2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
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The 2012 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 26 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1][2][3]
 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| 2012 FIM Swedish SGP | |
| Information | |
| Date | 26 May 2012 |
| City | Gothenburg |
| Event | 4 of 12 (148) |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Jury President |  Armando Castagna |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Ullevi |
| Capacity | 43,000 |
| Length | 404 m (442 yd) |
| Track | temporary (athletics) |
| SGP Results | |
| Attendance | 11,000 |
| Best Time | Antonio Lindbäck 67,1 secs (in Heat 2) |
 Winner | Fredrik Lindgren |
 Runner-up |  Greg Hancock |
 3rd place |  Chris Holder |
The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Holder and wild card Thomas H. Jonasson. It was the first SGP won by Lidngren.[4][5]
Riders
Heat details
| 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 | 6 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren |
15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | (1) Greg Hancock |
15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | (8) Chris Holder |
17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 |  (10) Nicki Pedersen |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 10 |  (6) Emil Sayfutdinov |
12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump |
11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | (2) Andreas Jonsson |
10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 |  (3) Jarosław Hampel |
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | (14) Peter Ljung |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 7 | (5) Tomasz Gollob |
6 | 0 | F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck |
6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre |
5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | (11) Chris Harris |
3 | 0 | 0 | R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Linus Sundström |
- | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | (18) Simon Gustafsson |
- | - | 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
- (67,2) N. Pedersen, Jonasson, Ljung, Harris
- (67,1) Lindbäck, Hampel, Lindgren, Gollob
- (67,3) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Bjerre, Hancock
- (67,4) Crump, Holder, B. Pedersen, Andersen
- (68,2) Bjerre, Hampel, Andersen, Harris
- (68,5) Sayfutdinov, Jonasson, Lindgren, Crump
- (68,7) Jonsson, Ljung, B. Pedersen, Gollob (F)
- (67,4) N. Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Lindbäck
- (68,3) Lindgren, Holder, Jonsson, Harris (R)
- (68,9) Hancock, Jonasson, Hampel, B. Pedersen
- (69,7) Ljung, Crump, Lindbäck, Bjerre
- (68,3) N. Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Andersen
- (69,2) Gollob, Crump, Hancock, Harris
- (69,2) Jonsson, Jonasson, Andersen, Lindbäck
- (68,6) Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Ljung
- (69,1) N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
- (69,0) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen
- (67,7) Holder, Gollob, Jonasson, Bjerre
- (68,8) Hancock, Lindgren, Andersen, Ljung
- (68,3) Crump, N. Pedersen, Jonsson, Hampel
- Semifinals
- (69,4)21. Hancock, Jonasson, Crump, N. Pedersen (X)
- (69,1)22. Holder, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson
- the Final
- (69,1)23. Lindgren, Hancock, Holder, Jonasson
The intermediate classification
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) Greg Hancock
|
58 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen
|
56 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||
| 3 | (4) Jason Crump
|
55 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||
| 4 | (8) Chris Holder
|
52 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||
| 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob
|
49 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | (3) Jarosław Hampel
|
46 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 7 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
|
37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
| 8 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren
|
37 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
| 9 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck
|
31 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
| 10 | (2) Andreas Jonsson
|
30 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| 11 | (14) Peter Ljung
|
21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre
|
20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen
|
20 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen
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19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris
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17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 16 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson
|
11 | – | – | – | 11 | ||||||||
| 17 | (16) Josef Franc
|
9 | – | – | 9 | – | ||||||||
| 18 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki
|
7 | – | 7 | – | – | ||||||||
| 19 | (16) Jason Bunyan
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 20 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr.
|
0 | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||||
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||||||||
| (17) Grant Tregoning
|
— | ns | – | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Sean Mason
|
— | ns | – | – | – | |||||||||
| (17) Tobiasz Musielak
|
— | – | ns | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr.
|
— | – | ns | – | – | |||||||||
| (18) Matěj Kůs
|
— | – | – | ns | – | |||||||||
| (17) Linus Sundström
|
— | – | – | – | ns | |||||||||
| (18) Simon Gustafsson
|
— | – | – | – | ns | |||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |