Dates May 18 - September 21 Cities 6 Heats 144 (in 6 events) | Events 6 Countries 6 | |
Riders 17 permanents
1 wild card(s) | ||
The 1996 Speedway Grand Prix season was the second season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion. Grand Prix series was won by Billy Hamill; it was his first and only World Champion title.
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Event format
During 1996 the initial SGP scoring system used in 1995 remained in place. Each rider raced every other in the meeting with the top 4 qualifying for a final - the points for all other riders determined their finishing position in the meeting and therefore their championship Grand Prix points. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with the reminder scoring 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Qualification for Grand Prix
The 1996 season had 17 permanent riders and one wild card at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.