2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe
# 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe

The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was the sixth and the last race of the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 September in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Polish rider Jaroslaw Hampel and a Piotr Protasiewicz as Wild Card.

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Pre-Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Main Event | Final Event | Final Event | Final Event | Final Event |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | CF | F |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 1 | 5 | (11) Billy Hamill | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | (7) Greg Hancock | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | (1) Tony Rickardsson | 18 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | (6) Jason Crump | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 4 |
| 5 | 12 | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 15 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 4 | (16) Mark Loram | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 2 | 3 | | 2 | |
| 7 | 18 | (21) Todd Wiltshire | 12 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | (15) Henrik Gustafsson | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | 19 | (3) Jimmy Nilsen | 8 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | |
| 10 | 11 | (4) Joe Screen | 8 | | | 1 | | | | 4M | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | 9 | (19) Peter Karlsson | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | 4X | 4 | | | | | |
| 12 | 24 | (24) Jarosław Hampel | 7 | 4 | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | 6 | (5) Leigh Adams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | 8 | (8) Ryan Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | 22 | (22) Rafał Dobrucki | 5 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| DSQ | 3 | (9) Stefan Dannö | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4N | | | 4N | | | | | | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 17 | 14 | (10) Chris Louis | 4 | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | 13 | (18) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 4 | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | 17 | (13) Carl Stonehewer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | 21 | (17) Andy Smith | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | 15 | (12) Mikael Karlsson | 2 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | 16 | (20) Brian Andersen | 2 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | 20 | (14) Brian Karger | 1 | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | 23 | (23) Piotr Protasiewicz | 1 | | 4F | | | 4T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heats 1-10: Pre-Main Event 1-4: First round 5-6: Last chance for second round 7-8: Second round 9-10: Last chance Main Event | Heats 11-20: Main Event 11-14: First round 15-16: Last chance for second round 17-18: Second round 19-20: Last chance for Semi-Finals | Heats 21-24: Final Event 21-22: Semi-Finals 23: Consolation Final 24: The Big Final |
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## Final standings

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve

| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | POL | GBR | DEN | EUR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | (16) Mark Loram | 102 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| | (11) Billy Hamill | 95 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| | (1) Tony Rickardsson | 94 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | (6) Jason Crump | 88 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 16 |
| 5 | (7) Greg Hancock | 76 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 20 |
| 6 | (5) Leigh Adams | 65 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | (2) Tomasz Gollob | 64 | 15 | 14 | 14 | – | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | (21) Todd Wiltshire | 63 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | (8) Ryan Sullivan | 62 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | (10) Chris Louis | 60 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | (3) Jimmy Nilsen | 42 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | (9) Stefan Dannö | 41 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | (12) Mikael Karlsson | 39 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | (15) Henrik Gustafsson | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | (19) Peter Karlsson | 35 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 16 | (4) Joe Screen | 34 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 17 | (18) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 32 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 18 | (13) Carl Stonehewer | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | (23) Martin Dugard | 25 | – | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| 20 | (23) Nicki Pedersen | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | – |
| 21 | (22) Rafał Dobrucki | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | (28) Jason Lyons | 16 | – | – | – | 16 | – | – |
| 23 | (20) Brian Andersen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | (14) Brian Karger | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | (17) Andy Smith | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | (24) Rune Holta | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (24) Jarosław Hampel | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| 28 | (24) Sebastian Ułamek | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| 29 | (24) Jesper B. Jensen | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| 30 | (23) Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| 31 | (24) Lee Richardson | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 32 | (23) Michal Makovský | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (24) Bohumil Brhel | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | (25) John Jørgensen | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | SWE | POL | GBR | DEN | EUR |
