# 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic

The 2012 FIM Mitas Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 12 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen who beat Jason Crump, Tomasz Gollob and Greg Hancock. All four riders was (Hancock is) World Champions.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Josef Franc as Wild Card, and Václav Milík, Jr. and Matěj Kůs both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on May 11.

## Heat 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 | 14 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 19 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 3 | | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | (4) Jason Crump | 20 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 13 | 1 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 12 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | (1) Greg Hancock | 12 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 10 | 4 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | (8) Chris Holder | 12 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 11 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 10 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 0 | |
| 7 | 16 | (16) Josef Franc | 9 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 8 | 4 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 9 | 8 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 6 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | | 6 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 7 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 6 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 12 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 15 | (11) Chris Harris | 6 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 11 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 6 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 13 | (14) Peter Ljung | 5 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | 5 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 9 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 3 | | | M/- | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 2 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | R | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr. | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Matěj Kůs | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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 |

### Heat after heat

* (64,25) Sayfutdinov, Crump, Jonsson, Lindbäck
* (64,14) Gollob, Hampel, Holder, Andersen
* (64,65) Hancock, Lindgren, B.Pedersen, Milík (Bjerre M)
* (64,28) Franc, Ljung, Harris, N.Pedersen
* (64,61) Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Bjerre, Ljung
* (64,21) Holder, N.Pedersen, Hancock, Jonsson
* (64,60) Crump, Harris, Lindgren, Hampel
* (64,84) Lindbäck, Andersen, B.Pedersen, Franc
* (65,11) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Lindgren, Franc
* (65,59) Gollob, B.Pedersen, Jonsson, Harris
* (65,72) Crump, N.Pedersen, Andersen, Bjerre
* (65,73) Lindbäck, Hancock, Ljung, Hampel
* (66,03) N.Pedersen, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, B.Pedersen
* (66,70) Andersen, Ljung, Lindgren, Jonsson (R)
* (66,03) Franc, Crump, Hancock, Gollob
* (65,60) Holder, Bjerre, Harris, Lindbäck
* (65,94) Hancock, Harris, Sayfutdinov, Andersen
* (66,17) Franc, Hampel, Jonsson, Bjerre
* (66,45) Crump, B.Pedersen, Holder, Ljung
* (66,21) N.Pedersen, Lindbaeck, Lindbäck, Gollob
    Semifinals
* (66,43) Crump, Hancock, Lindbaeck, Franc
* (65,92) N.Pedersen, Gollob, Holder, Sayfutdinov
    the Final
* (66,50) N.Pedersen, Crump, Gollob, Hancock

## The intermediate classification

* 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 | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |
| 1 | (4) Jason Crump | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (1) Greg Hancock | 43 | 22 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 43 | 15 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (8) Chris Holder | 35 | 4 | 19 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (14) Peter Ljung | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (16) Josef Franc | 9 | – | – | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | – | 7 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | (16) Jason Bunyan | 1 | 1 | – | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||||||||
| | (17) Grant Tregoning | — | ns | – | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Sean Mason | — | ns | – | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | — | – | ns | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | — | – | ns | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Matěj Kůs | — | – | – | ns | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |