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to join the other 10 riders that finished in the leading positions from the

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. The format changed from the previous year, in that only 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.

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won the GP Challenge.

Format

* First Round - 6 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Finland, 2 from Norway to Scandinavian Final * First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals * First Round - 8 riders from British Final to

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* First Round - 4 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final * First Round - 4 riders from United States Final to Overseas Final * Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian Final to

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* Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas Final to Intercontinental Final * Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final * Third Round - 11 riders from positions 11-21 from the 1999 Grand Prix & World U21 champion to GP Challenge * Third Round - 1 rider from the Continental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge * Third Round - 1 rider from the Intercontinental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 6 to GP Challenge * Final Round - 10 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2000 Grand Prix

First round

Continental quarter finals

Second round

Overseas Final

8 riders to Intercontinental Final

Scandinavian Final

8 riders to Intercontinental Final

Continental semi finals

Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final

Third round

*11 riders from positions 11-21 from the

& World U21 champion to GP Challenge

Intercontinental Final

1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 6 riders to GP Challenge

Continental Final

*1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge *25 July 1999

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Final Round

GP Challenge

10 riders to 2000 Grand Prix *17 October 1999

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References

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Speedway Grand Prix Qualification The Speedway Grand Prix Challenge or Speedway Grand Prix Qualification is an annual speedway qualifying tournament to determine the qualifiers for the Speedway Grand Prix, which is the World Championship of speedway. History From 1995 the Indiv ...

Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

Qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...