2001 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 12 riders that would qualify for the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix [ 1] 2000 Speedway Grand Prix .[ 2]
The format was similar to the previous year, in that 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.
Peter Karlsson won the GP Challenge.[ 3]
First Round - 6 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Norway, 2 from Finland to Scandinavian Final
First Round - 27 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
First Round - 8 riders from British Final to Overseas Final
First Round - 2 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final
First Round - 1 rider from New Zealand Final to Overseas Final
First Round - 3 riders from United States Final to Overseas Final
Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian Final to Intercontinental Final
Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas Final to Intercontinental Final
Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final
Third Round - 11 riders from positions 11-21 from the 2000 Grand Prix, World U21 champion & host rider to GP Challenge
Third Round - 1 rider from the Continental Final to 2001 Grand Prix and 4 to GP Challenge
Third Round - 1 rider from the Intercontinental Final to 2001 Grand Prix and 7 to GP Challenge
Final Round - 10 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2001 Grand Prix
First round
Continental quarter finals
Second round
Overseas Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
Scandinavian Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
Continental semi finals
Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final, Armando Castagna seeded to final
Third round
Intercontinental Final
1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 7 riders to GP Challenge
Continental Final
1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 4 riders to GP Challenge
9 July 2000 Lonigo
Final Round
GP Challenge
10 riders to 2001 Grand Prix
Pos.
Rider
pre-event
main-event
sf
Final
1
Peter Karlsson x
2, 2
3
3
2
Carl Stonehewer x
0, 3, 3
3
2
3
Nicki Pedersen 1, 3, 3
3
2
1
4
Rune Holta 3, 0, 2
1, 2, 3, 2
2
0
5
Mikael Karlsson x
3, 3
1
x
6
Piotr Protasiewicz 2, 0, 3
3, 1, 2
1
x
7
Jimmy Nilsen x
2, 2
0
x
8
Joe Screen x
0, 2, 3
0
x
9
Brian Andersen 3, 3
3, 1, 1
x
x
10
Andy Smith 3, 2
2, 0, 1
x
x
11
Henrik Gustafsson x
2, 0, 0
x
x
12
Grzegorz Walasek 2, 3
1, 3, 0
x
x
13
Antonín Kasper Jr. x
0, 1
x
x
14
Rafał Dobrucki x
1, 1
x
x
15
Sebastian Ułamek 2, 2
0
x
x
16
Gary Havelock 1, 3, 2
1, 0
x
x
17
Piotr Świst 3, 1, 1
x
x
x
18
Steve Johnston 0, 2, 1
x
x
x
19
Brian Karger 2, 1, 0
x
x
x
20
John Jørgensen 0, 2, 0
x
x
x
21
Jesper B Jensen 0, 1
x
x
x
22
Andreas Jonsson 0, 1
x
x
x
23
Jason Lyons 1, 0
x
x
x
24
Robert Barth 1, 0
x
x
x
References
Speedway Grand Prix Qualification
