Qualification For Grand Prix
For the 2006 season, there were 15 permanent riders, to be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card. The top 8 riders from the 2005 championship qualified as of right. They were, in 2005 championship order:
- Tony Rickardsson (retired part way through the season and replaced by Hans Andersen)
- Jason Crump
- Leigh Adams
- Nicki Pedersen
- Greg Hancock
- Bjarne Pedersen
- Tomasz Gollob
- Andreas Jonsson
They were joined by 7 riders named by the organisers of the series, who are: (in alphabetical order)
- Jarosław Hampel
- Niels Kristian Iversen
- Antonio Lindback
- Scott Nicholls
- Piotr Protasiewicz
- Lee Richardson
- Matej Zagar
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