The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 8 riders that qualified for the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 8 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix and Jason Crump who was seeded through to the Grand Prix.
Leigh Adams won the GP Challenge.
Format
- First Round - 4 riders each from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway to Scandinavian Final
- First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
- First Round - 6 riders from British final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 5 riders from Australian final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 4 riders from United States final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 1 rider from New Zealand final to Overseas Final
- Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian final to Intercontinental Final
- Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas final to Intercontinental Final
- Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final
- Third Round - 8 riders from positions 9-16 from the 1995 Grand Prix to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 4 riders from the Continental Final to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 3 riders from the Intercontinental Final to GP Challenge
- Final Round - 8 riders from the GP Challenge to the 1996 Grand Prix
First round
Continental quarter finals
Second round
Overseas Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
Scandinavian Final
8 riders to Intercontinental Final
Continental semi finals
Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental Final
Third round
- Peter Karlsson seeded to GP Challenge
- 8 riders from positions 9-16 from the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix to GP Challenge final
Intercontinental Final
3 riders to GP Challenge final
Continental Final
Final Round
GP Challenge Final
8 riders to 1996 Grand Prix
References