The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 21 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark[1][2] It was second Danish SGP and was won by American rider Billy Hamill. It was third win of his career.
 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | 21 September 1996 |
| City | Vojens |
| Event | 6 of 6 (12) |
| Referee |  Graham Brodie |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Speedway Center |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner |  Billy Hamill |
 Runner-up | Mark Loram |
 3rd place | Greg Hancock |
Starting positions draw edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Piotr Protasiewicz from Poland as Wild Card.
- Draw 18.
(14) Gary Havelock → 
(19) Tomasz Gollob
Heat details edit
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | (5) Billy Hamill
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25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | (6) Mark Loram
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20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | (4) Greg Hancock
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18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | (1) Hans Nielsen
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14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 15 |  (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | (7) Chris Louis
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9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 1 |  (17) Craig Boyce
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8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 16 | (13) Joe Screen
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7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 10 | (15) Jason Crump
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6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | (9) Leigh Adams
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 |  (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | 2 | 2 | E | F | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (18) Andy Smith
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– | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (19) Tomasz Gollob
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– | - | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The final classification edit
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(5) Billy Hamill
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113 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 25 |
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(1) Hans Nielsen
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111 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 14 |
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(4) Greg Hancock
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88 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | (2) Tony Rickardsson
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86 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson
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80 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 13 |
| 6 | (12) Peter Karlsson
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62 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| 7 | (6) Mark Loram
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58 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | (7) Chris Louis
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54 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | (3) Sam Ermolenko
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52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | (15) Jason Crump
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45 | 1 | ns | 7 | 6 | 25 | 6 |
| 11 | (11) Tommy Knudsen
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44 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | (16) (19) Tomasz Gollob
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43 | 11 | – | ns | 18 | 14 | ns |
| 13 | (13) Joe Screen
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38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 14 | (17) Craig Boyce
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30 | ns | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | (9) Leigh Adams
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28 | 2 | ns | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | (14) Gary Havelock
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27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (18) Andy Smith
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19 | ns | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ns |
| 18 | (10) Marvyn Cox
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15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ns | 1 |
| 19 | (16) Gerd Riss
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12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Stefano Alfonso
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6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||
| (20) Jan Stæchmann
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— | – | – | – | ns | ns | – | |
| (21) Mikael Karlsson
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— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL |
ITA |
GER |
SWE |
GBR |
DEN
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl. Retrieved on 2009-03-23. 2009-05-12.
- ^ world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-23. Archived 2009-05-11.