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2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

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Date
  
31 March 2012

Event
  
1 of 12 (145)

Jury President
  
Anthony Steele

City
  
Auckland

Referee
  
Krister Gardell

Stadium
  
Western Springs Stadium

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.

Contents

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

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. Sean Mason was renominated as a Reserve #18. The Draw was made on 30 March.

(18) Andrew Aldridge → (18) Sean Mason

Heat details

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)
  21. (66.25) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov
  22. (66.25) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Lindgren
  23. (66.06) Hancock, Hampel, N. Pedersen, Crump

References

2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand Wikipedia
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