# 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 17 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic It was the first Czech Republic SGP and was won by American rider Greg Hancock. It was the second win of his career.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Tomas Topinka from Czech Republic 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 | 5 | (3) Greg Hancock | 25 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 13 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | (1) Billy Hamill | 20 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 11 | 3 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 16 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 11 | 4 | | | | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 14 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | E | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | 9 | 8 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 6 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | X | | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 9 | 7 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | (8) Chris Louis | 12 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 12 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 11 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | (12) Brian Andersen | 9 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 6 | 11 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 7 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 8 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 8 | 9 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 4 | (7) Mark Loram | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 6 | 10 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 9 | (10) Leigh Adams | 6 | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 6 | 12 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 14 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 4 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 3 | (9) Simon Wigg | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | E | | 2 | 15 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 13 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | T | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 14 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 1 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 16 | 0 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Andy Smith | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 | 25 | 25 | | | | | |
| 2 | (1) Billy Hamill | 20 | 20 | | | | | |
| 3 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | 18 | | | | | |
| 4 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 16 | 16 | | | | | |
| 5 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 14 | 14 | | | | | |
| 6 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | 13 | | | | | |
| 7 | (8) Chris Louis | 12 | 12 | | | | | |
| 8 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| 9 | (12) Brian Andersen | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| 10 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 8 | 8 | | | | | |
| 11 | (7) Mark Loram | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 12 | (10) Leigh Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 14 | (9) Simon Wigg | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 15 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 16 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (17) Mikael Karlsson | — | ns | | | | | |
| | (18) Andy Smith | — | ns | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |