2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM SGP
Information
Date	23 March 2013
City	Auckland
Event	1 of 12 (157)
Referee	Craig Ackroyd
Jury President	Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
Stadium	Western Springs Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Length	413 m
Track	speedway
SGP Results
Winner	Jarosław Hampel
Runner-up	Tomasz Gollob
3rd place	Nicki Pedersen

The 2013 FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix was the first race meeting of the 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 March at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1][2][3]

The Grand Prix was won by Jarosław Hampel, who beat former champions Tomasz Gollob, Nicki Pedersen and Greg Hancock in the final.^[4] Although Hampel won the event, Gollob left New Zealand as the championship leader.

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Bunyan as the event Wild Card, and Sean Mason and Dale Finch as Track Reserves.^[5] The Draw was made on March 22.^[6]

Results

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	12	(10) Jarosław Hampel	15			1					1		3			2						2		9	7	3		3
2	1	(4) Tomasz Gollob	15	3				1				3				0				3				10	3		3	2
3	9	(2) Nicki Pedersen	12			0		0						3					3		3			9	4	2		1
4	5	(3) Greg Hancock	11		3			3					1					1					1	9	5		2	0
5	11	(15) Darcy Ward	12			3				3		1					1						3	11	1	1
6	13	(8) Andreas Jonsson	11				3	2							3		2					1		11	2		0
7	2	(14) Tai Woffinden	9	2					2				0				3				2			9	6	0
8	7	(1) Chris Holder	9		2					2					0	3					1			8	8		1
9	15	(7) Fredrik Lindgren	8				2			1			2						2	1				8	9
10	8	(13) Niels Kristian Iversen	7		1						2			2			Fx			2				7	10
11	14	(5) Emil Sayfutdinov	6				0		3					0		1							2	6	11
12	16	(6) Antonio Lindbäck	6				1				0	2						3			0			6	12
13	4	(11) Krzysztof Kasprzak	6	0							3				2				1				0	6	13
14	3	(12) Matej Žagar	5	1						0				1				0				3		5	14
15	10	(9) Martin Vaculík	5			2			0						1			2		0				5	15
16	6	(16) Jason Bunyan	1		0				1			0							Fx			0		1	16
17	17	(17) Sean Mason	-																					-	17
18	18	(18) Dale Finch	-																					-	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

By heat

1. Gollob, Woffinden, Žagar, Kasprzak
2. Hancock, Holder, Iversen, Bunyan
3. Ward, Vaculík, Hampel, Pedersen
4. Jonsson, Lindgren, Lindbaeck, Sayfutdinov
5. Hancock, Jonsson, Gollob, Pedersen
6. Sayfutdinov, Woffinden, Bunyan, Vaculík
7. Ward, Holder, Lindgren, Žagar
8. Kasprzak, Iversen, Hampel, Lindbaeck
9. Gollob, Lindbaeck, Ward, Bunyan
10. Hampel, Lindgren, Hancock, Woffinden
11. Pedersen, Iversen, Žagar, Sayfutdinov
12. Jonsson, Kasprzak, Vaculík, Holder
13. Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Gollob
14. Woffinden, Jonsson, Ward, Iversen (F4x)
15. Lindbaeck, Vaculík, Hancock, Žagar
16. Pedersen, Lindgren, Kasprzak, Bunyan (Fx)
17. Gollob, Iversen, Lindgren, Vaculík
18. Pedersen, Woffinden, Holder, Lindbaeck
19. Žagar, Hampel, Jonsson, Bunyan
20. Ward, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Kasprzak

    Semifinals:

21. Hampel, Pedersen, Ward, Woffinden
22. Gollob, Hancock, Holder, Jonsson

    fhe Final

23. Hampel, Gollob, Pedersen, Hancock

Standings after the event

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	SWE	CZE	GBR	POL	DEN	ITA	LAT	SLO	SCA	PL2
1	(4) Tomasz Gollob	15	15
2	(10) Jarosław Hampel	15	15
3	(2) Nicki Pedersen	12	12
4	(15) Darcy Ward	12	12
5	(3) Greg Hancock	11	11
6	(8) Andreas Jonsson	11	11
7	(1) Chris Holder	9	9
8	(14) Tai Woffinden	9	9
9	(7) Fredrik Lindgren	8	8
10	(13) Niels Kristian Iversen	7	7
11	(5) Emil Sayfutdinov	6	6
12	(6) Antonio Lindbäck	6	6
13	(11) Krzysztof Kasprzak	6	6
14	(9) Martin Vaculík	5	5
15	(12) Matej Žagar	5	5
16	(16) Jason Bunyan	1	1	–
Rider(s) not classified
	(17) Dale Finch	—	ns	–
	(18) Sean Mason	—	ns	–
Pos.	Rider	Points	NZL	EUR	SWE	CZE	GBR	POL	DEN	ITA	LAT	SLO	SCA	PL2

References

1. "Oficjalny kalendarz Grand Prix 2013" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. "Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
3. Świat Żużla, No 1 (93) 2012, pages 22–23 ISSN 1429-3285
4. "Polski dzień w Auckland — relacja z Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
5. "Jason Bunyan z dziką kartą w Auckland" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
6. "Lista startowa Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

See also

• motorcycle speedway