1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
# 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

The 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 7 August in the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England It was the fourth British SGP and first in Coventry. SGP was won by Australian rider Jason Crump. It was the second win of his career, after winning in 1996 London GP.

## Starting positions draw

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Antonín Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Joe Screen and Martin Dugard (both from Great Britain) 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 | 4 | (10) Jason Crump | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4X | 2 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | (1) Greg Hancock | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 6 | 22 | (22) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 14 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | 2 | |
| 7 | 11 | (2) Billy Hamill | 12 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | 10 | (14) Stefan Dannö | 10 | | 1 | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 1 | | 3 | | 4 | |
| 9 | 3 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | 9 | (6) Brian Andersen | 8 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 11 | 6 | (5) Mark Loram | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | | | |
| 12 | 1 | (7) Hans Nielsen | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 1 | | | | 4X | | | | |
| 13 | 2 | (18) Chris Louis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen | 5 | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | 23 | (23) Joe Screen | 5 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 15 | (15) Leigh Adams | 4 | | 4T | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | 14 | (17) Andy Smith | 4 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | 17 | (11) Armando Castagna | 3 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | 18 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan | 3 | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | 13 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz | 2 | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | 24 | (24) Martin Dugard | 2 | 4 | | | | | 3R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | 20 | (16) Craig Boyce | 1 | | | | 3 | | 4X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | 19 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek | 1 | | | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 |

## The intermediate classification

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

| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | GER | DEN | GBR | SWE | POL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | (4) Tony Rickardsson | 76 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 8 | | |
| 2 | (8) Jimmy Nilsen | 66 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 20 | | |
| 3 | (3) Tomasz Gollob | 58 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | | |
| 4 | (2) Billy Hamill | 56 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 12 | | |
| 5 | (7) Hans Nielsen | 52 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 | | |
| 6 | (18) Chris Louis | 49 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 6 | | |
| 7 | (10) Jason Crump | 47 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | | |
| 8 | (1) Greg Hancock | 45 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | | |
| 9 | (22) (23) (24) Antonín Kasper, Jr. | 40 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | | |
| 10 | (9) Ryan Sullivan | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | | |
| 11 | (14) Stefan Dannö | 37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | | |
| 12 | (19) Henrik Gustafsson | 35 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 13 | (5) Mark Loram | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | | |
| 14 | (17) Andy Smith | 25 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | | |
| 15 | (15) Leigh Adams | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | |
| 16 | (6) Brian Andersen | 20 | 5 | ns | 7 | 8 | | |
| 17 | (12) Zoltan Adorjan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | |
| 18 | (11) Armando Castagna | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 19 | (22) Brian Karger | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | | |
| 20 | (13) Piotr Protasiewicz | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | |
| 21 | (21) Jesper B. Jensen | 10 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | | |
| 22 | (16) Craig Boyce | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 23 | (25) Peter Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | – | | |
| 24 | (22) (24) Gerd Riss | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | | |
| 25 | (23) Bohumil Brhel | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | | |
| 26 | (23) Joe Screen | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | | |
| 27 | (20) Sebastian Ułamek | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | | |
| 28 | (24) Lars Gunnestad | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | | |
| 29 | (27) Jacek Krzyżaniak | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | | |
| 30 | (23) Robert Barth | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | | |
| 31 | (24) Martin Dugard | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CZE | GER | DEN | GBR | SWE | POL |
