 Matej Ferjan POL 7 Mark Loram GB 6 Robert Barth GER 6 Jason Crump AUS 5 Billy Hamill USA 5 Niklas Klingberg SWE 4 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 4 Andy Smith GB 3 Chris Louis GB 3 Mikael Karlsson SWE 2 Mirko Wolter GER 2 Rune Holta NOR 1 Jimmy Nilsen SWE 1
9 June 2001
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Great Britain
Tony Rickardsson SWE 25 Jason Crump AUS 20 Tomasz Gollob POL 18 Niklas Klingberg SWE 16 Ryan Sullivan AUS 15 Todd Wiltshire AUS 14 Jimmy Nilsen SWE 12 Grzegorz Walasek POL 10 Leigh Adams AUS 8 Mark Loram GB 8 Nicki Pedersen DEN 7 Matej Ferjan POL 7 Greg Hancock USA 6 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 6 Brian Andersen DEN 5 Carl Stonehewer GB 5 Martin Dugard GB 4 Scott Nicholls GB 4 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 3 Billy Hamill USA 3 Mikael Karlsson SWE 2 Rune Holta NOR 2 Andy Smith GB 1 Chris Louis GB 1
28 June 2001
Speedway Center, Vojens, Denmark
Tony Rickardsson SWE 25 Jason Crump AUS 20 Leigh Adams AUS 18 Tomasz Gollob POL 16 Niklas Klingberg SWE 15 Todd Wiltshire AUS 14 Mikael Karlsson SWE 12 Rune Holta NOR 10 Peter Karlsson SWE 8 Ryan Sullivan AUS 8 Jimmy Nilsen SWE 7 Nicki Pedersen DEN 7 Hans Clausen DEN 6 Grzegorz Walasek POL 6 Mark Loram GB 5 Greg Hancock USA 5 Carl Stonehewer GB 4 Billy Hamill USA 4 Jesper B. Jensen DEN 3 Brian Andersen DEN 3 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 2 Andy Smith GB 2 Matej Ferjan POL 1 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 1
18 August 2001
Marketa Stadium, Prague, Czech Reublic
Billy Hamill USA 25 Tony Rickardsson SWE 20 Jason Crump AUS 18 Tomasz Gollob POL 16 Ryan Sullivan AUS 15 Grzegorz Walasek POL 14 Carl Stonehewer GB 12 Leigh Adams AUS 10 Niklas Klingberg SWE 8 Rune Holta NOR 8 Bohumil Brhel CZR 7 Mark Loram GB 7 Todd Wiltshire AUS 6 Nicki Pedersen DEN 6 Mikael Karlsson SWE 5 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 5 Greg Hancock USA 4 Brian Andersen DEN 4 Antonín Kasper, Jr. CZR 3 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 3 Peter Karlsson SWE 2 Matej Ferjan POL 2 Chris Louis GB 1 Andy Smith GB 1
8 September 2001
Polonia Stadium, Poland, Bydgoszcz
Jason Crump AUS 25 Tony Rickardsson SWE 20 Mikael Karlsson SWE 18 Billy Hamill USA 16 Rune Holta NOR 15 Ryan Sullivan AUS 14 Mark Loram GB 12 Greg Hancock USA 10 Tomasz Gollob POL 8 Nicki Pedersen DEN 8 Jarosław Hampel POL 7 Leigh Adams AUS 7 Carl Stonehewer GB 6 Peter Karlsson SWE 6 Krzysztof Cegielski POL 5 Antonín Kasper, Jr. CZR 5 Grzegorz Walasek POL 4 Niklas Klingberg SWE 4 Todd Wiltshire AUS 3 Matej Ferjan POL 3 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 2 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 2 Brian Andersen DEN 1 Andy Smith GB 1
29 September 2001
Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
Jason Crump AUS 25 Mikael Karlsson SWE 20 Ryan Sullivan AUS 18 Mark Loram GB 16 Tony Rickardsson SWE 15 Leigh Adams AUS 14 Carl Stonehewer GB 12 Greg Hancock USA 10 Billy Hamill USA 8 Peter Karlsson SWE 8 Andreas Jonsson SWE 7 Niklas Klingberg SWE 7 Tomasz Gollob POL 6 Nicki Pedersen DEN 6 Rune Holta NOR 5 Todd Wiltshire AUS 5 Stefan Andersson SWE 4 Andy Smith GB 4 Antonín Kasper, Jr. CZR 3 Henrik Gustafsson SWE 3 Piotr Protasiewicz SWE 2 Brian Andersen DEN 2 Chris Louis GB 1 Matej Ferjan POL 1