title: 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
text: # 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
  
  The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 21 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark It was second Danish SGP and was won by American rider Billy Hamill. It was third win of his career.
  
  ## Starting positions draw
  
  The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Piotr Protasiewicz from Poland as Wild Card.
  
      Draw 18. (14) Gary Havelock → (19) Tomasz Gollob
  
  ## 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 | 4 | (5) Billy Hamill | 25 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 13 | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | 2 | 5 | (6) Mark Loram | 20 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 11 | 4 | | | | 2 |
  | 3 | 12 | (4) Greg Hancock | 18 | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 2 | | | | 1 |
  | 4 | 11 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 16 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 | | | | 0 |
  | 5 | 9 | (1) Hans Nielsen | 14 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 10 | 5 | | | 3 | |
  | 6 | 15 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 13 | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 10 | 6 | | | 2 | |
  | 7 | 3 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 12 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 9 | 8 | | | 1 | |
  | 8 | 6 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 11 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 9 | 7 | | | 0 | |
  | 9 | 7 | (7) Chris Louis | 9 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 12 | | 3 | | |
  | 10 | 1 | (17) Craig Boyce | 8 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 9 | | 2 | | |
  | 11 | 16 | (13) Joe Screen | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 5 | 11 | | 1 | | |
  | 12 | 10 | (15) Jason Crump | 6 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 10 | | 0 | | |
  | 13 | 2 | (9) Leigh Adams | 4 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 4 | 14 | 3 | | | |
  | 14 | 14 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | E | | F | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | | | |
  | 15 | 13 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 2 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 15 | 1 | | | |
  | 16 | 8 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 16 | 0 | | | |
  | 17 | 17 | (18) Andy Smith | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | | |
  | 18 | 18 | (19) Tomasz Gollob | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 final 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | (5) Billy Hamill | 113 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 25 |
  | | (1) Hans Nielsen | 111 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 14 |
  | | (4) Greg Hancock | 88 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
  | 4 | (2) Tony Rickardsson | 86 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
  | 5 | (8) Henrik Gustafsson | 80 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 13 |
  | 6 | (12) Peter Karlsson | 62 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
  | 7 | (6) Mark Loram | 58 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
  | 8 | (7) Chris Louis | 54 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
  | 9 | (3) Sam Ermolenko | 52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
  | 10 | (15) Jason Crump | 45 | 1 | ns | 7 | 6 | 25 | 6 |
  | 11 | (11) Tommy Knudsen | 44 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | (16) (19) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 11 | – | ns | 18 | 14 | ns |
  | 13 | (13) Joe Screen | 38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
  | 14 | (17) Craig Boyce | 30 | ns | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 15 | (9) Leigh Adams | 28 | 2 | ns | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
  | 16 | (14) Gary Havelock | 27 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
  | 17 | (18) Andy Smith | 19 | ns | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ns |
  | 18 | (10) Marvyn Cox | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ns | 1 |
  | 19 | (16) Gerd Riss | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
  | 20 | (16) Stefano Alfonso | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
  | 21 | (16) Piotr Protasiewicz | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
  | Rider(s) not classified |||||||||
  | | (20) Jan Stæchmann | — | – | – | – | ns | ns | – |
  | | (21) Mikael Karlsson | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | ITA | GER | SWE | GBR | DEN |
  