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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 from the previous year, in that only 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.

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won the GP Challenge.

Format

* First Round - 6 riders from Sweden, 5 from Denmark, 3 from Finland, 2 from Norway to Scandinavian Final * First Round - 32 riders from Continental quarter finals to Continental semi-finals * First Round - 8 riders from British Final to Overseas Final * First Round - 4 riders from Australian Final to Overseas Final * First Round - 4 riders from United States Final to Overseas Final * Second Round - 8 riders from Scandinavian Final to Intercontinental Final * Second Round - 8 riders from Overseas Final to Intercontinental Final * Second Round - 16 riders from Continental semi-finals to Continental Final * Third Round - 11 riders from positions 11-21 from the 1999 Grand Prix & World U21 champion to GP Challenge * Third Round - 1 rider from the Continental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 5 to GP Challenge * Third Round - 1 rider from the Intercontinental Final to 2000 Grand Prix and 6 to GP Challenge * Final Round - 10 riders from the GP Challenge to the 2000 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

*11 riders from positions 11-21 from the

& World U21 champion to GP Challenge

Intercontinental Final

1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 6 riders to GP Challenge

Continental Final

*1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 5 riders to GP Challenge *25 July 1999

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Final Round

GP Challenge

10 riders to 2000 Grand Prix *17 October 1999

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References

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Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

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