The Speedway Grand Prix of Italy (SGP) is a
speedway
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Racing Race tracks
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Types of races and race cours ...
event that is a part of the
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first win ...
Series.
History
The first ever Italian SGP was held in the 1996 season and was won by Dane
Hans Nielsen. The next SGP was held nine years later in 2005. The first five events were held at
Santa Marina Stadium
The Santa Marina Stadium is an 5,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Lonigo, Italy. The stadium is situated in the southern part of Lonigo, which itself is 25km south of Vicenza. The stadium is affiliated to the Federazione Motociclistica Ital ...
in
Lonigo Lonigo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/200
In its ''frazione'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance ...
. From 2009 to 2013 the Italian SGP was hosted at
Pista Olimpia Terenzano in
Terenzano
Pozzuolo del Friuli ( fur, Puçui) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Udine.
It borders to the north-east with the Comune of Basiliano, to t ...
.
The 2021 SGP was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
Results
Santa Marina Stadium
The Santa Marina Stadium is an 5,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Lonigo, Italy. The stadium is situated in the southern part of Lonigo, which itself is 25km south of Vicenza. The stadium is affiliated to the Federazione Motociclistica Ital ...
, Lonigo
Pista Olimpia, Terenzano
References
See also
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Sport in Italy
Sport in Italy has a long tradition. In several sports, both individual and team, Italy has good representation and many successes. The most popular sport in Italy is football. Italy's national football team is one of the world's most successfu ...
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1996
1996 establishments in Italy