2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
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| 2012 FIM Swedish SGP | |
| Information | |
| Date | 26 May 2012 |
| City | Gothenburg |
| Event | 4 of 12 (148) |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Jury President |  Armando Castagna |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Ullevi |
| Capacity | 43,000 |
| Length | 404 m (442 yd) |
| Track | temporary (athletics) |
| SGP Results | |
| Attendance | 11,000 |
| Best Time | Antonio Lindbäck 67,1 secs (in Heat 2) |
 Winner | Fredrik Lindgren |
 Runner-up |  Greg Hancock |
 3rd place |  Greg Hancock |
The 2012 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 26 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1][2][3]
The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Holder and wild card Thomas H. Jonasson. It was the first SGP won by Lidngren.[4][5]
Riders[edit]
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Thomas H. Jonasson as Wild Card, and Linus Sundström and Simon Gustafsson both as Track Reserves.[6] The Draw was made on May 25.[7]
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 | 6 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren
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15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | (1) Greg Hancock
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15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | (8) Chris Holder
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17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson
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11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 |  (10) Nicki Pedersen
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14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 |  (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
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12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump
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11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | (2) Andreas Jonsson
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10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 |  (3) Jarosław Hampel
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7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (14) Peter Ljung
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 7 | (5) Tomasz Gollob
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6 | 0 | F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen
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4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | (11) Chris Harris
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3 | 0 | 0 | R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Linus Sundström
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- | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Simon Gustafsson
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- | - | 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 |
Heat after heat[edit]
- (67,2) N. Pedersen, Jonasson, Ljung, Harris
- (67,1) Lindbäck, Hampel, Lindgren, Gollob
- (67,3) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Bjerre, Hancock
- (67,4) Crump, Holder, B. Pedersen, Andersen
- (68,2) Bjerre, Hampel, Andersen, Harris
- (68,5) Sayfutdinov, Jonasson, Lindgren, Crump
- (68,7) Jonsson, Ljung, B. Pedersen, Gollob (F)
- (67,4) N. Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Lindbäck
- (68,3) Lindgren, Holder, Jonsson, Harris (R)
- (68,9) Hancock, Jonasson, Hampel, B. Pedersen
- (69,7) Ljung, Crump, Lindbäck, Bjerre
- (68,3) N. Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Andersen
- (69,2) Gollob, Crump, Hancock, Harris
- (69,2) Jonsson, Jonasson, Andersen, Lindbäck
- (68,6) Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Ljung
- (69,1) N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
- (69,0) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen
- (67,7) Holder, Gollob, Jonasson, Bjerre
- (68,8) Hancock, Lindgren, Andersen, Ljung
- (68,3) Crump, N. Pedersen, Jonsson, Hampel
- Semifinals
- (69,4)21. Hancock, Jonasson, Crump, N. Pedersen (X)
- (69,1)22. Holder, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson
- the Final
- (69,1)23. Lindgren, Hancock, Holder, Jonasson
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Greg Hancock
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58 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
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56 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||
| 3 | (4) Jason Crump
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55 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||
| 4 | (8) Chris Holder
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52 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||
| 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob
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49 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | (3) Jarosław Hampel
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46 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
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37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
| 8 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren
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37 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
| 9 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck
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31 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
| 10 | (2) Andreas Jonsson
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30 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| 11 | (14) Peter Ljung
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21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen
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20 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen
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19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris
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17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson
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11 | – | – | – | 11 | ||||||||
| 17 | (16) Josef Franc
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9 | – | – | 9 | – | ||||||||
| 18 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki
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7 | – | 7 | – | – | ||||||||
| 19 | (16) Jason Bunyan
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1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 20 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr.
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0 | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||||||||
| (17) Grant Tregoning
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— | ns | – | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Sean Mason
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— | ns | – | – | – | |||||||||
| (17) Tobiasz Musielak
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— | – | ns | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr.
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— | – | ns | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Matěj Kůs
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— | – | – | ns | – | |||||||||
| (17) Linus Sundström
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— | – | – | – | ns | |||||||||
| (18) Simon Gustafsson
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— | – | – | – | 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 Mar 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 Mar 2012.
- ^ "FIM Swedish Speedway GP". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 16 Mar 2012.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (89) 2012, pages 28-29 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix Szwecji" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Dzika karta dla Jonassona" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.
- ^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix Szwecji" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.
See also[edit]
Motorcycle speedway events in 2012 season | ||||||||
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| World |
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| European | ||||||||
Speedway Grand Prix events in Sweden | ||
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| Avesta |
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| Eskilstuna | ||
| Gothenburg | ||
| Hallstavik | ||
| Linköping | ||
| Målilla | ||
| Stockholm | ||
| Speedway World Championship | | |
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| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
| See also | ||