# 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the third round of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 25 July 2001 at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.
It was the 7th time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark had been held.
The Grand Prix was won by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 8th career Grand Prix win).

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Hans Clausen and Jesper B.Jensen as Wild Card. Injured Chris Louis and Joe Screen were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
| 1. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson |
| 2. | AUS (13) Jason Crump |
| 3. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob |
| 4. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg |
| 5. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan |
| 6. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire |
| 7. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen |
| 8. | GBR (1) Mark Loram |
| 9. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson |
| 10. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams |
| 11. | DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen |
| 12. | SLO (22) Matej Ferjan |
| 13. | USA (5) Greg Hancock |
| 14. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz |
| 15. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer |
| 16. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen |
| 17. | USA (2) Billy Hamill |
| 18. | NOR (14) Rune Holta |
| 19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson |
| 20. | GBR (10) Chris Louis → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek |
| 21. | GBR (20) Andy Smith |
| 22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson |
| 23. | DEN (23) Hans Clausen |
| 24. | DEN (24) Jesper B. Jensen |

## Grand Prix result

| Pos. | Rider | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SF1 | SF2 | CF | Final | GP Points |
| 1 | Tony Rickardsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | Jason Crump | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Leigh Adams | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | 3 | | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Tomasz Gollob | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Niklas Klingberg | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | 15 |
| 6 | Todd Wiltshire | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 14 |
| 7 | Mikael Karlsson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 0 | | 1 | | 12 |
| 8 | Rune Holta | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 0 | | 10 |
| 9 | Ryan Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 10 | Peter Karlsson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 8 |
| 11 | Nicki Pedersen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 7 |
| 12 | Jimmy Nilsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 13 | Grzegorz Walasek | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Hans Clausen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 6 |
| 15 | Greg Hancock | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Mark Loram | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 17 | Billy Hamill | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Carl Stonehewer | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 19 | Brian Andersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Jesper B. Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | Henka Gustafsson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | Andy Smith | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Piotr Protasiewicz | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Matej Ferjan | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 1 |

## Heat by heat

* Heat 01 Andersen, Jensen, Hamill, P Karlsson (ef)
* Heat 02 Stonehewer, Adams, Clausen, Holta (ex)
* Heat 03 Pedersen, M Karlsson, Gustafsson, Protasiewicz (t)
* Heat 04 Walasek, Hancock, Smith, Ferjan
* Heat 05 Hamill, Holta, Gustafsson, Ferjan
* Heat 06 P Karlsson, Clausen, Smith, Protasiewicz
* Heat 07 Pedersen, Adams, Hancock, Andersen
* Heat 08 Walasek, M Karlsson, Stonehewer, Jensen
* Heat 09 Clausen, Hancock, Hamill, Jensen
* Heat 10 P Karlsson, Holta, Stonehewer, Andersen
* Heat 11 Rickardsson, Pedersen, Holta, Loram (ex2)
* Heat 12 Crump, Nilsen, Walasek [Ex], Hancock (ex)
* Heat 13 Adams, Gollob, Wiltshire, P Karlsson
* Heat 14 Sullivan, M Karlsson, Klingberg, Clausen
* Heat 15 Wiltshire, Holta, Clausen, Hancock (ex)
* Heat 16 Klingberg, P Karlsson, Walasek, Loram
* Heat 17 Rickardsson, Adams, M Karlsson, Nilsen
* Heat 18 Crump, Gollob, Sullivan, Pedersen
* Heat 19 M Karlsson, Wiltshire, P Karlsson, Pedersen
* Heat 20 Klingberg, Holta, Sullivan, Nilsen
* semi-finals
* Heat 21 Rickardsson, Gollob, Holta, M Karlsson
* Heat 22 Adams, Crump, Wiltshire, Klingberg (ex)
* Consolation final
* Heat 23 Klingberg, Wiltshire, M Karlsson, Holta
* Final
* Heat 24 Rickardsson, Crump, Adams, Gollob