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Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

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Speedway event

ItalyFIM Italian Speedway Grand Prix
StadiumSanta Marina Stadium
Lonigo
Pista Olimpia Terenzano, Terenzano
Years10 (1996, 2005-2013)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length400 m
Last Event (season 2013)
Date3 August 2013

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

History

The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane Hans Nielsen. 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.

Results

Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo

Year Edition Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref
1996 1 Denmark Hans Nielsen United States Billy Hamill Sweden Tony Rickardsson
2005 2 Sweden Tony Rickardsson Australia Jason Crump United States Greg Hancock
2006 3 Australia Jason Crump United Kingdom Scott Nicholls Denmark Hans N. Andersen
2007 4 Denmark Nicki Pedersen United States Greg Hancock Poland Wiesław Jaguś
2008 5 Denmark Hans N. Andersen Denmark Bjarne Pedersen Australia Jason Crump

Pista Olimpia, Terenzano

Year Edition Winners Runner-up 3rd place Ref
2009 6 Poland Tomasz Gollob Denmark Hans N. Andersen Denmark Nicki Pedersen
2010 7 Poland Tomasz Gollob United Kingdom Chris Harris United States Greg Hancock
2011 8 Sweden Andreas Jonsson United States Greg Hancock Sweden Antonio Lindbäck
2012 9 Sweden Antonio Lindbäck Russia Emil Sayfutdinov United States Greg Hancock
2013 10 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.
  3. "A Year in Summary : 2005". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Lonigo in Italy will Host Penultimate Round of 2008 Grand Prix Speedway Championship". K&N. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. "Terenzano GP: Iversen ahead of Woffinden and Sayfutdinov". Speedweek. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. "Iversen wins first Grand Prix in Italy". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

See also

List of Speedway Grands Prix
2024 championship Grand Prix events:
  • * – four events as Polish SGP
Speedway
Past championship Grand Prix events:
Speedway Grand Prix events in Italy
Italian SGP
Lonigo No brakes, no gears, no fear
Terenzano
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