Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.

ItalyFIM Italian Speedway Grand Prix
StadiumSanta Marina Stadium
Lonigo
Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano
Years10 (1996, 2005-2013)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length400 m
Last Event (season 2013)
Date3 August 2013

History

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The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane Hans Nielsen.[1] The next SGP was held nine years later in 2005. The first five events were held at Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo. From 2009 to 2013 the Italian SGP was hosted at Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano.[2]

Results

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Year Edition Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref
1996 1   Hans Nielsen   Billy Hamill   Tony Rickardsson
2005 2   Tony Rickardsson   Jason Crump   Greg Hancock [3]
2006 3   Jason Crump   Scott Nicholls   Hans N. Andersen [4]
2007 4   Nicki Pedersen   Greg Hancock   Wiesław Jaguś
2008 5   Hans N. Andersen   Bjarne Pedersen   Jason Crump [4]
Year Edition Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref
2009 6   Tomasz Gollob   Hans N. Andersen   Nicki Pedersen
2010 7   Tomasz Gollob   Chris Harris   Greg Hancock
2011 8   Andreas Jonsson   Greg Hancock   Antonio Lindbäck
2012 9   Antonio Lindbäck   Emil Sayfutdinov   Greg Hancock
2013 10   Niels-Kristian Iversen   Tai Woffinden   Emil Sayfutdinov [5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (August 1996). American Motorcyclist. American Motorcyclist Assoc.
  2. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING ROUND 3 - TERENZANO (ITA)". FIM. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "A Year in Summary : 2005". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Lonigo in Italy will Host Penultimate Round of 2008 Grand Prix Speedway Championship". K&N. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Terenzano GP: Iversen ahead of Woffinden and Sayfutdinov". Speedweek. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Iversen wins first Grand Prix in Italy". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

See also

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