title: 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
text: # 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
  
  The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the fourth race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 10 August in the Motorstadium in Linköping, Sweden It was the second Swedish SGP and was won by American rider Billy Hamill. It was the second win of his career.
  
  ## Starting positions draw
  
      (11) Tommy Knudsen
      (14) Gary Havelock
         both was replaced by track reserve
      Draw 17. track reserve → (20) Jan Stæchmann
      Draw 18. track reserve → (21) Mikael Karlsson
  
  Tomasz Gollob (#19) also rode.
  
  ## Heat details
  
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 16 | (5) Billy Hamill | 25 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 | | | | 3 |
  | 2 | 9 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 20 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 13 | 1 | | | | 2 |
  | 3 | 6 | (19) Tomasz Gollob | 18 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | 11 | 4 | | | | 1 |
  | 4 | 1 | (4) Greg Hancock | 16 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 11 | 3 | | | | X |
  | 5 | 15 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 14 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 11 | 6 | | | 3 | |
  | 6 | 10 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 13 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | X | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 9 | 7 | | | 2 | |
  | 7 | 8 | (6) Mark Loram | 12 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 8 | | | 1 | |
  | 8 | 2 | (9) Leigh Adams | 11 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 11 | 5 | | | 0 | |
  | 9 | 13 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 9 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 9 | | 3 | | |
  | 10 | 4 | (7) Chris Louis | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | X | | | | E | | | | 3 | 5 | 10 | | 2 | | |
  | 11 | 12 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 7 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 1 | | |
  | 12 | 3 | (15) Jason Crump | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 5 | 11 | | X | | |
  | 13 | 7 | (17) Craig Boyce | 4 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 13 | 3 | | | |
  | 14 | 11 | (18) Andy Smith | 3 | | | X | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | | | |
  | 15 | 5 | (13) Joe Screen | 2 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | | | |
  | 16 | 14 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (20) Jan Stæchmann | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
  | 18 | 18 | (21) Mikael Karlsson | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | | |
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
  | Heat 21 (Final D): Riders placed 13th to 16th Heat 22 (Final C): Riders placed 9th to 12th | Heat 23 (Final B): Riders placed 5th to 8th Heat 24 (Final A): Riders placed 1st to 4th |
  | 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 | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 77 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 9 | | |
  | 2 | (5) Billy Hamill | 70 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 25 | | |
  | 3 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 68 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | | |
  | 4 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 56 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | | |
  | 5 | (4) Greg Hancock | 54 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | | |
  | 6 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 41 | 25 | 16 | – | – | | |
  | 7 | (7) Chris Louis | 39 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | | |
  | 8 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 37 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | | |
  | 9 | (16) Tomasz Gollob | 29 | 11 | – | ns | 18 | | |
  | 10 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | | |
  | 11 | (14) Gary Havelock | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | | |
  | 12 | (6) Mark Loram | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | | |
  | 13 | (13) Joe Screen | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | |
  | 14 | (9) Leigh Adams | 21 | 2 | ns | 8 | 11 | | |
  | 15 | (17) Craig Boyce | 18 | ns | 12 | 2 | 4 | | |
  | 16 | (18) Andy Smith | 17 | ns | 11 | 3 | 3 | | |
  | 17 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | |
  | 18 | (15) Jason Crump | 14 | 1 | ns | 7 | 6 | | |
  | 19 | (16) Gerd Riss | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | | |
  | 20 | (16) Stefano Alfonso | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | | |
  | Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
  | | (20) Jan Stæchmann | — | – | – | – | ns | | |
  | | (21) Mikael Karlsson | — | – | – | – | ns | | |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
  