2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand information
Speedway event
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 round 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]
It was the inaugural Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand and only the second outside Europe, after the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia.[4]
The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Greg Hancock, who beat Jarosław Hampel, Nicki Pedersen and Janson Crump in the final.[5][6][7]
^"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
^"FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix – Western Springs, Auckland". Speedway Racing.co.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^"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
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Global Information
2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand
Tomasz Gollob
Winner
Greg Hancock
Runner-up
3rd place
Nicki Pedersen