# 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

The 2013 FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix was the first round of the 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 March at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand was won by Jarosław Hampel, who beat former champions Tomasz Gollob, Nicki Pedersen and Greg Hancock in the final. 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. The Draw was made on March 22.

## 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

* Gollob, Woffinden, Žagar, Kasprzak
* Hancock, Holder, Iversen, Bunyan
* Ward, Vaculík, Hampel, Pedersen
* Jonsson, Lindgren, Lindbaeck, Sayfutdinov
* Hancock, Jonsson, Gollob, Pedersen
* Sayfutdinov, Woffinden, Bunyan, Vaculík
* Ward, Holder, Lindgren, Žagar
* Kasprzak, Iversen, Hampel, Lindbaeck
* Gollob, Lindbaeck, Ward, Bunyan
* Hampel, Lindgren, Hancock, Woffinden
* Pedersen, Iversen, Žagar, Sayfutdinov
* Jonsson, Kasprzak, Vaculík, Holder
* Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Gollob
* Woffinden, Jonsson, Ward, Iversen (F4x)
* Lindbaeck, Vaculík, Hancock, Žagar
* Pedersen, Lindgren, Kasprzak, Bunyan (Fx)
* Gollob, Iversen, Lindgren, Vaculík
* Pedersen, Woffinden, Holder, Lindbaeck
* Žagar, Hampel, Jonsson, Bunyan
* Ward, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Kasprzak
    Semifinals:
* Hampel, Pedersen, Ward, Woffinden
* Gollob, Hancock, Holder, Jonsson
    fhe Final
* 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 |