Английская Википедия:2012 Speedway Grand Prix
Шаблон:Infobox SGP Season The 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 67th edition of the official World Championship[1][2] and the 18th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the twelfth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 31 March in Auckland and finish on 6 October in Torun.[3]
The Australian rider Chris Holder became World Champion, making him the youngest gold medalist since the start of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995. Nicki Pedersen returned to the World Championship podium finishing second, while the American veteran Greg Hancock won the bronze medal.
Qualification
For the 2012 season there will be 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
2011 Grand Prix
The top eight riders from the 2011 championship qualified as of right:
- Шаблон:Flagicon (1) Greg Hancock
- Шаблон:Flagicon (2) Andreas Jonsson
- Шаблон:Flagicon (3) Jarosław Hampel
- Шаблон:Flagicon (4) Jason Crump
- Шаблон:Flagicon (5) Tomasz Gollob
- Шаблон:Flagicon (6) Emil Sayfutdinov
- Шаблон:Flagicon (7) Kenneth Bjerre
- Шаблон:Flagicon (8) Chris Holder
Grand Prix Challenge
The top eight riders from the 2011 championship were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.
- Шаблон:Flagicon (12) Antonio Lindbäck
- Шаблон:Flagicon (13) Bjarne Pedersen
- Шаблон:Flagicon (14) Peter Ljung
Nominations
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2011 season.
- Шаблон:Flagicon (9) Fredrik Lindgren
- Шаблон:Flagicon (10) Nicki Pedersen
- Шаблон:Flagicon (11) Chris Harris
- Шаблон:Flagicon (15) Hans Andersen
Qualified Substitutes
- Шаблон:Flagicon (19) Martin Vaculík
- Шаблон:Flagicon (20) Krzysztof Kasprzak
- Шаблон:Flagicon (21) Leon Madsen
- Шаблон:Flagicon (22) Sebastian Ułamek
- Шаблон:Flagicon (23) Krzysztof Buczkowski
- Шаблон:Flagicon (24) Joonas Kylmäkorpi
Calendar
Classification
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Speedway Grand Prix seasons Шаблон:Motorcycle speedway in 2012