# 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the second race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 June in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales
The Grand Prix was won by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 7th career Grand Prix win).

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Martin Dugard and Scott Nicholls as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen and Peter Karlsson were replaced by Henrik Gustafsson and Grzegorz Walasek.
| 1. | POL (7) Tomasz Gollob |
| 2. | DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen |
| 3. | SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson |
| 4. | SWE (11) Peter Karlsson → POL (26) Grzegorz Walasek |
| 5. | AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire |
| 6. | AUS (6) Leigh Adams |
| 7. | AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan |
| 8. | USA (5) Greg Hancock |
| 9. | DEN (19) Brian Andersen |
| 10. | GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer |
| 11. | SVN (22) Matej Ferjan |
| 12. | GBR (1) Mark Loram |
| 13. | USA (2) Billy Hamill |
| 14. | AUS (4) Jason Crump |
| 15. | POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz |
| 16. | SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg |
| 17. | GBR (10) Chris Louis |
| 18. | GBR (20) Andy Smith |
| 19. | SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson |
| 20. | NOR (14) Rune Holta |
| 21. | SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen |
| 22. | GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson |
| 23. | GBR (23) Martin Dugard |
| 24. | GBR (24) Scott Nicholls |

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | Final Event | Final Event | Final Event |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | CF | F |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 1 | 3 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump | 20 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 4R | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 16 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 4X | | 2 | |
| 7 | 21 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 12 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 4F | | | 2 | 3 | | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | (1) Mark Loram | 8 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3Fx | | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | 6 | (6) Leigh Adams | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 11 | 2 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | |
| 12 | 11 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 7 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | 8 | (5) Greg Hancock | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | 15 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 6 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | 10 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | 4X | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | 9 | (19) Brian Andersen | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 17 | 23 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | | 2 | | | | | 4R | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | 24 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | 13 | (2) Billy Hamill | 3 | | | | 4X | 1 | | | | 4X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | 22 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | 20 | (14) Rune Holta | 2 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | 19 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 2 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | 17 | (10) Chris Louis | 1 | 4 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | 18 | (20) Andy Smith | 1 | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event 1-4: First round 5-6: Last chance for second round 7-8: Second round 9-10: Last chance Main Event | Heats 11-20: Main Event 11-14: First round 15-16: Last chance for second round 17-18: Second round 19-20: Last chance for Semi-Finals | Heats 21-24: Final Event 21-22: Semi-Finals 23: Consolation Final 24: The Big Final |
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## Standings

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER | GBR | DEN | CZE | POL | SWE |
| 1 | (7) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 25 | 18 | | | | |
| 2 | (3) Tony Rickardsson | 41 | 16 | 25 | | | | |
| 3 | (8) Todd Wiltshire | 28 | 14 | 14 | | | | |
| 4 | (4) Jason Crump | 25 | 5 | 20 | | | | |
| 5 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 25 | 10 | 15 | | | | |
| 6 | (13) Nicki Pedersen | 25 | 18 | 7 | | | | |
| 7 | (25) Henrik Gustafsson | 23 | 20 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | (6) Leigh Adams | 20 | 12 | 8 | | | | |
| 9 | (21) Niklas Klingberg | 20 | 4 | 16 | | | | |
| 10 | (11) Peter Karlsson | 15 | 15 | – | | | | |
| 11 | (1) Mark Loram | 14 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 12 | (5) Greg Hancock | 14 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | (22) Matej Ferjan | 14 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 14 | (17) Jimmy Nilsen | 13 | 1 | 12 | | | | |
| 15 | (19) Brian Andersen | 13 | 8 | 5 | | | | |
| 16 | (12) Carl Stonehewer | 12 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 18 | (26) Grzegorz Walasek | 10 | – | 10 | | | | |
| 19 | (2) Billy Hamill | 8 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 20 | (23) Robert Barth | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 21 | (10) Chris Louis | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 22 | (15) Mikael Karlsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 23 | (20) Andy Smith | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 24 | (23) Martin Dugard | 4 | – | 4 | | | | |
| 25 | (24) Scott Nicholls | 4 | – | 4 | | | | |
| 27 | (14) Rune Holta | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 26 | (24) Mirko Wolter | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
| | (18) Joe Screen | — | – | – | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | GER | GBR | DEN | CZE | POL | SWE |