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2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 12 riders that would qualify for the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix[1] to join the other 10 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.[2]

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The format changed from the previous year, in that only 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.

Billy Hamill won the GP Challenge.[3]

Format

  • First Round - 6 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Finland, 2 from 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 - 4 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final
  • First Round - 4 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 - 11 riders from positions 11-21 from the 1999 Grand Prix & World U21 champion to GP Challenge
  • Third Round - 1 rider from the Continental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge
  • Third Round - 1 rider from the Intercontinental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 6 to GP Challenge
  • Final Round - 10 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2000 Grand Prix

First round

Continental quarter finals

More information QF (18 Apr Diedenbergen), Pos ...

Second round

Overseas Final

8 riders to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian Final

8 riders to Intercontinental Final

More information (13 June 1999 Holsted), Pos ...

Continental semi finals

Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final

Third round

Intercontinental Final

1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 6 riders to GP Challenge

Continental Final

  • 1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge
  • 25 July 1999 Poland Wrocław

Final Round

GP Challenge

10 riders to 2000 Grand Prix

More information Pos., Rider ...

References

  1. "Individual Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. "Speedway". Daily Record. 18 October 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.

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