2002 Speedway Grand Prix

{{Infobox SGP Season

|Year =2002

|Name =

|Image =

|Dates =11 May - 26 October

|Events =10

|Cities =10

|Country=8

|per=22 |wc=2 |tr=

|Heats =250

|P1f=SWE |P1 =Tony Rickardsson

|P2f=AUS |P2 =Jason Crump

|P3f=AUS |P3 =Ryan Sullivan

}}

The 2002 Speedway Grand Prix was the 57th edition of the official World Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinalindex|title=World individual final - rider index|website=British Speedway|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=History Speedway and Longtrack |website=Speedway.org|access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/6933/world-champions|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=10 July 2021}} and the eighth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The world title was won by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://www.crash.net/speedway/race-report/98541/1/hancock-takes-final-2002-gp-in-sydney |title=Hancock takes final 2002 GP in Sydney |website=Crash.net |access-date=12 July 2024}}

Event format

The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes. The eight best would be directly qualified for the "Main Event", while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions - while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions. This resulted in 10 heats, where eight proceeded to the Main Event, where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final.

The semi-finals were then two heats of four, where the top two qualified for a final - there was no consolation final. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with 5th and 6th place getting 13, 7th and 8th 11, and after that 8, 8, 7, 7, etc. Places after 8th place were awarded according to the time a rider was knocked out and, secondly, according to position in the last heat he rode in.

Qualification for Grand Prix

The 2002 season had 22 permanent riders and two wild cards at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.

2002 event schedule and winners

Calendar

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!width=130|Grand Prix

!width=200|Venue

!width=150|Winner

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|11 May

|Norway

|Vikingskipet, Hamar

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Rickardsson

|2002 Norwegian GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070801212439/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m18|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5385941.great-ride-turns-title-rickos-way/ |title=Great ride turns title Ricko's way |website=Dorset Echo |access-date=27 June 2024}}

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|25 May

|Poland

|Polonia Stadium, Bydgoszcz

|{{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Gollob

|2002 Polish GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070927214130/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m19 |title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|8 June

|Great Britain

|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Sullivan

|2002 British GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070927213753/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m20|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|22 June

|Slovenia

| Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Sullivan

|2002 Slovenian GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070927213738/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m21|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6592521.speedway-cheetahs-ace-adams-fourth-gp/ |title=Speedway: Cheetahs ace Adams up to fourth in GP |website=Oxford Mail |access-date=12 July 2024}}

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|6 July

|Sweden

|Olympiastadion, Stockholm

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Rickardsson

|2002 Swedish GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070801212439/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m22|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|20 July

|Czech Republic

|Markéta Stadium, Prague

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Crump

|2002 Czech Republic GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070927213919/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m23|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|31 August

|Scandinavia

|Ullevi, Gothenburg

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Leigh Adams

|2002 Scandinavian GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070801212439/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m24|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|14 September

|Europe

| Stadion Śląski, Chorzów

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicki Pedersen

|2002 European GP{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214010/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m25|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|28 September

|Denmark

|Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Tony Rickardsson

|2002 Danish GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070927214100/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m26|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

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|26 October

|Australia

|Stadium Australia, Sydney

|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Hancock

|2002 Australian GP{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20070930155524/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/en/sgpresult/m27|title=Grand Prix result |website=Speedway World |access-date=11 July 2024}}

Final 2002 standings

width=20\|Pos !width=200\|Rider !width=50\|Total !width=30\|NOR !width=30\|POL !width=30\|GBR !width=30\|SVN !width=30\|SWE !width=30\|CZE !width=30\|SCA !width=30\|EUR !width=30\|DEN !width=30\|AUS
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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ccffcc;" \|1 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Tony Rickardsson \|181	25	20	13	13	25	16	20	16	25	8
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Crump \|162	16	16	11	11	16	25	13	20	16	18
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|3 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Sullivan \|158	20	13	25	25	11	18	11	11	13	11
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Leigh Adams \|127	13	13	16	13	13	11	25	11	7	5
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|5 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Mikael Karlsson \|122	18	7	18	11	11	7	13	18	6	13
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|6 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Greg Hancock \|122	8	4	4	8	18	20	16	6	13	25
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|7 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Tomasz Gollob \|117	7	25	11	20	8	8	5	5	20	8
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|8 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Mark Loram \|97	8	18	8	18	13	13	6	7	5	1
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|9 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Billy Hamill \|95	11	11	7	7	7	13	6	8	18	7
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|10 \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Lukáš Dryml \|95	5	1	6	7	20	11	18	8	8	11
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|11 \|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Rune Holta \|80	1	11	5	5	6	7	11	7	11	16
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|12 \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Nicki Pedersen \|73	2	4	2	5	4	6	8	25	11	6
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|13 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Scott Nicholls \|72	3	5	8	4\|
\|4	7	13	8	20
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|14 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Andreas Jonsson \|70	3	8	7	16	7	5	4	3	4	13
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|15 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Todd Wiltshire \|63	11	8	20	6	1	2	7	2	2	4
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|16 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Krzysztof Cegielski \|55	4	3	1	8	6	8	8	13\|
\|4
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|17 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Sebastian Ułamek \|39	2	6	5	4	3	3	2	5	4	5
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|18 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Niklas Klingberg \|37	5	3	3	3	5	3	4	6	3	2
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|19 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Carl Stonehewer \|30	13	5	2	1	2	4	3\|


valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|20 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Andy Smith \|29	4	6	4	6	2	2	1	2	1	1
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|21 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Grzegorz Walasek \|25	7	2	3	3	5	5\|



valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffebad;" \|22 \|{{flagicon\|SLO}} Matej Ferjan \|22	1	1	1	2	1	6	1	1	2	6
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|23 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Peter Karlsson \|21 \|



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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|24 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Piotr Protasiewicz \|18 \|
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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|25 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Lee Richardson \|17 \|

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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|26 \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Bjarne Pedersen \|10 \|





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\|7\|
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|27 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Steve Johnston \|7 \|








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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|28 \|{{flagicon\|NOR}} Lars Gunnestad \|6	6\|








valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|29 \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Joe Screen \|6 \|

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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|30 \|{{flagicon\|POL}} Jarosław Hampel \|6 \|
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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|31 \|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Kaj Laukkanen \|6	6\|








valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|32 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Freddie Eriksson \|3 \|



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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|33 \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Bohumil Brhel \|3 \|




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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|34 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Mick Poole \|3 \|








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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|35 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jason Lyons \|3 \|








\|3
valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|36 \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Ronni Pedersen \|3 \|







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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|37 \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Sándor Tihanyi \|2 \|


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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|38 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} David Ruud \|2 \|





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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|39 \|{{flagicon\|SVN}} Izak Šantej \|1 \|


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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|40 \| {{flagicon\|DEN}} Hans Andersen \|1 \|







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valign="top" align="left" style="font-size: 90%;background:#ffffff;" \|41 \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Aleš Dryml \|1 \|




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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203093546/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/ Official Speedway GP site]

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