# 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany

The 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the third race of the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 6 July in the Ellermühle Stadium in Landshut, Germany It was the third Swedish SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the fourth win of his career.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth from Germany as Wild Card.
    Draw . (5) Henrik Gustafsson → (18) Andy Smith
    Draw . (18) Andy Smith → (17) Mikael Karlsson
    Draw . (17) Mikael Karlsson → (19) Sam Ermolenko

## 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 | 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 25 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | E | | | 12 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | (12) Brian Andersen | 20 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 10 | 3 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | (3) Greg Hancock | 18 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 2 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | (1) Billy Hamill | 16 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | | | | E |
| 5 | 8 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 14 | | E | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 7 | 8 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 16 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 5 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 15 | (8) Chris Louis | 12 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 13 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 11 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | X | | 7 | 7 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | (10) Leigh Adams | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 7 | 9 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 3 | (7) Mark Loram | 8 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 7 | 11 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 6 | (16) Robert Barth | 7 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 4 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 6 | 12 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 5 | (18) Andy Smith | 4 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | 5 | 14 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 11 | (9) Simon Wigg | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 1 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 1 | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 4 | 15 | 0 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (19) Sam Ermolenko | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 | 63 | 25 | 20 | 18 | | | |
| 2 | (2) Hans Nielsen | 49 | 8 | 16 | 25 | | | |
| 3 | (1) Billy Hamill | 48 | 20 | 12 | 16 | | | |
| 4 | (13) Tomasz Gollob | 44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | | | |
| 5 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 43 | 11 | 18 | 14 | | | |
| 6 | (12) Brian Andersen | 43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | | | |
| 7 | (11) Jimmy Nilsen | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | | | |
| 8 | (7) Mark Loram | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | | | |
| 9 | (8) Chris Louis | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | | | |
| 10 | (14) Sławomir Drabik | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| 11 | (10) Leigh Adams | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| 12 | (6) Peter Karlsson | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | | |
| 13 | (5) Henrik Gustafsson | 17 | 14 | 3 | – | | | |
| 14 | (18) Andy Smith | 13 | ns | 9 | 4 | | | |
| 15 | (15) Piotr Protasiewicz | 12 | 1 | ns | 11 | | | |
| 16 | (16) Jason Crump | 8 | – | 8 | – | | | |
| 17 | (16) Robert Barth | 7 | – | – | 7 | | | |
| 18 | (9) Simon Wigg | 5 | 3 | ns | 2 | | | |
| 19 | (16) Tomáš Topinka | 2 | 2 | – | – | | | |
| 20 | (17) Mikael Karlsson | 1 | ns | 1 | ns | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (19) Sam Ermolenko | — | – | – | ns | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | GER | GBR | POL | DEN |