2012 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

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.

It was the inaugural Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand and only the second outside Europe, after the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia.

The Grand Prix was won by defending world champion Greg Hancock, who beat Jarosław Hampel, Nicki Pedersen and Janson Crump in the final.

Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Bunyan as Wild Card, and Grant Tregoning and Andrew Aldridge both as Track Reserves. Sean Mason was renominated as a Reserve #18. The Draw was made on 30 March.


 * (18) 🇳🇿 Andrew Aldridge → (18) 🇳🇿 Sean Mason

Heat details

 * 1. British Jason Bunyan started with New Zealand license (MNZ).

Heat after heat

 * 1) (65.07) Gollob, Bjerre, Sayfutdinov, Andersen
 * 2) (65.72) Jonsson, B. Pedersen, N. Pedersen, Bunyan
 * 3) (65.34) Lindbäck, Lindgren, Hampel, Ljung
 * 4) (65.37) Hancock, Crump, Harris, Holder
 * 5) (65.84) Crump, Bjerre, Lindgren, Jonsson
 * 6) (66.07) N. Pedersen, Lindbäck, Andersen, Harris
 * 7) (65.63) Gollob, Hancock, Hampel, B. Pedersen
 * 8) (66.12) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Ljung, Bunyan
 * 9) (65.32) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Holder, Bjerre (R)
 * 10) (65.69) Hancock, Ljung, Andersen, Jonsson
 * 11) (66.15) Gollob, Lindgren, Harris, Bunyan
 * 12) (66.19) Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen, Crump
 * 13) (66.69) B. Pedersen, Harris, Ljung, Bjerre (R)
 * 14) (66.25) Hampel, Crump, Andersen, Bunyan
 * 15) (66.94) Lindbäck, Gollob, Jonsson, Holder
 * 16) (65.93) Hancock, N. Pedersen, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov (X)
 * 17) (67.18) Hancock, Lindbäck, Bunyan, Bjerre
 * 18) (67.00) Andersen, Lindgren, B. Pedersen, Holder
 * 19) (66.59) Gollob, Crump, N. Pedersen, Ljung
 * 20) (66.59) Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Harris, Jonsson (R)
 * Semifinals:
 * 1) (66.25) Hampel, N. Pedersen, Gollob, Sayfutdinov
 * 2) (66.25) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Lindgren
 * The Final:
 * 1) (66.06) Hancock, Hampel, N. Pedersen, Crump