2001_Speedway_Grand_Prix_of_Germany Knowpia

**2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany**
2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
Information
Date	5 May 2001
City	Berlin
Event	1 of 6 (37)
Referee	Anthony Steele
Stadium details
Stadium	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
SGP Results
Best Time	;
Winner	Tomasz Gollob
Runner-up	Henrik Gustafsson
3rd place	Nicki Pedersen

The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the first race of the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 5 May in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany^[1]

Starting positions draw edit

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Robert Barth and Mirko Wolter as Wild Card. Injured Joe Screen was replaced by Henrik Gustafsson.

1.	GBR (1) Mark Loram
2.	USA (2) Billy Hamill
3.	SWE (3) Tony Rickardsson
4.	AUS (4) Jason Crump
5.	USA (5) Greg Hancock
6.	AUS (6) Leigh Adams
7.	POL (7) Tomasz Gollob
8.	AUS (8) Todd Wiltshire
9.	AUS (9) Ryan Sullivan
10.	GBR (10) Chris Louis
11.	SWE (11) Peter Karlsson
12.	GBR (12) Carl Stonehewer
13.	DEN (13) Nicki Pedersen
14.	NOR (14) Rune Holta
15.	SWE (15) Mikael Karlsson
16.	POL (16) Piotr Protasiewicz
17.	SWE (17) Jimmy Nilsen
18.	GBR (18) Joe Screen → SWE (25) Henrik Gustafsson
19.	DEN (19) Brian Andersen
20.	GBR (20) Andy Smith
21.	SWE (21) Niklas Klingberg
22.	SVN (22) Matej Ferjan
23.	GER (23) Robert Barth
24.	GER (24) Mirko Wolter

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

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve