1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 15 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic[1][2] It was the second Czech Republic SGP and was won by Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson. It was the first win of his career.

1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
Information
Date15 May 1998
City Prague
Event1 of 6 (19)
Referee Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
StadiumMarketa Stadium
Trackspeedway track
SGP Results
Best Time
Winner Tony Rickardsson
Runner-up Billy Hamill
3rd place Billy Hamill

Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr., Bohumil Brhel (both from Czech Republic) and Gerd Riss (from Germany) as Wild Card.

Draw 20. (20) Sebastian Ułamek → (25) Peter Karlsson

Heat details
Placing Draw Rider Total Pre-Main Event Main Event Final Event
Round 1 Round 2 Round 1 Round 2 1/2 CF F
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 4 (4) Tony Rickardsson 25 2 1 1 1
2 2 (2) Billy Hamill 20 2 3 1 2 2
3 8 (8) Jimmy Nilsen 18 1 2 1 3
4 3 (3) Tomasz Gollob 16 3 1 2 2 4
5 18 (18) Chris Louis 15 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
6 14 (14) Stefan Dannö 14 1 4 2 2 1 4 2
7 9 (9) Ryan Sullivan 12 1 1 2 2 4 3
8 15 (15) Leigh Adams 10 1 2 4 1 2 3 4
9 7 (7) Hans Nielsen 8 1 4 3
10 19 (19) Henrik Gustafsson 8 4 2 1 1 4 3
11 12 (12) Zoltan Adorjan 7 2 2 4 2 4
12 22 (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr. 7 2 1 3 2 4
13 1 (1) Greg Hancock 6 3 3
14 5 (5) Mark Loram 6 3 3
15 6 (6) Brian Andersen 5 4 4
16 23 (23) Bohumil Brhel 5 2 3 2 4 4
Placing Draw Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
17 21 (21) Jesper B. Jensen 4 1 4 3
18 24 (24) Gerd Riss 4 3 2 3
19 10 (10) Jason Crump 3 4E 1 4
20 16 (16) Craig Boyce 3 2 3 4
21 13 (13) Piotr Protasiewicz 2 4 3
22 17 (17) Andy Smith 2 4E 3
23 11 (11) Armando Castagna 1 3 4F
24 20 (25) Peter Karlsson 1 3 4
Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event
1-4: First round
5-6: Last chance for second round
7-8: Second round
9-10: Last chance Main Event
 Heats 11-20: Main Event
11-14: First round
15-16: Last chance for second round
17-18: Second round
19-20: Last chance for Semi-Finals
 Heats 21-24: Final Event
21-22: Semi-Finals
23: Consolation Final
24: The Big Final
gate A – inside gate B gate C gate D – outside

The intermediate classification
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points CZE
GER
DEN
GBR
SWE
POL
1 (4) Tony Rickardsson 25 25     
2 (2) Billy Hamill 20 20     
3 (8) Jimmy Nilsen 18 18     
4 (3) Tomasz Gollob 16 16     
5 (18) Chris Louis 15 15     
6 (14) Stefan Dannö 14 14     
7 (9) Ryan Sullivan 12 12     
8 (15) Leigh Adams 10 10     
9 (7) Hans Nielsen 8 8     
10 (19) Henrik Gustafsson 8 8     
11 (12) Zoltan Adorjan 7 7     
12 (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr. 7 7     
13 (1) Greg Hancock 6 6     
14 (5) Mark Loram 6 6     
15 (6) Brian Andersen 5 5     
16 (23) Bohumil Brhel 5 5     
17 (21) Jesper B. Jensen 4 4     
18 (24) Gerd Riss 4 4     
19 (10) Jason Crump 3 3     
20 (16) Craig Boyce 3 3     
21 (13) Piotr Protasiewicz 2 2     
22 (17) Andy Smith 2 2     
23 (11) Armando Castagna 1 1     
24 (25) Peter Karlsson 1 1     
Rider(s) not classified
(20) Sebastian Ułamek — –     
Pos. Rider Points CZE
GER
DEN
GBR
SWE
POL
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See also

References
  1. speedwaygp.republika.pl. Retrieved on 2009-03-27. Archived 2009-05-12.
  2. world.speedway.org. Retrieved on 2009-03-27. Archived 2009-05-11.
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