# 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the second race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 14 June in the Motorstadium in Linköping, Sweden It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob. It was the second win of his career.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Crump from Australia 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 | 10 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 25 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 13 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | (3) Greg Hancock | 20 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 12 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 18 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 11 | 4 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 16 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | (12) Brian Andersen | 14 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 7 | 8 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 14 | (7) Mark Loram | 13 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 7 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 13 | (1) Billy Hamill | 12 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 5 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 11 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | 6 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | (18) Andy Smith | 9 | | | E | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 9 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 2 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | X | | | | 3 | | | 6 | 10 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 15 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 7 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | X | | | | 6 | 11 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 3 | (10) Leigh Adams | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 16 | (8) Chris Louis | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 4 | 13 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 6 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 3 | | E | | | | T | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 2 | 16 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 2 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 7 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | X | | | 3 | 16 | | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (9) Simon Wigg | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 | 45 | 25 | 20 | | | | |
| 2 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 18 | 25 | | | | |
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill | 32 | 20 | 12 | | | | |
| 4 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 29 | 11 | 18 | | | | |
| 5 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 24 | 8 | 16 | | | | |
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen | 23 | 9 | 14 | | | | |
| 7 | (7) Mark Loram | 20 | 7 | 13 | | | | |
| 8 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 20 | 13 | 7 | | | | |
| 9 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 18 | 16 | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 17 | 14 | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | (8) Chris Louis | 16 | 12 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 15 | 4 | 11 | | | | |
| 13 | (10) Leigh Adams | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 9 | ns | 9 | | | | |
| 15 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | | | | |
| 16 | (9) Simon Wigg | 3 | 3 | ns | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | | | | |
| 18 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | 1 | ns | | | | |
| 19 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 1 | ns | 1 | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |