1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
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| Information | |
| Date | 28 August 1998 |
| City | Linköping |
| Event | 5 of 6 (23) |
| Referee |  |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | |
| Track | speedway track |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | |
 Winner | Tony Rickardsson |
 Runner-up |  Chris Louis |
 3rd place | Chris Louis |
The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the fifth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 August in the in Linköping, Sweden[1] It was fourth Swedish SGP and was won by World Champion Tony Rickardsson. It was third win of his career.
Starting positions draw[]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic), Peter Karlsson (Sweden) and Lars Gunnestad (Norway) as Wild Card.
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 | 8 | (4) Tony Rickardsson
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25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | (18) Chris Louis
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20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4T | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 23 | (23) Peter Karlsson
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18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 |  (1) Greg Hancock
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16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 |  (3) Tomasz Gollob
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14 | 2 | 1 | 4R | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 |  (15) Leigh Adams
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12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | (5) Mark Loram
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8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 |  (7) Hans Nielsen
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8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | (6) Brian Andersen
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | (10) Jason Crump
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7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 17 |  (11) Armando Castagna
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 16 | (17) Andy Smith
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6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | (2) Billy Hamill
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5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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5 | 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 | 20 | (16) Craig Boyce
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4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 21 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 22 |  (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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3 | 4R | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 14 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 18 |  (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 |  (24) Lars Gunnestad
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1 | 4 | 4T | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event
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Heats 11-20: Main Event
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Heats 21-24: Final Event
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| 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
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101 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 25 | |
| 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen
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81 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 15 | |
| 3 | (3) Tomasz Gollob
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72 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 14 | |
| 4 | (18) Chris Louis
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69 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 20 | |
| 5 | (1) Greg Hancock
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61 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| 6 | (2) Billy Hamill
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61 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | |
| 7 | (7) Hans Nielsen
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60 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | (10) Jason Crump
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54 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 7 | |
| 9 | (9) Ryan Sullivan
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48 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |
| 10 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr.
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43 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | |
| 11 | (14) Stefan Dannö
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42 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
| 12 | (5) Mark Loram
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38 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |
| 13 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson
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37 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 14 | (15) Leigh Adams
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36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 15 | (17) Andy Smith
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31 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 16 | (6) Brian Andersen
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27 | 5 | – | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| 17 | (25) Peter Karlsson
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27 | 1 | 8 | – | – | 18 | |
| 18 | (11) Armando Castagna
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18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 19 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan
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18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 20 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz
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13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | (16) Craig Boyce
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13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 22 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen
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12 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 23 | (22) Brian Karger
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12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | |
| 24 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek
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8 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss
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6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 26 | (23) Bohumil Brhel
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5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | (23) Joe Screen
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5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | |
| 28 | (24) Lars Gunnestad
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5 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | |
| 29 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak
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3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 30 | (23) Robert Barth
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2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 31 | (24) Martin Dugard
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2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE |
GER |
DEN |
GBR |
SWE |
POL
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ world.speedway.org Archived 2001-07-11 at archive.today. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1998 Speedway Grand Prix
- 1998 in Swedish motorsport
- Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden