# 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark It was the third Danish SGP and was won by British rider Mark Loram. It was the first win of his career.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jesper B. Jensen from Denmark 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 | 16 | (7) Mark Loram | 25 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 11 | 4 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 14 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 20 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 11 | 3 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | (3) Greg Hancock | 18 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | 13 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 16 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 12 | 2 | | | | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | (8) Chris Louis | 14 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 8 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 11 | (1) Billy Hamill | 13 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 10 | 7 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 12 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 5 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 9 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 11 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 10 | 6 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | (10) Leigh Adams | 9 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 7 | 10 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 1 | (12) Brian Andersen | 8 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | 9 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 13 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 7 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | E | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 4 | 12 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 4 | (18) Andy Smith | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 4 | 11 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 5 | (16) Jesper B. Jensen | 4 | | F | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | | | F | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | F | | 0 | | | | 3 | 14 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 2 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 13 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 6 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 1 | 16 | 0 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 final 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 |
| | (3) Greg Hancock | 118 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
| | (1) Billy Hamill | 101 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
| | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 92 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 90 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | (7) Mark Loram | 81 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen | 80 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 75 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 71 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis | 59 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | (10) Leigh Adams | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 31 | 1 | ns | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 22 | ns | 9 | 4 | 3 | ns | 6 |
| 15 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 20 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | ns |
| 16 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 14 | ns | 1 | ns | 11 | ns | 2 |
| 17 | (9) Simon Wigg | 13 | 3 | ns | 2 | ns | 8 | ns |
| 18 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Joe Screen | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Robert Barth | 7 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Jesper B. Jensen | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 22 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Rafał Dobrucki | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (19) Sam Ermolenko | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |