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 (452 yd)
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 round 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]}

It was the inaugural Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand and only the second outside Europe, after the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia. ^[4]

The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Greg Hancock, who beat Jarosław Hampel, Nicki Pedersen and Janson Crump in the final. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Bunyan as Wild Card, and Grant Tregoning and Andrew Aldridge both as Track Reserves. ^[8] Sean Mason was renominated as a Reserve #18. The Draw was made on 30 March. ^[9]

(18) Andrew Aldridge → (18) Sean Mason

Results

Heat details

Placing	Draw	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22	23
1	15	(1) Greg Hancock	22				3			2			3						3	3				14	2		2	3
2	11	(3) Jarosław Hampel	18			1				1		3					3						3	11	4	3		2
3	6	(10) Nicki Pedersen	13		1				3			2							2			1		9	6	2		1
4	13	(4) Jason Crump	12				2	3							0		2					2		9	5		3	0
5	3	(5) Tomasz Gollob	15	3						3				3				2				3		14	1	1
6	10	(12) Antonio Lindbäck	13			3			2						2			3		2				12	3		1
7	4	(6) Emil Sayfutdinov	8	1							2				3				X				2	8	7	0
8	9	(9) Fredrik Lindgren	8			2		1						2					1		2			8	8		0
9	7	(13) Bjarne Pedersen	7		2					0					1	3					1			7	9
10	2	(15) Hans N. Andersen	6	0					1				1				1				3			6	10
11	14	(11) Chris Harris	5				1		0					1		2							1	5	11
12	16	(8) Chris Holder	4				0				3	1						0			0			4	12
13	5	(2) Andreas Jonsson	4		3			0					0					1					R	4	13
14	1	(7) Kenneth Bjerre	4	2				2				R				R				0				4	14
15	12	(14) Peter Ljung	4			0					1		2			1						0		4	15
16	8	(16) Jason Bunyan 1	1		0						0			0			0			1				1	16
17	17	(17) Grant Tregoning	-																					-	17
18	18	(18) Sean Mason	-																					-	18
Placing	Draw	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22	23

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

1. (65.07) Gollob, Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Andersen
2. (65.72) Jonsson, B. Pedersen, N. Pedersen, Bunyan
3. (65.34) Lindbäck, Lindgren, Hampel, Ljung
4. (65.37) Hancock, Crump, Harris, Holder
5. (65.84) Crump, Bjerre, Lindgren, Jonsson
6. (66.07) N. Pedersen, Lindbäck, Andersen, Harris
7. (65.63) Gollob, Hancock, Hampel, B. Pedersen
8. (66.12) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Ljung, Bunyan
9. (65.32) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Holder, Bjerre (R)
10. (65.69) Hancock, Ljung, Andersen, Jonsson
11. (66.15) Gollob, Lindgren, Harris, Bunyan
12. (66.19) Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen, Crump
13. (66.69) B. Pedersen, Harris, Ljung, Bjerre (R)
14. (66.25) Hampel, Crump, Andersen, Bunyan
15. (66.94) Lindbäck, Gollob, Jonsson, Holder
16. (65.93) Hancock, N. Pedersen, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov (X)
17. (67.18) Hancock, Lindbäck, Bunyan, Bjerre
18. (67.00) Andersen, Lindgren, B. Pedersen, Holder
19. (66.59) Gollob, Crump, N. Pedersen, Ljung
20. (66.59) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Harris, Jonsson (R)

    Semifinals:

21. (66.25) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov
22. (66.25) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Lindgren

    The Final:

23. (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

Pos.	Rider	Points	NZL	EUR	CZE	SWE	DEN	POL	CRO	ITA	GBR	SCA	NOR	PL2
1	(1) Greg Hancock	22	22
2	(3) Jarosław Hampel	18	18
3	(5) Tomasz Gollob	15	15
4	(10) Nicki Pedersen	13	13
5	(12) Antonio Lindbäck	13	13
6	(4) Jason Crump	12	12
7	(6) Emil Sayfutdinov	8	8
8	(9) Fredrik Lindgren	8	8
9	(13) Bjarne Pedersen	7	7
10	(15) Hans N. Andersen	6	6
11	(11) Chris Harris	5	5
12	(2) Andreas Jonsson	4	4
13	(7) Kenneth Bjerre	4	4
14	(8) Chris Holder	4	4
15	(14) Peter Ljung	4	4
16	(16) Jason Bunyan	1	1
Rider(s) not classified
	(17) Grant Tregoning	—	ns
	(18) Sean Mason	—	ns
Pos.	Rider	Points	NZL	EUR	CZE	SWE	DEN	POL	CRO	ITA	GBR	SCA	NOR	PL2

See also

• motorcycle speedway

References

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2. "FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
3. Świat Żużla, No 1 (89) 2012, pages 22-23 ISSN   1429-3285
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5. "GP N Zelandia Result" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
6. "Greg Hancock najlepszy w Nowej Zelandii!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
7. Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 ISSN   1429-3285
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