The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 12 riders that would qualify for the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix to join the other 10 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix.
The format was similar to the previous year, in that 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.
Peter Karlsson won the GP Challenge.
Format
- First Round - 6 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Norway, 2 from Finland to Scandinavian Final
- First Round - 27 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals
- First Round - 8 riders from British Final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 2 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 1 rider from New Zealand Final to Overseas Final
- First Round - 3 riders from United States 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 - 11 riders from positions 11-21 from the 2000 Grand Prix, World U21 champion & host rider to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 1 rider from the Continental Final to 2001 Grand Prix and 4 to GP Challenge
- Third Round - 1 rider from the Intercontinental Final to 2001 Grand Prix and 7 to GP Challenge
- Final Round - 10 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2001 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, Armando Castagna seeded to final
Third round
Intercontinental Final
1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 7 riders to GP Challenge
Continental Final
- 1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 4 riders to GP Challenge
- 9 July 2000 Lonigo
Final Round
GP Challenge
10 riders to 2001 Grand Prix
References