# 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was taken place on 9 August in the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, Great Britain It was the third British SGP but the first and only in Bradford. The race was won by Danish rider Brian Andersen. It was the first and only win in his career.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Joe Screen from Great Britain as Wild Card.

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | (12) Brian Andersen | 25 | | E | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | (1) Billy Hamill | 20 | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 10 | 4 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 18 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 3 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | (7) Mark Loram | 16 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 1 | | | | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | X | | F | | | | | 3 | | 8 | 6 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | E | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 8 | 7 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 9 | (3) Greg Hancock | 12 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 8 | 8 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 14 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 11 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 9 | 5 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | (10) Leigh Adams | 9 | 2 | | | | | | X | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 7 | 10 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 10 | (16) Joe Screen | 8 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 8 | 9 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 12 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | 7 | 11 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 15 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 6 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 2 | (8) Chris Louis | 4 | E | | | | | E | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 13 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith | 3 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 1 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 2 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 15 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 16 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | M | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 2 | 16 | 0 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (9) Simon Wigg | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Heat 21 (Final D): Riders placed 13th to 16th Heat 22 (Final C): Riders placed 9th to 12th | Heat 23 (Final B): Riders placed 5th to 8th Heat 24 (Final A): Riders placed 1st to 4th |
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## The intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |
| 1 | (3) Greg Hancock | 75 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | | |
| 2 | (1) Billy Hamill | 68 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | | |
| 3 | (12) Brian Andersen | 68 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | | |
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 58 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | | |
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 56 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | | |
| 6 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 56 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | | |
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 51 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | | |
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram | 44 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | | |
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis | 32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | | |
| 10 | (10) Leigh Adams | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | |
| 11 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | |
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 24 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | |
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 18 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | | |
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 16 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | | |
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 12 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | | |
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 12 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | | |
| 17 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | | |
| 18 | (16) Joe Screen | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | | |
| 19 | (16) Robert Barth | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | | |
| 20 | (9) Simon Wigg | 5 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | | |
| 21 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (19) Sam Ermolenko | — | – | – | ns | – | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |