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2012 Speedway Grand Prix

18th season of the Speedway Grand Prix


18th season of the Speedway Grand Prix

FieldValue
Year2012
DatesMarch 31 — October 6
Events12
Cities12
Country8
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Heats276
HeatsE12
P1fAUSP1 =Chris Holder
P2fDENP2 =Nicki Pedersen
P3fUSAP3 =Greg Hancock

The 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 67th edition of the official World Championship and the 18th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the twelfth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 31 March in Auckland and finish on 6 October in Toruń.

The Australian rider Chris Holder became World Champion, making him the youngest gold medalist since the start of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. Nicki Pedersen returned to the World Championship podium finishing second, while the American veteran Greg Hancock won the bronze medal.

Qualification

For the 2012 season there will be 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

2011 Grand Prix

Main article: 2011 Speedway Grand Prix

The top eight riders from the 2011 championship qualified as of right:

  • USA (1) Greg Hancock
  • SWE (2) Andreas Jonsson
  • POL (3) Jarosław Hampel
  • AUS (4) Jason Crump
  • POL (5) Tomasz Gollob
  • RUS (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
  • DEN (7) Kenneth Bjerre
  • AUS (8) Chris Holder

Grand Prix Challenge

Main article: 2012 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification

The top eight riders from the 2011 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.

  • SWE (12) Antonio Lindbäck
  • DEN (13) Bjarne Pedersen
  • SWE (14) Peter Ljung

Nominations

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2011 season.

  • SWE (9) Fredrik Lindgren
  • DEN (10) Nicki Pedersen
  • GBR (11) Chris Harris
  • DEN (15) Hans Andersen

Qualified Substitutes

  • SVK (19) Martin Vaculík
  • POL (20) Krzysztof Kasprzak
  • DEN (21) Leon Madsen
  • POL (22) Sebastian Ułamek
  • POL (23) Krzysztof Buczkowski
  • FIN (24) Joonas Kylmäkorpi

Calendar

Classification

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References

References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX".
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results".
  3. (2011-10-12). "SGP CALENDAR AND LINE-UP 2012". speedwayworld.tv.
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