Speedway Grand Prix 1996

1996 Speedway Grand Prix
1st Billy Hamill
2nd Hans Nielsen
3rd Greg Hancock

During 1996 the initial SGP scoring system used in 1995 remained in place. Each rider raced every other in the meeting with the top 4 qualifying for a final - the points for all other riders determined their finishing position in the meeting and therefore their championship Grand Prix points. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with the reminder scoring 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.

The 1996 season had 17 permanent riders and one wild card at each event.

18/05/1996 Wroclaw, Poland
14/06/1996 Lonigo, Italy
06/07/1996 Pocking, Germany
10/08/1996 Linkoping, Sweden
31/08/1996 London, Great Britain
21/09/1996 Vojens, Denmark

P Permanent riders
W Wild Cards
Qualifiers for the 1997 Grand Prix
C qualifed from the 1995 Grand Prix Challenge
POL
ITA
GER
SWE
GB
DEN
Pts
1. Billy Hamill USA 16 20 9 25 18 25 113
2 Hans Nielsen Denmark 18 25 25 9 20 14 111
3 Greg Hancock USA 12 13 13 16 16 18 88
4 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 20 18 16 14 7 11 86
5 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 14 4 18 20 11 13 80
6 Peter Karlsson Denmark C 7 3 20 7 13 12 62
7 Mark Loram UK 6 2 6 12 12 20 58
8 Chris Louis UK 8 9 14 8 6 9 54
9 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 1 4 13 9 16 52
10 Jason Crump Australia 1 ns 7 6 25 6 45
11 Tommy Knudsen Denmark C 25 16 1 2 44
12 Tomasz Gollob Poland 11 ns 18 14 ns 43
13 Joe Screen UK C 3 7 11 2 8 7 38
14 Craig Boyce Australia ns 12 2 4 4 8 30
15 Leigh Adams Australia C 2 ns 8 11 3 4 28
16 Gary Havelock UK C 13 14 27
17 Andy Smith UK ns 11 3 3 2 ns 19
18 Marvyn Cox UK C 4 8 1 1 ns 1 15
19 Gerd Riss Germany 12 12
20 Stefano Alfonso Italy 6 6
21 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland 3 3
22 Jan Stæchmann Denmark ns ns
23 Mikael Karlsson Sweden ns
18 May 1996
Wroclaw, Poland
1st Tommy Knudsen
2nd Tony Rickardsson
3rd Hans Nielsen
Tommy Knudsen Denmark 25 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 20 Hans Nielsen Denmark 18 Billy Hamill USA 16 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 14 Gary Havelock Great Britain 13 Greg Hancock USA 12 Tomasz Gollob Poland 11 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 Chris Louis Great Britain 8 Peter Karlsson Sweden 7 Mark Loram Great Britain 6 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 4 Joe Screen Great Britain 3 Jason Crump Australia 1 Leigh Adams Australia 2
14 June 1996
Lonigo, Italy
1st Hans Nielsen
2nd Billy Hamill
3rd Tony Rickardsson
Hans Nielsen Denmark 25 Billy Hamill USA 20 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 18 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 16 Gary Havelock Great Britain 14 Greg Hancock USA 13 Craig Boyce Australia 12 Andy Smith England 11 Chris Louis Great Britain 9 Leigh Adams Australia 8 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 8 Joe Screen Great Britain 7 Stefano Alfonso Italy 6 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 4 Peter Karlsson Sweden 3 Mark Loram Great Britain 2 Sam Ermolenko USA 1
6 July 1996
Pocking, Germany
1st Hans Neilsen
2nd Peter Karlsson
3rd Henrik Gustafsson
Hans Nielsen Denmark 25 Peter Karlsson Sweden 20 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 18 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 16 Chris Louis Great Britain 14 Greg Hancock USA 13 Gerd Riss Germany 12 Joe Screen Great Britain 11 Leigh Adams Australia 11 Billy Hamill USA 9 Jason Crump Australia 7 Mark Loram Great Britain 6 Sam Ermolenko USA 4 Andy Smith England 3 Craig Boyce Australia 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1
10 August 1996
Linkoping, Sweden
1st Billy Hamill
2nd Henrik Gustafsson
3rd Tomasz Gollob
Billy Hamill USA 25 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 20 Tomasz Gollob Poland 18 Greg Hancock USA 16 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 14 Sam Ermolenko USA 13 Mark Loram Great Britain 12 Hans Nielsen Denmark 9 Chris Louis Great Britain 8 Peter Karlsson Sweden 7 Jason Crump Australia 6 Craig Boyce Australia 4 Leigh Adams Australia 3 Andy Smith England 3 Joe Screen Great Britain 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1
31 August 1996
London, Great Britain
1st Jason Crump
2nd Hans Neilsen
3rd Billy Hamill
Jason Crump Australia 25 Hans Nielsen Denmark 20 Billy Hamill USA 18 Greg Hancock USA 16 Tomasz Gollob Poland 14 Peter Karlsson Sweden 13 Mark Loram Great Britain 12 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 11 Sam Ermolenko USA 9 Joe Screen Great Britain 8 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 7 Chris Louis Great Britain 6 Craig Boyce Australia 4 Leigh Adams Australia 4 Andy Smith England 2 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 1
21 September 1996
Vojens, Denmark
1st Billy Hamill
2nd Mark Loram
3rd Greg Hancock
Billy Hamill USA 25 Mark Loram Great Britain 20 Greg Hancock USA 18 Sam Ermolenko USA 16 Hans Nielsen Denmark 14 Henrik Gustafsson Sweden 13 Peter Karlsson Sweden 12 Tony Rickardsson Sweden 11 Chris Louis Great Britain 9 Craig Boyce Australia 8 Joe Screen Great Britain 7 Jason Crump Australia 6 Piotr Protasiewicz Poland 3 Tommy Knudsen Denmark 2 Marvyn Cox Great Britain 1 Leigh Adams 4 Australia