1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 14 riders that qualified for the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/98.htm#1998 |title=Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=7 January 2023}} to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/grandprixquali.php |title=HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications |website=Speedway History |access-date=7 January 2023}}

The format was similar to the previous year, in that 4 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 8 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge. The remaining two places would go to Billy Hamill and Robert Dados (world U21 champion) who were seeded through.

Leigh Adams won the GP Challenge.{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Lynn Advertiser |date=6 October 1998 |access-date=7 January 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003808/19981006/631/0046 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

Format

  • First Round – 6 riders each from Sweden & Denmark, 2 riders each from Finland & Norway to Scandinavian Final
  • First Round – 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
  • First Round – 8 riders from British Final to Overseas Final
  • First Round – 3 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final
  • First Round – 1 rider from New Zealand Final to Overseas Final
  • First Round – 1 rider from South African 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 – 12 riders from positions 9-20 from the 1998 Grand Prix to GP Challenge
  • Third Round – 2 riders from the Continental Final to 1999 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge
  • Third Round – 2 riders from the Intercontinental Final to 1999 Grand Prix and 6 to GP Challenge
  • Final Round – 8 riders from the GP Challenge to the 1999 Grand Prix

First round

=Continental quarter finals=

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|QF (1 May {{flagicon|AUT}} Mureck)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Dobrucki14
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Bössner13+
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Maida13+
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Jacek Rempala10
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Kugelmann10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Laszlo Bodi9
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Alexander Liatosinski9
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Dalla Valle9
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Stadler8
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Siegfried Eder7
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Zsolt Bencze5
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Tomasz Sustersic3
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Zeljko Feher3
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Ivan Nagar3
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimir Visvader2
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Marko1

{{col-4}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|QF (3 May {{flagicon|GER}} Moorwinkelsdamm)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Marvyn Cox13
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Topinka13
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth12
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Bajerski11
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Povazhny11
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Świst10
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Bergé8
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Kröger8
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marián Jirout8
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Alfonso8
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Kurguskin5
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Björn Danielczik4
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Björn Dräger3
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NED}} Roy Verbrugge2
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Mirko Wolter2
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergej Eroschin1
17style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Verbrugge 1
18style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Michael Bouillaud0

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|QF (9 May {{flagicon|SVN}} Krško)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Wiltshire14
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Ferjan14
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi13
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} George Štancl11
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Bohumil Brhel10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Izak Šantej10
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Magosi9
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Průša Jr.8
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Gerhard Lekse8
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Renato Kuster7
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Krunoslav Zganec5
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Toni Pilotto4
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Ulian3
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Graziano Franchetti2
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sebastien Trésarrieu1
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Trésarrieu1

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|QF (10 May {{flagicon|POL}} Gniezno)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski14
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Antonín Kasper Jr.14
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Fajfer13
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Róbert Nagy11
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Sławomir Drabik10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Rinat Mardanshin9
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Michail Starostin9
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|LAT}} Vladimir Voronkov8
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|LAT}} Nikolaj Kokins7
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} László Szatmári6
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladimir Trofimov4
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergej Darkin3
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NED}} Rob Steman3
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|LAT}} Alexander Biznia3
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladimir Kolodij3
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Huszcza2
17style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Adrian Rymel1
18style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Grzegorz Rempala0

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Second round

=Overseas Final=

{{main|1998 Overseas Final}} 8 riders to Intercontinental Final

=Scandinavian Final=

8 riders to Intercontinental final

class="wikitable"
colspan="6"| (4 July 1998 {{flagicon|SWE}} Norrköping)
width=20|Pos

!width=180|Rider

!width=40|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} John Jørgensen13
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Karlsson13
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Karlsson12
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Karger11
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicki Pedersen10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Ronni Pedersen10
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NOR}} Lars Gunnestad9
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nahlin9
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Jonsson9
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Niklas Klingberg6
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Kai Laukkanen5
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NOR}} Arnt Førland4
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Niklas Karlsson4
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Clausen2
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Bjarne Pedersen2
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Kauko Nieminen1

=Continental semi finals=

Continental semi-finals – 16 riders from to Continental final

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SF

  • 13 June 1998 {{flagicon|ITA}} Lonigo

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:93%; text-align:center;"

! width=25px|Pos.

! width=180px|Rider

! width=40px|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Dobrucki14
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Świst11
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marián Jirout11
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Bajerski10
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Topinka10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Jacek Rempala9
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Maida9
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Povazhny9
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Matthias Kröger9
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Robert Barth7
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Laszlo Bodi5
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Kugelmann4
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Bössner3
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Alexander Liatosinski3
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Bergé2
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Dalla Valle2
17style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Alfonso2
18style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Stadler0

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SF

  • 14 June 1998 {{flagicon|CRO}} Prelog

class=wikitable style="font-size:93%; text-align:center;"

! width=25px|Pos.

! width=180px|Rider

! width=40px|Points

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Antonín Kasper Jr.15
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Wiltshire13
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Fajfer12
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi11
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Sławomir Drabik10
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Ferjan9
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Róbert Nagy7
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski7
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Rinat Mardanshin7
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Izak Šantej6
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Magosi6
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Gerhard Lekse5
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Michail Starostin5
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Bohumil Brhel4
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} George Štancl3
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Průša Jr.0

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Third round

=Intercontinental Final=

{{main|1998 Intercontinental Final}} 2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 6 riders to GP Challenge

===Continental Final===

  • 2 riders direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge
  • 25 July 1998 {{flagicon|HUN}} Debrecen

class=wikitable style="font-size:93%; text-align:center;"

! width=25px|Pos.

! width=180px|Rider

! width=40px|Points

{{speedway color|7}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Antonín Kasper Jr.13
{{speedway color|7}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Marián Jirout11
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Povazhny10
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Róbert Nagy10
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Sławomir Drabik9
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi9
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Świst9
8style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Fajfer9
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Rafał Dobrucki8
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Topinka8
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Jacek Rempala7
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SVN}} Matej Ferjan6
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Wiltshire5
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Maida4
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Bajerski1
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Roman Jankowski1

Final Round

= GP Challenge=

8 riders to 1998 Grand Prix

class=wikitable style="font-size:93%; text-align:center;"

! width=25px|Pos.

! width=180px|Rider

! width=100px|pre-qual

! width=80px|qual

! width=20px|sf

! width=20px|Final

{{speedway color|6}}

|1

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Leigh Adamsx3, 333
{{speedway color|6}}

|2

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Andersenx2, 222
{{speedway color|6}}

|3

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Gustafssonx2, 1, 331
{{speedway color|6}}

|4

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Smithx1, 2, 220
{{speedway color|6}}

|5

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Dannöx3, 31x
{{speedway color|6}}

|6

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Karlsson2, 22, 21x
{{speedway color|6}}

|7

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Screen2, 31, 30x
{{speedway color|6}}

|8

style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} John Jørgensen1, 33, 30x
9style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Loramx3, 0, 1xx
10style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicki Pedersen3, 31, 3, 1xx
11style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Adorjánx2, 0, 0xx
12style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Ermolenko2, 02, 1, 2xx
13style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Castagnax0, 1xx
14style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Sebastian Ulamek3, 20, 1xx
15style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper B Jensen3, 13, 0, 0xx
16style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Świst0, 22, 0, 0xx
17style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Boyce2, 01xx
18style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Havelock1, 21xx
19style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Protasiewicz3, 10xx
20style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi0, 30xx
21style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Ronni Pedersen1, 1xxx
22style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|POL}} Sławomir Drabik0, 1xxx
23style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Povazhny1, 0xxx
24style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Róbert Nagy0, 0xxx

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References