2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe explained
| 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe |
| Date Start: | 17 May 2003 |
| Competitors: | 24 (2 reserves) |
| Venue: | Stadion Śląski |
| Location: | Chorzów, (Poland) |
| Prev: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the first round of the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 17 May 2003 at the Stadion Śląski in Chorzów, Poland.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It was the third time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Europe had been held.
The Grand Prix was by the Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson (his 12th career Grand Prix win).[6]
Grand Prix result
| width=25px | Pos. | width=250px | Rider | width=20px | 1 | width=20px | 2 | width=20px | 3 | width=20px | 4 | width=20px | 5 | width=20px | 6 | width=30px | SF1 | width=30px | SF2 | width=30px | Final | width=80px | GP Points |
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| 1 |  Tony Rickardsson | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | 2 | | 0 | 16 |
| 5 |  Piotr Protasiewicz | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | | | 13 |
| 6 |  Rune Holta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | | 13 |
| 7 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 11 |
| 8 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 0 | | | 11 |
| 9 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 8 |
| 10 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 8 |
| 11 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | 7 |
| 12 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 7 |
| 13 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Scott Nicholls | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 6 |
| 15 | Mark Loram | ns | ns | ns | | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 5 |
| 17 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 19 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | |
Heat by heat
- Heat 01 Andersen, Richardson, Cegielski, Ulamek
- Heat 02 Brhel, Dryml, Kurmanski, Wiltshire
- Heat 03 Holta, Protasiewicz, Lyons, Karlsson
- Heat 04 Bajerski, Nicholls, B Pedersen, N Pedersen
- Heat 05 N Pedersen, Cegielski, Wiltshire, Lyons
- Heat 06 Kurmanski, Ulamek, B Pedersen, Karlsson
- Heat 07 Nicholls, Dryml, Andersen, Holta
- Heat 08 Protasiewicz, Brhel, Bajerski, Richardson
- Heat 09 Rickardsson, Max, Adams, Loram [NS]
- Heat 10 Gollob, Hancock, Crump, Sullivan
- Heat 11 N Pedersen, Richardson, Ulamek, Andersen
- Heat 12 Cegielski, Holta, Bajerski, Kurmanski
- Heat 13 Rickardsson, Holta, Sullivan, Nicholls
- Heat 14 Protasiewicz, Hancock, Richardson, Adams
- Heat 15 Cegielski, Crump, Dryml, Max
- Heat 16 Gollob, N Pedersen, Brhel, Loram [NS]
- Heat 17 Dryml, Adams, Sullivan, Loram [NS]
- Heat 18 Richardson, Max, Nicholls, Brhel
- Heat 19 Rickardsson, N Pedersen, Cegielski, Hancock
- Heat 20 Crump, Protasiewicz, Holta, Gollob
- Heat 21 Gollob, Dryml, Cegielski, Max
- Heat 22 Holta, Adams, Hancock, Richardson
- Semi Finals
- Heat 23 Rickardsson, Gollob, Protasiewicz, Adams
- Heat 24 N Pedersen, Dryml, Holta, Crump
- Final
- Heat 25 Rickardsson, N Pedersen, Dryml, Gollob
Notes and References
- Web site: 2003 Speedway GP dates/riders . Motorcycle News . 5 July 2024.
- Web site: World individual final - Rider index . British Speedway. 5 July 2024.
- Web site: World Championship roll of honour . FIM Speedway . 5 July 2024.
- Web site: A Year in Summary : 2003 . Speedway Plus . 5 July 2024.
- Web site: Revised 2003 FIM Speedway Grand Prix Calendar . Crash.net . 5 July 2024.
- Web site: Sport news in brief . The Guardian . 8 July 2024.
