1995 Speedway Grand Prix
| 1995 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 20 May - 30 September |
| Events | 6 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Countries | 6 |
| Riders | 17 permanents 1 wild card(s) |
| Heats | 144 + 1 Run-off (in 6 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | Error creating thumbnail: DEN Hans Nielsen |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Tony Rickardsson |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Ermolenko ←1994 World Championship |
The 1995 Speedway Grand Prix was the 50th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2]
It was the first season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion.[3] The Grand Prix series was won by Hans Nielsen; it was his fourth World Champion title.[4][5][6]
Event format
[edit | edit source]For the new Speedway Grand Prix series it remained the case at each meeting that each rider raced every other once. However, the top 4 riders qualified for a final and the points for all other riders determined their finishing position in the meeting and therefore their championship Grand Prix points. The 4 finalists scored 20, 18, 17 and 16 points, with the remainder scoring 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Qualification for Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The 1995 season had 17 permanent riders (2 as track reserve) and 1 wild card at each event. Each event also could feature 2 reserves who were available to compete and qualify for full points. The 17 riders selected for the 1995 Grand Prix were the top 10 from the 1994 World final, 5 seeded through who were (Sam Ermolenko, Chris Louis, Tomasz Gollob, Gary Havelock and Andy Smith) and 2 wildcards (Billy Hamill and Mikael Karlsson).[7]
The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.
1995 Event Schedule and Winners
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Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
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See also
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