1995 Speedway Grand Prix
| 1995 Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Season details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 May - 30 September |
| Events | 6 in 6 cities in 6 countries |
| Riders | 17 permanents, 1 wild card(s) |
| Heats | 144 + 1 Run-off (in 6 events) |
| Champion |   DEN Hans Nielsen |
| Runner-up |   SWE Tony Rickardsson |
| 3rd place |   USA Sam Ermolenko |
The 1995 Speedway Grand Prix season was the first season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion. Grand Prix series was won by Hans Nielsen; it was his fourth World Champion title.[1][2]
Event format
For the new Speedway Grand Prix series it remained the case at each meeting that each rider raced every other once 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 20, 18, 17 and 16 points, with the reminder scoring 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Qualification for Grand Prix
The 1995 season had 17 permanent riders (2 as track reserve) and 1 wild card at each event. Each event also could feature 2 reserves who were available to compete and qualify for full points. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.
1995 Event Schedule and Winners
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May |  Wrocław , Poland Olimpic Stadium |
Tomasz Gollob |
Hans Nielsen |
 Chris Louis |
Mark Loram |
results |
| 2 | 17 June |  Wiener Neustadt , Austria OAMTC Zweigverein |
Billy Hamill |
Tony Rickardsson |
Hans Nielsen |
Mark Loram |
results |
| 3 | 8 July |  Abensberg , Germany Motorstadion |
Tommy Knudsen |
Hans Nielsen |
Billy Hamill |
Gerd Riss |
results |
| 4 | 12 August | Linköping , Sweden Motorstadium |
Tommy Knudsen |
Tony Rickardsson |
Greg Hancock |
Hans Nielsen |
results |
| 5 | 9 September | Vojens , Denmark Speedway Center |
Hans Nielsen |
Sam Ermolenko |
Tony Rickardsson |
Tomasz Gollob |
results |
| 6 | 30 September | London , Great Britain Hackney Wick Stadium |
Greg Hancock |
Sam Ermolenko |
Mark Loram |
Henka Gustafsson |
results |
Final standings
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | AUT | GER | SWE | DEN | GBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(2) Hans Nielsen |
103 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 14 |
| |
(1) Tony Rickardsson |
88 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 8 |
| |
(12) Sam Ermolenko |
83 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | (4) Greg Hancock |
82 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | (18) Billy Hamill |
80 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | (8) Mark Loram |
77 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| 7 | (11) Chris Louis |
77 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 8 | (7) Henrik Gustafsson |
73 (+3) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | (13) Tomasz Gollob |
73 (+2) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | (5) Tommy Knudsen |
67 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 |  (3) Craig Boyce |
60 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | (6) Marvyn Cox |
54 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 13 | (15) Gary Havelock |
45 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | (14) Andy Smith |
38 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | (10) Jan Stæchmann |
23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson |
17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | (16) Gerd Riss |
16 | – | – | 16 | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) (19) Peter Karlsson |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Jason Crump |
12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 20 | (16) Dariusz Śledź |
10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 |  (16) Lars Gunnestad |
9 | – | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| 22 | (9) Josh Larsen |
7 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | (16) Franz Leitner |
6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | AUT | GER | SWE | DEN | GBR |
See also
References
- ↑ speedwaygp.republika.pl. Retrieved on 2009-03-17. Archived 2009-05-11.
- ↑ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-17. Archived 2009-05-11.
External links
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