World Championship Grand Prix (2nd version)

World Individual Speedway Championship Grand Prix: 1998-2000

Meetings comprise twenty-four competitors with no reserves.

The draw positions for the first meeting in the series are determined by the riding numbers. For subsequent meetings they are determined by the final placings in the previous meeting. Rider Nos. 1 to 8 are seeded directly to the Main Event, whilst Nos. 9 to 24 start in the Pre-Main Event.

The Pre-Main and Main Events use a repechage format that eliminates riders finishing in third or fourth place more than once. The Final Event is run on a straight knockout basis.

The heat format is determined as follows:

Heat Red
(Gate A)
Blue
(Gate B)
White
(Gate C)
Y/B
(Gate D)
Pre-Main Event
1: Draw No.9 Draw No.16 Draw No.17 Draw No.24
2: Draw No.10 Draw No.15 Draw No.18 Draw No.23
3: Draw No.11 Draw No.14 Draw No.19 Draw No.22
4: Draw No.12 Draw No.13 Draw No.20 Draw No.21
5: 3rd Heat 1 3rd Heat 3 4th Heat 2 4th Heat 4
6: 3rd Heat 2 3rd Heat 4 4th Heat 1 4th Heat 3
7: 1st Heat 1 1st Heat 3 2nd Heat 2 2nd Heat 4
8: 1st Heat 2 1st Heat 4 2nd Heat 1 2nd Heat 3
9: 1st Heat 5 2nd Heat 6 3rd Heat 7 4th Heat 8
10: 1st Heat 6 2nd Heat 5 3rd Heat 8 4th Heat 7
Main Event
11: Draw No.1 Draw No.8 1st Heat 7 2nd Heat 8
12: Draw No.2 Draw No.7 1st Heat 8 2nd Heat 7
13: Draw No.3 Draw No.6 1st Heat 9 2nd Heat 10
14: Draw No.4 Draw No.5 1st Heat 10 2nd Heat 9
15: 3rd Heat 11 3rd Heat 13 4th Heat 12 4th Heat 14
16: 3rd Heat 12 3rd Heat 14 4th Heat 11 4th Heat 13
17: 1st Heat 11 1st Heat 13 2nd Heat 12 2nd Heat 14
18: 1st Heat 12 1st Heat 14 2nd Heat 11 2nd Heat 13
19: 1st Heat 15 2nd Heat 16 3rd Heat 17 4th Heat 18
20: 1st Heat 16 2nd Heat 15 3rd Heat 18 4th Heat 17
Final Event
21: Semi-Final 1st Heats 17 & 19, 2nd Heats 18 & 20
22: Semi-Final 1st Heats 18 & 20, 2nd Heats 17 & 20
23: B-Final 3rd Heats 21 & 22, 4th Heats 21 & 22
24: A-Final 1st Heats 21 & 22, 2nd Heats 21 & 22

In the Pre-Main and Main Events, riders take the starting gate positions indicated. For the Semi-Finals, the winners of Heats 17 and 18 have first choice of gate positions, the second-placed riders in Heats 17 and 18 have second choice, the winners of Heats 19 and 20 have third choice, whilst the second-placed riders in Heats 19 and 20 take the remaining positions. For the Finals, the higher-placed riders in the Semi-Finals have first and second choice of gate positions, whilst the lower-placed riders have third and fourth choice; the rider with the lowest riding number in each category chooses first. Gate A is on the inside of the track, whilst Gate D is on the outside.

Where two or more riders fail to finish in a heat, excluded riders followed by riders completing the least distance are placed lower.

The final classification is determined as follows:

1st in Heat 24 = 1st place
2nd in Heat 24 = 2nd place
3rd in Heat 24 = 3rd place
4th in Heat 24 = 4th place
1st in Heat 23 = 5th place
2nd in Heat 23 = 6th place
3rd in Heat 23 = 7th place
4th in Heat 23 = 8th place
3rd in Heats 19 & 20 = 9th & 10th place*
4th in Heats 19 & 20 = 11th & 12th place*
3rd in Heats 15 & 16 = 13th & 14th place*
4th in Heats 15 & 16 = 15th & 16th place*
3rd in Heats 9 & 10 = 17th & 18th place*
4th in Heats 9 & 10 = 19th & 20th place*
3rd in Heats 5 & 6 = 21st & 22nd place*
4th in Heats 5 & 6 = 23th & 24th place*

* The rider with the lowest riding number is placed higher.


Page updated 18/01/2004