2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
VenueStadion Śląski
LocationChorzów, (Poland)
Start date17 May 2003
Competitors24 (2 reserves)

The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the first round of the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 17 May 2003 at the Stadion Śląski in Chorzów, Poland.[1][2][3][4][5]

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

The Grand Prix was by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 12th career Grand Prix win).[6]

Grand Prix result

Pos.Rider123456SF1SF2FinalGP Points
1Sweden Tony Rickardsson3333325
2Denmark Nicki Pedersen033223220
3Czech Republic Lukáš Dryml221322118
4Poland Tomasz Gollob33032016
5Poland Piotr Protasiewicz2332113
6Norway Rune Holta302213113
7Australia Jason Crump123011
8Australia Leigh Adams1022011
9United States Greg Hancock22018
10Poland Krzysztof Cegielski1233118
11England Lee Richardson2021307
12Sweden Mikael Max20207
13Australia Ryan Sullivan0116
14England Scott Nicholls23016
15England Mark Loramnsnsns5
16Czech Republic Bohumil Brhel32105
17Poland Tomasz Bajerski3114
18Poland Sebastian Ułamek0214
19Denmark Hans Andersen3103
20Poland Rafał Kurmański1303
21Denmark Bjarne Pedersen112
22Australia Todd Wiltshire012
23Australia Jason Lyons101
24Sweden Peter Karlsson001

Heat by heat

  • Heat 01 Andersen, Richardson, Cegielski, Ulamek
  • Heat 02 Brhel, Dryml, Kurmanski, Wiltshire
  • Heat 03 Holta, Protasiewicz, Lyons, Karlsson
  • Heat 04 Bajerski, Nicholls, B Pedersen, N Pedersen
  • Heat 05 N Pedersen, Cegielski, Wiltshire, Lyons
  • Heat 06 Kurmanski, Ulamek, B Pedersen, Karlsson
  • Heat 07 Nicholls, Dryml, Andersen, Holta
  • Heat 08 Protasiewicz, Brhel, Bajerski, Richardson
  • Heat 09 Rickardsson, Max, Adams, Loram [NS]
  • Heat 10 Gollob, Hancock, Crump, Sullivan
  • Heat 11 N Pedersen, Richardson, Ulamek, Andersen
  • Heat 12 Cegielski, Holta, Bajerski, Kurmanski
  • Heat 13 Rickardsson, Holta, Sullivan, Nicholls
  • Heat 14 Protasiewicz, Hancock, Richardson, Adams
  • Heat 15 Cegielski, Crump, Dryml, Max
  • Heat 16 Gollob, N Pedersen, Brhel, Loram [NS]
  • Heat 17 Dryml, Adams, Sullivan, Loram [NS]
  • Heat 18 Richardson, Max, Nicholls, Brhel
  • Heat 19 Rickardsson, N Pedersen, Cegielski, Hancock
  • Heat 20 Crump, Protasiewicz, Holta, Gollob
  • Heat 21 Gollob, Dryml, Cegielski, Max
  • Heat 22 Holta, Adams, Hancock, Richardson
  • Semi Finals
  • Heat 23 Rickardsson, Gollob, Protasiewicz, Adams
  • Heat 24 N Pedersen, Dryml, Holta, Crump
  • Final
  • Heat 25 Rickardsson, N Pedersen, Dryml, Gollob

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Speedway GP dates/riders". Motorcycle News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "World individual final - Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Championship roll of honour". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "A Year in Summary : 2003". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Revised 2003 FIM Speedway Grand Prix Calendar". Crash.net. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sport news in brief". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2024.