# 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fifth race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 31 August in the London Stadium in London, Great Britain It was the second Swedish SGP and was won by Australian rider Jason Crump, being the first win of his career.

## Starting positions draw

    injury (14) Gary Havelock was replaced

## 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 | 14 | (15) Jason Crump | 25 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 20 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 12 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | (5) Billy Hamill | 18 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 4 | | | | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | (4) Greg Hancock | 16 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 11 | 2 | | | | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | (19) Tomasz Gollob | 14 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 9 | 5 | | | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 13 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | | | T | 9 | 6 | | | 2 | |
| 7 | 12 | (6) Mark Loram | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 7 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | 13 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 11 | | | | 3 | E | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 8 | 8 | | | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 9 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 10 | | 3 | | |
| 10 | 4 | (13) Joe Screen | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 8 | 9 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | 1 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 7 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 11 | | 1 | | |
| 12 | 3 | (7) Chris Louis | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 5 | 12 | | 0 | | |
| 13 | 8 | (17) Craig Boyce | 4 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | X | | | | 4 | 14 | 3 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (9) Leigh Adams | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | 2 | 16 | 2 | | | |
| 15 | 11 | (18) Andy Smith | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | | | |
| 16 | 16 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 3 | 15 | X | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (10) Marvyn Cox | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (20) Jan Stæchmann | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
| 1 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 97 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 20 | |
| 2 | (5) Billy Hamill | 88 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 18 | |
| 3 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 75 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | |
| 4 | (4) Greg Hancock | 70 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
| 5 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 67 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
| 6 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 50 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | (7) Chris Louis | 45 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| 8 | (16) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 11 | – | ns | 18 | 14 | |
| 9 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 42 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 1 | |
| 10 | (15) Jason Crump | 39 | 1 | ns | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| 11 | (6) Mark Loram | 38 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
| 12 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
| 13 | (13) Joe Screen | 31 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| 14 | (14) Gary Havelock | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | |
| 15 | (9) Leigh Adams | 24 | 2 | ns | 8 | 11 | 3 | |
| 16 | (17) Craig Boyce | 22 | ns | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 17 | (18) Andy Smith | 19 | ns | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 18 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ns | |
| 19 | (16) Gerd Riss | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | |
| 20 | (16) Stefano Alfonso | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (20) Jan Stæchmann | — | – | – | – | ns | ns | |
| | (21) Mikael Karlsson | — | – | – | – | ns | – | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |