1996 Speedway Grand Prix
The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season was the second season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion. Grand Prix series was won by Billy Hamill; it was his first and only World Champion title.[1][2]
| 1996 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Dates | May 18 - September 21 |
| Events | 6 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Countries | 6 |
| Riders | 17 permanents 1 wild card(s) |
| Heats | 144 (in 6 events) |
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| Champion |  |
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Event format
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.
Qualification for Grand Prix
The 1996 season had 17 permanent riders and one wild card at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.
Calendar
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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| 1 | May 18 |  Olympic Stadium |
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| 2 | June 14 |  Santa Marina Stadium |
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| 3 | July 6 |  Rottalstadion |
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| 4 | August 10 | Motorstadium |
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| 5 | August 31 |  London Stadium |
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| 6 | September 21 | Speedway Center |
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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 | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
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113 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 25 |
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111 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 14 |
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88 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
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86 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
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80 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 13 |
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62 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
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58 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
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54 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
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52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
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45 | 1 | ns | 7 | 6 | 25 | 6 |
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44 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | |
43 | 11 | – | ns | 18 | 14 | ns |
| 13 | |
38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 14 | |
30 | ns | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | |
28 | 2 | ns | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
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27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | |
19 | ns | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ns |
| 18 | |
15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ns | 1 |
| 19 | |
12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 20 | |
6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | |
3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
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| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
See also
References
- speedwaygp.republika.pl. Retrieved on 2009-03-23. Archived 2009-05-12.
- world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-123. Archived 2009-05-11.
External links
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
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| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
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