2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

**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 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[edit]

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[edit]

Heat details[edit]

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 Bunyan¹	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[edit]

(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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "FIM Track Racing Commission 2012 Calendars (Mar 16)" (PDF). fim-live.com. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (89) 2012, pages 22-23 ISSN 1429-3285
^ "GP N Zelandia Result" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
^ "Greg Hancock najlepszy w Nowej Zelandii!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 ISSN 1429-3285
^ "Bunyan z dziką kartą w Auckland!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

[1] "FIM Track Racing Commission 2012 Calendars (Mar 16)" (PDF). fim-live.com. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[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

[4] "GP N Zelandia Result" (PDF). pzm.pl. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

[5] "Greg Hancock najlepszy w Nowej Zelandii!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

[6] Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 ISSN 1429-3285

[7] "Bunyan z dziką kartą w Auckland!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[8] "Lista startowa Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

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