The 2012 FIM Mitas Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 12 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.[1][2][3]
 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | |
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| 2012 FIM Mitas Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 12 May 2012 |
| City | Prague |
| Event | 3 of 12 (147) |
| Referee |  Wojciech Grodzki |
| Jury President |  Wolfgang Glas |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Markéta Stadium |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Length | 353 m (386 yd) |
| Track | speedway |
| SGP Results | |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Best Time | Tomasz Gollob 64,14 secs (in Heat 2) |
 Winner |  Nicki Pedersen |
 Runner-up |  Jason Crump |
 3rd place | Tomasz Gollob |
The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen who beat Jason Crump, Tomasz Gollob and Greg Hancock.[4][5] All four riders was (Hancock is) World Champions.
Riders edit
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Josef Franc as Wild Card, and Václav Milík, Jr. and Matěj Kůs both as Track Reserves.[6] The Draw was made on May 11.[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 | 14 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
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19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | (4) Jason Crump
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20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob
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12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 |  (1) Greg Hancock
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12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | (8) Chris Holder
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12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 |  (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
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10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 16 | (16) Josef Franc
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9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 |  (12) Antonio Lindbäck
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9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | (15) Hans N. Andersen
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6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | (3) Jarosław Hampel
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen
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6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 |  (11) Chris Harris
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6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | (14) Peter Ljung
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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3 | M/- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | (2) Andreas Jonsson
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | R | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Matěj Kůs
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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
- (64,25) Sayfutdinov, Crump, Jonsson, Lindbäck
- (64,14) Gollob, Hampel, Holder, Andersen
- (64,65) Hancock, Lindgren, B.Pedersen, Milík (Bjerre M)
- (64,28) Franc, Ljung, Harris, N.Pedersen
- (64,61) Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Bjerre, Ljung
- (64,21) Holder, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Jonsson
- (64,60) Crump, Harris, Lindgren, Hampel
- (64,84) Lindbäck, Andersen, B.Pedersen, Franc
- (65,11) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Franc
- (65,59) Gollob, B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Harris
- (65,72) Crump, N.Pedersen, Andersen, Bjerre
- (65,73) Lindbäck, Hancock, Ljung, Hampel
- (66,03) N.Pedersen, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, B.Pedersen
- (66,70) Andersen, Ljung, Lindgren, Jonsson (R)
- (66,03) Franc, Crump, Hancock, Gollob
- (65,60) Holder, Bjerre, Harris, Lindbäck
- (65,94) Hancock, Harris, Sayfutdinov, Andersen
- (66,17) Franc, Hampel, Jonsson, Bjerre
- (66,45) Crump, B.Pedersen, Holder, Ljung
- (66,21) N.Pedersen, Lindbaeck, Lindbäck, Gollob
- Semifinals
- (66,43) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Franc
- (65,92) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Holder, Sayfutdinov
- the Final
- (66,50) N.Pedersen, Crump, Gollob, Hancock
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 | (4) Jason Crump
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44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2 | (1) Greg Hancock
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43 | 22 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | (5) Tomasz Gollob
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43 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||
| 4 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
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42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 | (3) Jarosław Hampel
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39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | (8) Chris Holder
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35 | 4 | 19 | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck
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26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 8 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
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25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
| 9 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren
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22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 10 | (2) Andreas Jonsson
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20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| 11 | (15) Hans N. Andersen
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
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15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen
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15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | (14) Peter Ljung
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15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 16 | (16) Josef Franc
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9 | – | – | 9 | |||||||||
| 17 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki
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7 | – | 7 | – | |||||||||
| 18 | (16) Jason Bunyan
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1 | 1 | – | – | |||||||||
| 19 | (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 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL |
EUR |
CZE |
SWE |
DEN |
POL |
CRO |
ITA |
GBR |
SCA |
NOR |
PL2
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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 Mitas Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 16 Mar 2012.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (89) 2012, pages 26-27 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Grand Prix Czech łupem Nickiego Pedersena!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 59 ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Franc gets Prague date". speedwayGP.com. 24 Apr 2012. Retrieved 26 Apr 2012.
- ^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix Czech, rewanż za finał w Lesznie już w drugim biegu" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.