2005 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The 2005 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 2 riders that would qualify for the 2005 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2004 Speedway Grand Prix and 6 seeded riders.[1]

2005 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The system introduced the previous year, that of four quarter finals and two semi-finals was retained but due to the main Grand Prix being reduced from 24 riders to 16 only 2 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.[2]

Antonio Lindbäck won the GP Challenge.[3]

Format
  • First Round (64 riders qualifying from respective national championships)
  • Quarter finals – 32 riders to semi-finals
  • Semi-finals – 16 riders to GP Challenge
  • Final Round – 2 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2005 Grand Prix

Quarter-finals

32 riders to semi-finals

Semi-finals

16 riders from to GP Challenge

SF

Pos. Rider Points
1 Wiesław Jaguś13
2 Hans Andersen12
3 Antonio Lindbäck12
4 Tomasz Chrzanowski11
5 Niels Kristian Iversen11
6 Marcin Rempala10
7 Bohumil Brhel9
8 Roman Povazhny7
9 Stuart Robson7
10 Jacek Rempala7
11 László Szatmári6
12 Andrea Maida5
13 Izak Šantej3
14 David Ruud3
15 Chris Neath3
16 Josef Franc1

SF

Pos. Rider Points
1 Peter Karlsson11+2+3
2 Sebastian Ułamek12+3+2
3 Ronni Pedersen8+2+1
4 Damian Baliński10+3+0
5 Kenneth Bjerre10+1
6 David Norris9+1
7 Craig Watson12+0
8 Stefan Andersson8+0
9 Niklas Klingberg8
10 David Howe7
11 Stefan Dannö7
12 Matej Ferjan6
13 Lukáš Dryml5
14 Janusz Kołodziej5
15 NED Theo Pijper2
16 Mathias Schultz0

Final Round

Hans Andersen was extremely unlucky not to seal a place in the Grand Prix after topping the event with 14 points and then suffering an engine failure in the final.

GP Challenge

2 riders to 2005 Grand Prix

Pos. Rider Total Points semi-final final
1 Antonio Lindbäck122, 3, 3, 2, 233
2 Tomasz Chrzanowski101, 2, 1, 3, 232
3 Kenneth Bjerre73, 0, 1, 0, 321
4 Hans Andersen143, 2, 3, 3, 32ef
5 Stefan Andersson80, 2, 2, 1, 31-
6 Peter Karlsson93, f, 0, 3, 31-
7 Roman Povazhny103, 3, 2, x, 2exc-
8 Damian Baliński102, 1, 3, 2, 2ef-
9 David Norris72, 1, 3, exc, 1--
10 Marcin Rempała70, 3, 1, 2, 1--
11 Bohumil Brhel71, 1, 2, 3, 0--
12 Niels Kristian Iversen61, 3, 0, 1, 1--
13 Niklas Klingberg60, 2, 1, 2, 1--
14 Wiesław Jaguś42, exc, 2, 0, ef--
15 Ronni Pedersen31, 1, 0, 1, 0--
16 Craig Watson00, 0, ef, -, –--

References
  1. "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995–2013 Speedway Grand Prix – Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. "Craig Watson 2005 hopes". US Motorsport. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "2004 Grand Prix Challenge". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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