The 2001 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification or GP Challenge was a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the 12 riders that would qualify for the 2001 Speedway Grand Prix[1] to join the other 10 riders that finished in the leading positions from the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix.
[2] The format was similar to the previous year, in that 2 riders would qualify straight from the Intercontinental and Continental finals and 10 riders would qualify through the GP Challenge.
Peter Karlsson won the GP Challenge.
8 riders to Intercontinental Final 8 riders to Intercontinental Final Continental semi-finals - 16 riders from to Continental final, Armando Castagna seeded to final
1 rider direct to Grand Prix, 7 riders to GP Challenge 10 riders to 2001 Grand Prix