2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
{{Short description|World championship speedway event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox speedway grand prix event
| flag = GER
| name =
| date = 5 May 2001
| city = Berlin
| event = 1 of 6 (37)
| referee = Anthony Steele
| stadium = Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
| capacity =
| length =
| track =
| attendance =
| flag_time =
| time_best =
| time_name =
| time_heat =
| name1 = Tomasz Gollob
| flag1 = POL
| name2 = Henrik Gustafsson
| flag2 = SWE
| name3 = Nicki Pedersen
| flag3 = DEN
}}
The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the first race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 5 May 2001 in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany.[http://world.speedway.org/2001/wc/i/1.sdf world.speedway.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010512233850/http://world.speedway.org/2001/wc/i/1.sdf |date=2001-05-12 }}. Retrieved on 2009-12-04.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/worldfinalindex |title=World individual final - Rider index |website=British Speedway|access-date=12 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/history-of-speedway/roll-of-honour |title=World Championship roll of honour |website=FIM Speedway |access-date=12 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://speedway-grandprix.dk/saeson/2001-grand-prix/ |title=2001 Speedway Grand Prix |website=Speedway Grand Prix DK |access-date=12 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportcal.com/pressreleases/speedway-grand-prix-and-world-cup-dates-confirmed/ |title=Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup Dates Confirmed |website=Sportcal |access-date=12 July 2024}}
Starting positions draw
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth and Mirko Wolter as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen was replaced by Henrik Gustafsson.
{{SGP Draw
|GBR|1| Mark Loram
|USA|2| Billy Hamill
|SWE|3| Tony Rickardsson
|AUS|4| Jason Crump
|USA|5| Greg Hancock
|AUS|6| Leigh Adams
|POL|7| Tomasz Gollob
|AUS|8| Todd Wiltshire
|AUS|9| Ryan Sullivan
|GBR|10| Chris Louis
|SWE|11| Peter Karlsson
|GBR|12| Carl Stonehewer
|DEN|13| Nicki Pedersen
|NOR|14| Rune Holta
|SWE|15| Mikael Karlsson
|POL|16| Piotr Protasiewicz
|SWE|17| Jimmy Nilsen
|GBR|18| Joe Screen |18f=SWE|18n=25|18r= Henrik Gustafsson
|DEN|19| Brian Andersen
|GBR|20| Andy Smith
|SWE|21| Niklas Klingberg
|SVN|22| Matej Ferjan
|GER|23| Robert Barth
|GER|24| Mirko Wolter
}}
Heat details
{{SGP Results2|R1=
{{SGP Results2/riderC|7|1|POL|7|Tomasz Gollob
|12p=4 |12i=R |15p=1 |19p=1 |21h=r |21p=2 |24h=y |24p=1 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|18|2|SWE|25|Henrik Gustafsson
|2p=1 |8p=1 |12p=1 |18p=1 |22h=w |22p=2 |24h=r |24p=2 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|13|3|DEN|13|Nicki Pedersen
|4p=2 |7p=1 |11p=1 |17p=2 |22h=b |22p=1 |24h=w |24p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|3|4|SWE|3|Tony Rickardsson
|13p=4 |13i=X |16p=1 |20p=2 |21h=b |21p=1 |24h=b |24p=4 |24b=W }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|11|5|SWE|11|Peter Karlsson
|3p=2 |8p=2 |14p=2 |17p=1 |21h=y |21p=3 |23h=y |23p=1 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|8|6|AUS|8|Todd Wiltshire
|11p=2 |18p=2 |21h=w |21p=4 |23h=r |23p=2 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|6|7|AUS|6|Leigh Adams
|13p=1 |17p=3 |19p=2 |22h=y |22p=3 |23h=w |23p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|9|8|AUS|9|Ryan Sullivan
|1p=1 |7p=2 |13p=3 |15p=2 |20p=1 |22h=r |22p=4 |23h=b |23p=4 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|5|9|USA|5|Greg Hancock
|14p=3 |16p=2 |19p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|19|10|DEN|19|Brian Andersen
|3p=1 |7p=3 |9p=1 |14p=1 |18p=3 |20p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|12|11|GBR|12|Carl Stonehewer
|4p=3 |6p=2 |9p=2 |12p=2 |17p=4 |20p=4 |20i=F }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|22|12|SVN|22|Matej Ferjan
|3p=4 |6p=1 |10p=1 |13p=2 |18p=4 |19p=4 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|1|13|GBR|1|Mark Loram
|11p=3 |15p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|23|14|GER|23|Robert Barth
|2p=4 |5p=2 |10p=2 |11p=4 |16p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|2|15|USA|2|Billy Hamill
|12p=3 |16p=4 |16i=F }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|4|16|AUS|4|Jason Crump
|14p=4 |15p=4 }}|R2=
{{SGP Results2/riderC|16|17|POL|16|Piotr Protasiewicz
|1p=2 |8p=4 |9p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|21|18|SWE|21|Niklas Klingberg
|4p=1 |8p=3 |10p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|10|19|GBR|10|Chris Louis
|2p=2 |7p=4 |10p=4 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|20|20|GBR|20|Andy Smith
|4p=4 |5p=1 |9p=4 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|15|21|SWE|15|Mikael Karlsson
|2p=3 |6p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|24|22|GER|24|Mirko Wolter
|1p=3 |5p=3 }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|14|23|NOR|14|Rune Holta
|3p=3 |5p=4 |5i=R }}
{{SGP Results2/riderC|17|24|SWE|17|Jimmy Nilsen
|1p=4 |6p=4 }}
}}
Standings
{{SGP Table|2001|GER|GBR|DEN|CZE|POL|SWE|RIDERS=
{{SGP Table/r|q|1|POL|7| Tomasz Gollob
|a|25|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|w|2|SWE|25| Henrik Gustafsson
|b|20|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|3|DEN|13| Nicki Pedersen
|c|18|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|4|SWE|3| Tony Rickardsson
|d|16|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|5|SWE|11| Peter Karlsson
|e|15|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|6|AUS|8| Todd Wiltshire
|e|14|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|7|AUS|6| Leigh Adams
|e|12|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|8|AUS|9| Ryan Sullivan
|e|10|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|9|USA|5| Greg Hancock
|f|8|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|10|DEN|19| Brian Andersen
|f|8|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|q|11|GBR|12| Carl Stonehewer
|f|7|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|12|SVN|22| Matej Ferjan
|f|7|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|13|GBR|1| Mark Loram
|f|6|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|w|14|GER|23| Robert Barth
|f|6|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|15|USA|2| Billy Hamill
|f|5|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|16|AUS|4| Jason Crump
|f|5|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|17|POL|16| Piotr Protasiewicz
|f|4|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|18|SWE|21| Niklas Klingberg
|f|4|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|19|GBR|10| Chris Louis
|f|3|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|20|GBR|20| Andy Smith
|f|3|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|21|SWE|15| Mikael Karlsson
|f|2|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|w|22|GER|24| Mirko Wolter
|f|2|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|23|NOR|14| Rune Holta
|f|1|i||i||i||i||i|}}
{{SGP Table/r|p|24|SWE|17| Jimmy Nilsen
|f|1|i||i||i||i||i|}}|NC=
{{SGP Table/r|p||GBR|18| Joe Screen
|x||i||i||i||i||i|}}
}}
See also
References
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