2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain explained
The 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, also known as the 2012 FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 August at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.[1] [2] [3]
The Grand Prix was won by Chris Holder who beat Krzysztof Kasprzak, Antonio Lindbäck and Fredrik Lindgren in the final.[4] [5] 1950 and 1953 World Champion Freddie Williams, Wales' only Speedway World Champion, presented the winners trophy to Holder.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Scott Nicholls as Wild Card, and Ben Barker and Craig Cook both as Track Reserves.[6] Injured Craig Cook (carpus broken) was replaced by Josh Auty.[7] Injured Jarosław Hampel and Kenneth Bjerre was replaced by first and second Qualified Substitutes, Martin Vaculík and Krzysztof Kasprzak.[8] The draw was made on 24 August.[9]
(3) Jarosław Hampel → (19) Martin Vaculík
(7) Kenneth Bjerre → (20) Krzysztof Kasprzak
(18) Craig Cook → (18) Josh Auty
Heat details
Heat after heat
- (55,2) Lindbäck, Hancock, Sayfutdinov, Kasprzak
- (54,3) N.Pedersen, Holder, Jonsson, Gollob
- (54,6) Vaculík, Crump, B.Pedersen, Ljung
- (55,3) Andersen, Nicholls, Harris, Lindgren
- (54,9) Hancock, Nicholls, Jonsson, B.Pedersen
- (55,2) Andersen, Crump, N.Pedersen, Lindbäck
- (55,6) Kasprzak, Vaculík, Gollob, Harris
- (55,9) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Ljung
- (56,2) N.Pedersen, Lindgren, Hancock, Vaculík
- (56,1) Jonsson, Lindbäck, Harris, Ljung
- (56,2) Holder, Andersen, B.Pedersen, Kasprzak
- (56,3) Gollob, Sayfutdinov, Nicholls, Crump (X)
- (55,6) Gollob, Andersen, Hancock, Ljung
- (55,3) Holder, Lindbäck, Nicholls, Vaculík
- (55,7) Lindgren, Kasprzak, Crump, Jonsson
- (55,8) Sayfutdinov, Harris, N.Pedersen, B.Pedersen
- (55,5) Holder, Harris, Crump, Hancock (R)
- (55,9) Lindgren, Gollob, Lindbäck, B.Pedersen
- (56,3) N.Pedersen, Kasprzak, Nicholls, Ljung
- (56,2) Sayfutdinov, Vaculík, Jonsson, Andersen (R)
Semifinals
- (55,5) Holder, Lindbäck, Gollob, Andersen
- (55,9) Lindgren, Kasprzak, Sayfutdinov, N.Pedersen
the Final
- (55,7) Holder, Kasprzak, Lindbäck, Lindgren
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: FIM Track Racing Commission 2012 Calendars (Mar 16) . fim-live.com . 16 Mar 2012 . 16 Mar 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224205421/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/FIM_Track_Racing_Commission_-_2012_Calendars_-_Update,_16_March.pdf . 24 December 2012 . dead .
- Web site: FIM British Speedway GP . speedwaygp.com . 16 Mar 2012 .
- Świat Żużla, No 1 (89) 2012, pages 38-39
- Web site: Holder najlepszy w Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii, drugie miejsce Kasprzaka . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 25 Aug 2012 . 25 Feb 2013 .
- Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 61
- Web site: Barker i Cook rezerwowymi w Cardiff . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 10 Aug 2012 . 25 Feb 2013 .
- Web site: Auty w miejsce Cooka w GP Cardiff . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 20 Aug 2012 . 25 Feb 2013 .
- Web site: Kasprzak pojedzie w Cardiff! . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 24 Aug 2012 . 25 Feb 2013 .
- Web site: Lista startowa Grand Prix Wielkiej Brytanii . Polish . SportoweFakty.pl . 24 Aug 2012 . 25 Feb 2013 .