Rules in the event of a tie
After the completion of Heat 20, 21 or 22
When establishing the order between the riders in the list of Intermediate Classification at the conclusion of Heat 20, or following the completion of the Semi-Final Heats 21 and 22, any ties will be solved as follows:
- Precedence will be given to the riders (tied on race points) having the most number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th placings (a "0" for last placing is better than being disqualified for whatever reason).
- If the tie still persists and involves only 2 riders, precedence will be given to the better placed rider in the heat or heats where the 2 riders met.
- The tie still persists and involves more than 2 riders, it shall be checked whether there is a possibility to determine a proper precedence (e.g. 3 riders tied on points: A, B, C:
- Rider A has beaten rider B
- Rider A has beaten rider C
- Rider B has beaten rider C
Then the precedence will be: best position for rider A, then rider B and then rider C.)
- If solutions A), B) and C) cannot resolve the tie, then the lowest riding number jacket will be deemed the better placed rider.
The Intermediate Grand Prix Classification
In case of riders tied on Grand Prix points in the Intermediate Classification, the lowest riding number jacket will be deemed the better-placed rider.
The Final Overall Grand Prix Classification
In case of riders involved in a tie on the Final Overall Grand Prix Classification, at the end of the Grand Prix Series, the following will apply:
- Run-off for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
- Run-off for 8th place, which is the last qualifying place for the following year's Grand Prix Series.
- For all other placings, the lowest riding number jacket will be considered the better-placed rider.
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Results and Grand Prix points
At the end of each Grand Prix meeting, Grand Prix points equivalent to the Race points scored during heats 1 to 23 will be awarded to the riders.
The World Champion will be the rider having collected the most Grand Prix points at the end of the Series (Final Overall Grand Prix Classification).
FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship Qualifying System
The total Grand Prix points scored by each rider having taken part in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship Series during the season shall be shown on the Final Overall Grand Prix Classification of that year.
The current year's Final Overall Grand Prix Classification, after removing the Wild Card riders, the Track Reserve riders and any non-qualified substitute riders who may have participated in the year's Championship as they are not taken into consideration, together with any rider having finished in the top 8, but having withdrawn from the Grand Prix for the following year, shall determine the riders' qualifications for next year's Championship as follows:
- The top 8 riders of the Final Overall Grand Prix Classification will be directly qualified for the following year's Grand Prix Series.
- The top 3 riders from the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship qualification Meetings (Regulation 071a) will be directly qualified for the following year's Grand Prix Series.
Should a rider who has qualified from the qualification meetings also be in the top 8 of the Final Overall Grand Prix Classification of that year, then the next available rider from the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship qualification Meetings will be selected.
- 4 additional riders will be nominated by the Speedway Grand Prix Promoter and the SGP Commission.
- 1 Wild Card rider decided in accordance with Regulation 077.3.5.
- Should a rider withdraw after the publication of the official rider line-up for the following year's Grand Prix season, then the first rider available on the official Grand Prix Qualified Substitute list shall replace him.
If you require a more comprehensive set of rules this can be obtained directly from the FIM by e-mailing ccp@fim.ch or by visiting their website www.fim-live.com