2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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2012 FIM Fogo British SGP |
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Information | |
Date | 25 August 2012 |
City | Cardiff |
Event | 9 of 12 (153) |
Referee | Krister Gardell |
Jury President | Ilkka Teromaa |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
Capacity | 62,500 |
Length | 277 m (303 yd) |
Track | temporary (rugby, football/soccer) |
SGP Results | |
Attendance | 38,000 |
Best Time |
Nicki Pedersen 54,3 secs (in Heat 2) |
Winner | Chris Holder |
Runner-up | Krzysztof Kasprzak |
3rd place | Antonio Lindbäck |
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 August 25 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
The Grand Prix was won by Chris Holder who beat Krzysztof Kasprzak, Antonio Lindbäck and Fredrik Lindgren in the final.1950 and 1953 World Champion Freddie Williams, Wales' only Speedway World Champion, presented the winners trophy to Holder.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Scott Nicholls as Wild Card, and Ben Barker and Craig Cook both as Track Reserves. Injured Craig Cook (carpus broken) was replaced by Josh Auty. Injured Jarosław Hampel and Kenneth Bjerre was replaced by first and second Qualified Substitutes, Martin Vaculík and Krzysztof Kasprzak. The draw was made on August 24.
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