2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
VenueOlympic Stadium
LocationWrocław, (Poland)
Start date6 May 2006
Competitors16 (2 reserves)
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The 2006 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the second round of the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 6 May 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.[1][2][3]

It was the sixth time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Europe had been held.

The Grand Prix was by the Australian rider Jason Crump (his 13th career Grand Prix win).[4]

Grand Prix result

Placing Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts SF1 SF2 Final GP Pts
1 Australia (4) Jason Crump 3 2 2 3 3 13 2 3 25
2 United States (7) Greg Hancock 3 3 3 3 x 12 3 2 20
3 Slovenia (10) Matej Žagar 1 2 1 3 2 9 2 1 18
4 Poland (9) Jarosław Hampel 0 3 3 1 2 9 3 x 16
5 Denmark (12) Nicki Pedersen 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 14
6 Poland (8) Tomasz Gollob 1 1 2 2 3 9 0 9
7 England (6) Scott Nicholls 2 3 2 t 2 9 0 9
8 Australia (1) Leigh Adams 2 1 3 0 1 7 1 7
9 Denmark (15) Niels Kristian Iversen 3 1 0 2 0 6 6
10 Denmark (2) Bjarne Pedersen 1 0 1 3 1 6 6
11 Sweden (11) Tony Rickardsson 2 2 1 0 1 6 6
12 Poland (13) Krzysztof Kasprzak 2 2 0 1 1 6 6
13 Sweden (5) Andreas Jonsson 0 0 2 1 2 5 5
14 England (16) Lee Richardson 1 0 0 0 3 4 4
15 Poland (14) Piotr Protasiewicz 0 1 1 1 0 3 3
16 Sweden (3) Antonio Lindbäck 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
R1 Poland (R1) Janusz Kołodziej 0 0 R1
R2 Poland (R2) Tomasz Gapiński 0 R2

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References

  1. ^ "2006 GP: Danish date and wild cards announced". Crash.net. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "World individual final - Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "2006 results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Crump Favourite To Win His 'Home' GP". Full Noise. Retrieved 16 June 2024.