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2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

Speedway event

Summary

Speedway event

Field	Value
flag	NZL
name	2012 FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand SGP
date	31 March 2012
city	Auckland
event	1 of 12 (145)
referee	Krister Gardell
jury	Anthony Steele
stadium	Western Springs Stadium
capacity	15,000
length	413
track	speedway
attendance	20,000
flag_time	POL
time_best	65.07
time_name	Tomasz Gollob
time_heat	1
name1	Greg Hancock
flag1	USA
name2	Jarosław Hampel
flag2	POL
name3	Nicki Pedersen
flag3	DEN

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.

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

The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Greg Hancock, who beat Jarosław Hampel, Nicki Pedersen and Janson Crump in the final.

Riders

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

: (18) NZL Andrew Aldridge → (18) NZL Sean Mason

Results

Heat details

: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

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References

(16 March 2012). "FIM Track Racing Commission 2012 Calendars (Mar 16)". fim-live.com.
"FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com.
''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (89) 2012, pages 22-23 {{ISSN. 1429-3285
"FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix – Western Springs, Auckland".
(2 April 2012). "GP N Zelandia Result". pzm.pl.
(31 March 2012). "Greg Hancock najlepszy w Nowej Zelandii!". SportoweFakty.pl.
''Świat Żużla'', No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 {{ISSN. 1429-3285
(22 January 2012). "Bunyan z dziką kartą w Auckland!". SportoweFakty.pl.
(30 March 2012). "Lista startowa Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii". SportoweFakty.pl.

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