Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.

Italy2010 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix
StadiumPista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano
Years7 (1996, 2005-2013)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length400 m
Last Event (season 2013)
DateAugust 3 2013
WinnerDenmark Niels-Kristian Iversen
2nd placeUnited Kingdom Tai Woffinden
3rd placeRussia Emil Sayfutdinov

History

The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane Hans Nielsen.[1] The next SGP was held nine years later in 2005. The first five events were held at Santa Marina Stadium in Lonigo. From 2009 to 2013 the Italian SGP was hosted at Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Terenzano.[2]

The 2021 SGP was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo

Year Winners Runner-up 3rd place
1996 Denmark Hans Nielsen United States Billy Hamill Sweden Tony Rickardsson
2005 United States Greg Hancock Australia Jason Crump United States Greg Hancock
2006 Australia Jason Crump United Kingdom Scott Nicholls Denmark Hans N. Andersen
2007 Denmark Nicki Pedersen United States Greg Hancock Poland Wiesław Jaguś
2008 Denmark Hans N. Andersen Denmark Bjarne Pedersen Australia Jason Crump

Pista Olimpia, Terenzano

Year Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2009 Poland Tomasz Gollob Denmark Hans N. Andersen Denmark Nicki Pedersen
2010 Poland Tomasz Gollob United Kingdom Chris Harris United States Greg Hancock
2011 Sweden Andreas Jonsson United States Greg Hancock Sweden Antonio Lindbäck
2012 Sweden Antonio Lindbäck Russia Emil Sayfutdinov United States Greg Hancock
2013 Denmark Niels-Kristian Iversen United Kingdom Tai Woffinden Russia Emil Sayfutdinov

References

  1. Assoc, American Motorcyclist (August 1996). American Motorcyclist. American Motorcyclist Assoc.
  2. "FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING ROUND 3 - TERENZANO (ITA)". FIM. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

See also

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