2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand
 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand
2012 FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand SGP |
| Information |
| Date |
31 March 2012 |
| City |
Auckland |
| Event |
1 of 12 (145) |
| Referee |
 Krister Gardell |
| Jury President |
 Anthony Steele |
| Stadium details |
| Stadium |
Western Springs Stadium |
| Capacity |
15,000 |
| Length |
413 m |
| Track |
speedway |
| SGP Results |
| Attendance |
20,000 |
| Best Time |
 Tomasz Gollob
65.07 secs (in Heat 1) |
| Winner |
 Greg Hancock |
| Runner-up |
Jarosław Hampel |
| 3rd place |
 Nicki Pedersen |
The 2012 FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 31 March at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]
The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Greg Hancock, who beat Jarosław Hampel, Nicki Pedersen and Janson Crump in the final.[4][5][6]
New Zealand SGP was first Grand Prix event in New Zealand, and second outside Europe, after 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Bunyan as Wild Card, and Grant Tregoning and Andrew Aldridge both as Track Reserves.[7] Sean Mason was renominated as a Reserve #18. The Draw was made on 30 March.[8]
- (18) Andrew Aldridge → (18) Sean Mason
Results
Heat details
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside |
gate B |
gate C |
gate D – outside |
- 1. British Jason Bunyan started with New Zealand license (MNZ).
Heat after heat
- (65.07) Gollob, Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Andersen
- (65.72) Jonsson, B. Pedersen, N. Pedersen, Bunyan
- (65.34) Lindbäck, Lindgren, Hampel, Ljung
- (65.37) Hancock, Crump, Harris, Holder
- (65.84) Crump, Bjerre, Lindgren, Jonsson
- (66.07) N. Pedersen, Lindbäck, Andersen, Harris
- (65.63) Gollob, Hancock, Hampel, B. Pedersen
- (66.12) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Ljung, Bunyan
- (65.32) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Holder, Bjerre (R)
- (65.69) Hancock, Ljung, Andersen, Jonsson
- (66.15) Gollob, Lindgren, Harris, Bunyan
- (66.19) Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen, Crump
- (66.69) B. Pedersen, Harris, Ljung, Bjerre (R)
- (66.25) Hampel, Crump, Andersen, Bunyan
- (66.94) Lindbäck, Gollob, Jonsson, Holder
- (65.93) Hancock, N. Pedersen, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov (X)
- (67.18) Hancock, Lindbäck, Bunyan, Bjerre
- (67.00) Andersen, Lindgren, B. Pedersen, Holder
- (66.59) Gollob, Crump, N. Pedersen, Ljung
- (66.59) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Harris, Jonsson (R)
- Semifinals:
- (66.25) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov
- (66.25) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Lindgren
- The Final:
- (66.06) Hancock, Hampel, N. Pedersen, Crump
The intermediate classification
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
References
See also
Motorcycle speedway events in 2012 season |
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| | World | | |
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- Event One
- Event Two
- Race-off
- Final
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| U-21 Championship | |
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| | European | |
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Speedway Grand Prix events in New Zealand |
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| | | | Auckland | | |
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| | Speedway World Championship | | |
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| | Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | |
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| | See also | |
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(4) Jason Crump 
(6) Emil Sayfutdinov 
