title: 1997 Intercontinental final
text: # 1997 Intercontinental final
  
  The 1997 Intercontinental Final was the nineteenth running of the Intercontinental Final and was the second last qualifying stage for Motorcycle speedway riders to qualify for the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix series. The Final was run on 26 July at the Västervik Speedway in Västervik, Sweden
  
  ## Intercontinental Final
  
  * 26 July
  * Västervik, Västervik Speedway
  * Top 2 to 1998 Speedway Grand Prix
  * Riders 3-7 plus 1 reserve to GP Challenge
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ryan Sullivan | 13 |
  | 2 | Jason Crump | 12+3 |
  | 3 | Craig Boyce | 12+2 |
  | 4 | Kelvin Tatum | 11 |
  | 5 | Stefan Dannö | 10 |
  | 6 | Joe Screen | 9 |
  | 7 | Sam Ermolenko | 8+3 |
  | 8 | Ronni Pedersen | 8+2 |
  | 9 | Stefan Andersson | 8+1 |
  | 10 | Peter Nahlin | 7 |
  | 11 | Kai Laukkanen | 6 |
  | 12 | Frede Schött | 5 |
  | 13 | John Jørgensen | 5 |
  | 14 | Sean Wilson | 3 |
  | 15 | Gary Havelock | 2 |
  | 16 | Rune Holta (Res) | 2 |
  | 17 | Jesper B. Jensen | 0 |
  | 18 | Niklas Klingberg (Res) | 0 |
  