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The IAAF Grand Prix II was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was introduced in 1993 as an expansion of the IAAF Grand Prix series, adding a second category of competitions in order to support a greater number of meetings the financial benefit of being an official Grand Prix meeting.
This is the complete list of official Individual Speedway World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix medalists from 1936 to 2020. (n.b: Winners of Speedway World Championships between 1931 and '35, staged prior to FIM accreditation in 1936 are given elsewhere.) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Speedway racing takes place on a flat oval track measuring between 260 and 425 metres long, usually consisting of dirt or loosely packed shale. Competitors use this loose surface to slide their machines sideways into the bends using the rear wheel to scrub-off speed while still providing the drive to power the bike forward and around the bend.
Grand Prix 3.685 km (2.290 mi) Sportsland Sugo [N 17] Murata Japan: Grand Prix 3.704 km (2.302 mi) St. Petersburg Street Circuit: St. Petersburg United States: Grand Prix 2.910 km (1.808 mi) Surfers Paradise Street Circuit: Gold Coast Australia: Grand Prix 2.984 km (1.854 mi) Suzuka International Racing Course: Suzuka Japan: East 2.243 km (1. ...
Most Grand-Prix Series Appearances: Theo Pijper 24. Most Grand-Prix Appearances: Theo Pijper 104. Most Grand-Prix Points: Theo Pijper 1369. Most Grand-Prix Podiums Mathieu Trésarrieu 34. Most Grand-Prix Wins Gerd Riss & Joonas Kylmäkorpi 16; Records up to date and including the 2023 Grand Prix series.
38 Short-track speed ... Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for ... Grand Prix: 1934–1939 ...
The 1999 IAAF Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 1999 IAAF Golden League , Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings.