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2004 Speedway Grand Prix

World speedway championship season

Field	Value
Year	2004
Dates	1 May – 2 October
Events	9
Cities	9
Country	7
per	22	wc=2	tr=
Heats	225
P1f	AUS	P1 =Jason Crump
P2f	SWE	P2 =Tony Rickardsson
P3f	USA	P3 =Greg Hancock

The 2004 Speedway Grand Prix was the 59th edition of the official World Championship and the tenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion.

After finishing second in 2001, 2002 and 2003, Jason Crump broke through to become Australia's first Individual World Champion since Jack Young had won his second straight World title in 1952.

Event format

The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes. The eight best would be directly qualified for the "Main Event", while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions – while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions. This resulted in 10 heats, where eight proceeded to the Main Event, where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final.

The semi-finals were then two heats of four, where the top two qualified for a final – there was no consolation final. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with 5th and 6th place getting 13, 7th and 8th 11, and after that 8, 8, 7, 7, etc. Places after 8th place were awarded according to the time a rider was knocked out and, secondly, according to position in the last heat he rode in.

Qualification

Main article: 2004 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The 2004 season had 22 permanent riders and two wild cards at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.

Event schedule and winners

Calendar

Date	Grand Prix	Venue	Winner	Result
1 May	Sweden	Olympiastadion, Stockholm	Leigh Adams	[2004 Swedish GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-sweden)
15 May	Czech Republic	Markéta Stadium, Prague	Jason Crump	[2004 Czech GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-czech-republic)
29 May	Europe	Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław	Bjarne Pedersen	[2004 European GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-europe)
12 June	Great Britain	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Greg Hancock	[2004 British GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-great-britain)
26 June	Denmark	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen	Jason Crump	[2004 Danish GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-denmark)
21 August	Scandinavia	Ullevi, Gothenburg	Hans Andersen	[2004 Scandinavian GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-scandinavia)
4 September	Slovenia	Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško	Tony Rickardsson	[2004 Slovenian GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-slovenia)
18 September	Poland	Polonia Stadium, Bydgoszcz	Tomasz Gollob	[2004 Polish GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-poland)
2 October	Norway	Vikingskipet, Hamar	Tony Rickardsson	[2004 Norwegian GP](2004-speedway-grand-prix-of-norway)

Final standings

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