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meetings used to determine the 12 riders that would qualify for the

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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 significantly, in that only 6 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge. The other six places would go to riders seeded through -

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, Sebastian Ułamek and Krzysztof Cegielski.

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won the GP Challenge.

Format

* First Round - 5 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Norway, 3 from Finland to Scandinavian Final * First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals * First Round - 6 riders from British Final to Overseas Final * First Round - 5 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final * First Round - 1 rider from Canadian 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 - 9 riders (outside the top 10) from the 2001 Grand Prix & World U21 champion to GP Challenge * Third Round - 5 riders from the Continental Final to GP Challenge * Third Round - 9 riders from the Intercontinental Final to GP Challenge * Final Round - 6 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2002 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

*9 riders (outside the top 10) from the 2001 Grand Prix & World U21 champion to GP Challenge

Intercontinental Final

9 riders to GP Challenge

Continental Final

*5 riders to GP Challenge *12 August 2001

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Final Round

GP Challenge

6 riders to 2002 Grand Prix *13 October 2001 Krško

References

{{Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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Speedway Grand Prix Qualifications