1997 Speedway Grand Prix
The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season was the third season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.
| 1997 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Season details | |
| Dates | May 17 - September 20 |
| Events | 6 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Countries | 6 |
| Riders | 17 permanents 1 wild card(s) |
| Heats | 144 (in 6 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| 3rd place |  |
Event format
During 1997 the initial SGP scoring system was used for the final time. 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 1997 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 17 |  Stadion Markéta |
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| 2 | June 14 |  Motorstadium |
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| 3 | July 5 |  Stadion Ellermühle |
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| 4 | August 9 |  Odsal Stadium |
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| 5 | August 30 | Olympic Stadium |
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| 6 | September 20 | 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 | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |
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118 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
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101 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
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92 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
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90 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 |
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81 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | |
80 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | |
75 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | |
71 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
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59 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
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42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | |
38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | |
37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | |
31 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | |
22 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ns | 6 |
| 15 | |
20 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | ns |
| 16 | |
14 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ns | 2 |
| 17 | |
13 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | 8 | ns |
| 18 | |
8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | |
8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| 20 | |
7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| 21 | |
4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 22 | |
2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | |
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |
See also
References
External links
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
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| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
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