Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

The New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix was a motorcycle speedway event that formed part of the Speedway Grand Prix (the world championship). The event was held at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland from 2012 to 2014.[1]

New ZealandSpeedway Grand Prix of New Zealand
StadiumWestern Springs Stadium, Auckland
Years3 (2012–2014)
Trackpermanent track
Track Length413 m
Last Event (season 2014)
Date5 April 2014
WinnerGermany Martin Smolinski
2nd placeDenmark Nicki Pedersen
3rd placePoland Krzysztof Kasprzak

Western Springs is a permanent speedway venue which generally caters to car racing such as Sprintcars and Midgets, though it has also hosted motorcycle speedway on many occasions, including 15 times as host of the New Zealand Individual Speedway Championship.

At 413 metres (452 yards) in length, Western Springs, which hosted the opening round of the SGP from 2012–2014, was one of the longest tracks used in the 25-year history of the series.

The Grand Prix of New Zealand was dropped from the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix series.

Winners

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Season City Stadium Winner
1 2012 Auckland Western Springs   Greg Hancock result[2]
2 2013 Auckland Western Springs   Jaroslaw Hampel result[3]
3 2014 Auckland Western Springs   Martin Smolinski result[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix – Western Springs, Auckland". Speedway Racing.co.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Greg Hancock najlepszy w Nowej Zelandii!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Polski dzień w Auckland — relacja z Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Smolinski wins on debut". Birmingham Brummies. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Smolinski wins Speedway GP season opener in NZ". MC News. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2024.