2005 Speedway Grand Prix

2005 Speedway Grand Prix

1st Tony Rickardsson 2nd Jason Crump 3rd Leigh Adams The format was changed for GP 2005 with 16 riders (instead of 24) taking part in each Grand Prix event, and over the course of 20 heats each rider will start in 5 heats and race against every other rider once (which is the classical round-robin formula of the individual tournament). The top 8 scorers advance to two semi-final heats, and the 1st and 2nd riders from each semi-final advance to the GP final heat. All riders apart from the qualifiers for the final carry forward the points earned in the round-robin round over the course of the season. The riders in the final receive points (for the whole tournament, irrespective of how many points they actually earned) as follows: This formula was basically identical to that in effect during the 1995-1997 GP editions, the difference being such that then all the 16 riders after the 20 heat round-robin round started in one additional heat (those from places 13-16 after round-robin in 21st, 9-12 in 22nd, 5-8 in 23rd, 1-4 in 24th being the Great Final), and all 16 received a constant amount of points for a given place in a tournament (irrespective of how many points they actually earned). The 2005 season had 15 permanent riders and one wild cards at each event. Permanent riders Tony Rickardsson Jason Crump Leigh Adams Nicki Pedersen Greg Hancock Bjarne Pedersen Tomasz Gollob Andreas Jonsson Scott Nicholls Antonio Lindbäck Jarosław Hampel Hans N. Andersen Lee Richardson Ryan Sullivan Tomasz Chrzanowski qualified from the 2004 Grand Prix Challenge Antonio Lindback and Tomasz Chrzanowski Wild Cards Matej Žagar Kenneth Bjerre Piotr Protasiewicz Niels Kristian Iversen Rune Holta Stefan Andersson Krzysztof Kasprzak David Norris Reserves Jonas Davidsson Roman Povazhny Aleš Dryml, Jr. Edward Kennett Mikael Max Simon Stead Peter Nahlin Daniele Tessari Janusz Kołodziej Izak Šantej Charlie Gjedde Bohumil Brhel Peter Ljung Simone Terenzani Adrian Miedziński Denis Štojs Mads Korneliussen Lukáš Dryml Fredrik Lindgren Karol Ząbik 30/04/2005 Wroclaw, Poland 11/05/2005 Eskilstuna, Sweden 28/05/2005 Krsko, Slovenia 11/06/2005 Cardiff, Great Britain 25/06/2005 Copenhagen, Denmark 29/06/2005 Praha, Czech Reublic 13/08/2005 Malilla, Sweden 27/08/2005 Bydgoszcz, Poland 09/09/2005 Lonigo, Italy P Permanent riders W Wild Cards Q Qualifiers for the 2006 Grand Prix R reserves I replaced injured rider

EUR SWE SLO GB DEN CZE SCA POL ITA 1 Tony Rickardsson Sweden P Q 25 20 25 25 25 25 18 8 25 196 2 Jason Crump Australia P Q 18 25 16 4 12 16 25 18 20 154 3 Leigh Adams Australia P Q 20 13 9 7 7 8 16 11 16 107 4 Nicki Pedersen Denmark P Q 10 16 20 6 16 10 10 9 5 102 5 Greg Hancock USA P Q 11 6 8 6 20 7 8 16 18 100 6 Bjarne Pedersen Denmark P Q 4 18 3 18 3 20 7 7 10 90 7 Tomasz Gollob Poland P Q 6 6 10 8 6 9 9 25 4 83 8 Andreas Jonsson Sweden P Q 8 1 3 12 8 8 20 10 10 80 9 Scott Nicholls Great Britain P 6 7 8 9 4 14 10 8 6 72 10 Antonio Lindbäck Sweden P 16 8 3 8 18 6 7 0 5 71 11 Jarosław Hampel Poland P 10 Inj Inj 20 8 18 5 6 Inj 67 12 Hans N. Andersen Denmark P 2 8 9 16 8 3 5 5 8 64 13 Lee Richardson Great Britain P 5 3 3 5 6 4 3 20 6 55 14 Ryan Sullivan Australia P 7 3 13 1 5 9 5 2 - 45 15 Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland P 4 4 2 7 2 1 1 1 6 28 16 Matej Žagar Czech Republic W - - 18 - - - - - 5 23 17 Kenneth Bjerre Denmark I - 8 4 - - - - - - 12 18 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland W - - - - - - - 11 - 11 19 Niels Kristian Iversen Denmark W - - - - 7 - - - - 7 20 Rune Holta Norway W - 6 - - - - - - - 6 21 Stefan Andersson Sweden I - - - - - - - - 5 5 22 Krzysztof Kasprzak Poland W R 4 - - - - - - dnr - 4 23 David Norris Great Britain W - - - 4 - - - - - 4 24 Jonas Davidsson Sweden W - - - - - - 4 - - 4 25 Roman Povazhny Russia I - - - - - - - - 4 4 26 Aleš Dryml, Jr. Czech Republic W - - - - - 2 - - - 3 27 Edward Kennett Great Britain R - - - 1 - - - - - 1 28 Mikael Max Sweden R - 0 - - - - - - - 0 29 Simon Stead Great Britain R - - - 0 - - - - - 0 30 Peter Nahlin Sweden R - 0 - - - - - - - 0 31 Daniele Tessari Italy R - - - - - - - - 0 0 Robert Miskowiak Poland W Inj - - - - - - - - - Janusz Kołodziej Poland R dnr - - - - - - - - - Izak Šantej Slovenia R - - dnr - - - - - - - Charlie Gjedde Denmark R - - - - dnr - - - - - Bohumil Brhel Czech Republic R - - - - - dnr - - - - Peter Ljung Sweden R - - - - - - dnr - - - Simone Terenzani Italy R - - - - - - - - dnr - Adrian Miedziński Poland R dnr - - - - - - - - - Denis Štojs Slovenia R - - dnr - - - - - - - Mads Korneliussen Denmark R - - - - dnr - - - - - Lukáš Dryml Czech Republic R - - - - - dnr - - - - Fredrik Lindgren Sweden R - - - - - - dnr - - - Karol Ząbik Poland R - - - - - - - dnr - -

30/04/2005 Wroclaw, Poland Tony Rickardsson 25 Leigh Adams 20 Jason Crump 18 Antonio Lindbäck 16 Greg Hancock 11 Nicki Pedersen 10 Jarosław Hampel 10 Andreas Jonsson 8 Ryan Sullivan 7 Tomasz Gollob 6 Scott Nicholls 6 Lee Richardson 5 Bjarne Pedersen 4 Tomasz Chrzanowski 4 Krzysztof Kasprzak 4 Hans N. Andersen 2 Janusz Kołodziej dnr Adrian Miedziński dnr 11/05/2005 Eskilstuna, Sweden Jason Crump 25 Tony Rickardsson 20 Bjarne Pedersen 18 Nicki Pedersen 16 Leigh Adams 13 Kenneth Bjerre 8 Antonio Lindbäck 8 Hans N. Andersen 8 Scott Nicholls 7 Rune Holta 6 Greg Hancock 6 Tomasz Gollob 6 Tomasz Chrzanowski 4 Ryan Sullivan 3 Lee Richardson 3 Andreas Jonsson 1 Mikael Max 0 Peter Nahlin 0 28/05/2005 Krsko, Slovenia Tony Rickardsson 25 Nicki Pedersen 20 Matej Žagar 18 Jason Crump 16 Ryan Sullivan 13 Tomasz Gollob 10 Leigh Adams 9 Hans N. Andersen 9 Scott Nicholls 8 Greg Hancock 8 Kenneth Bjerre 4 Bjarne Pedersen 3 Antonio Lindbäck 3 Lee Richardson 3 Andreas Jonsson 3 Tomasz Chrzanowski 2 Izak Šantej dnr Denis Štojs dnr 11/06/2005 Cardiff, Great Britain Tony Rickardsson 25 Jarosław Hampel 20 Bjarne Pedersen 18 Hans N. Andersen 16 Andreas Jonsson 12 Scott Nicholls 9 Tomasz Gollob 8 Antonio Lindbäck 8 Leigh Adams 7 Tomasz Chrzanowski 7 Nicki Pedersen 6 Greg Hancock 6 Lee Richardson 5 David Norris 4 Jason Crump 4 Edward Kennett 1 Ryan Sullivan 1 Simon Stead 0 25/06/2005 Copenhagen, Denmark Tony Rickardsson 25 Greg Hancock 20 Antonio Lindbäck 18 Nicki Pedersen 16 Jason Crump 12 Jarosław Hampel 8 Hans N. Andersen 8 Andreas Jonsson 8 Niels Kristian Iversen 7 Leigh Adams 7 Tomasz Gollob 6 Lee Richardson 6 Ryan Sullivan 5 Scott Nicholls 4 Bjarne Pedersen 3 Tomasz Chrzanowski 2 29/06/2005 Praha, Czech Reublic Tony Rickardsson Sweden 25 Bjarne Pedersen Denmark 20 Jarosław Hampel Poland 18 Jason Crump Australia 16 Scott Nicholls Great Britain 14 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 10 Tomasz Gollob Poland 9 Ryan Sullivan Australia 9 Leigh Adams Australia 8 Andreas Jonsson Sweden 8 Greg Hancock USA 7 Antonio Lindbäck Sweden 6 Lee Richardson Great Britain 4 Hans N. Andersen Denmark 3 Aleš Dryml, Jr. Czech Republic 2 Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland 1 Bohumil Brhel Czech Republic dnr Lukáš Dryml Czech Republic dnr 13/08/2005 Malilla, Sweden Jason Crump Australia 25 Andreas Jonsson Sweden 20 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 18 Leigh Adams Australia 16 Scott Nicholls Great Britain 10 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 10 Tomasz Gollob Poland 9 Greg Hancock USA 8 Bjarne Pedersen Denmark 7 Antonio Lindbäck Sweden 7 Jarosław Hampel Poland 5 Ryan Sullivan Australia 5 Hans N. Andersen Denmark 5 Jonas Davidsson Sweden 4 Lee Richardson Great Britain 3 Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland 1 Peter Ljung Sweden dnr Fredrik Lindgren Sweden dnr 27/08/2005 Bydgoszcz, Poland Tomasz Gollob Poland 25 Lee Richardson Great Britain 20 Jason Crump Australia 18 Greg Hancock USA 16 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland 11 Leigh Adams Australia 11 Andreas Jonsson Sweden 10 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 9 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 8 Scott Nicholls Great Britain 8 Bjarne Pedersen Denmark 7 Jarosław Hampel Poland 6 Hans N. Andersen Denmark 5 Ryan Sullivan Australia 2 Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland 1 Antonio Lindbäck Sweden 0 Krzysztof Kasprzak Poland dnr Karol Ząbik Poland dnr 09/09/2005 Lonigo, Italy Tony Rickardsson Sweden 25 Jason Crump Australia 20 Greg Hancock USA 18 Leigh Adams Australia 16 Andreas Jonsson Sweden 10 Bjarne Pedersen Denmark 10 Hans N. Andersen Denmark 8 Lee Richardson Great Britain 6 Scott Nicholls Great Britain 6 Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland 6 Matej Žagar Czech Republic 5 Stefan Andersson Sweden 5 Nicki Pedersen Denmark 5 Antonio Lindbäck Sweden 5 Roman Povazhny Russia 4 Tomasz Gollob Poland 4 Daniele Tessari Italy 0 Simone Terenzani Italy dnr