2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II | |
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2012 FIM Torun Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
Information | |
Date | 6 October 2012 |
City | Toruń |
Event | 12 of 12 (156) |
Referee | Craig Ackroyd |
Jury President | Wolfgang Glas |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | MotoArena Toruń |
Capacity | 15,500 |
Length | 325 m (355 yd) |
Track | speedway |
SGP Results | |
Attendance | 16,000 |
Best Time |
Chris Holder 59,81 secs (in Heat 6) |
Winner | Antonio Lindbäck |
Runner-up | Tomasz Gollob |
3rd place | Greg Hancock |
The 2012 FIM Torun Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the twelfth race meeting of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 6 at the MotoArena Toruń in Toruń, Poland.
Former three-times World Champion, Jason Crump, announced his SGP retirement after the Toruń SGP.
The Grand Prix was won by Antonio Lindbäck who beat Tomasz Gollob, Greg Hancock and Chris Holder in the final.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Maciej Janowski as Wild Card, and Emil and Kamil Pulczyński both as Track Reserves. Injured Kenneth Bjerre was replaced by first Qualified Substitutes, Martin Vaculík. The draw was made on October 5.
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