# 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy

The 2012 FIM Fogo Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race meeting of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 11, at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano stadium in Terenzano, Italy.
The Grand Prix was won by Antonio Lindbäck who beat Emil Sayfutdinov, Greg Hancock and Martin Vaculík. It was first SGP win for Lindbäck in his 52nd start. He and Fredrik Lindgren are the most "waiting for win" riders.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Nicolas Covatti as Wild Card, and Michele Paco Castagna and Nicolas Vicentin both as Track Reserves. Injured Jarosław Hampel was replaced by first Qualified Substitutes, Martin Vaculík for third time. The draw was made on August 10.
    (3) Jarosław Hampel → (19) Martin Vaculík

## Results
### 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 | 3 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 16 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 8 | 7 | 2 | | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 19 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 12 | 1 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | (1) Greg Hancock | 14 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 12 | (19) Martin Vaculík | 14 | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 2 | | 3 | X |
| 5 | 5 | (4) Jason Crump | 10 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | |
| 6 | 11 | (8) Chris Holder | 10 | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 9 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 1 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 8 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 8 | | F | |
| 9 | 10 | (14) Peter Ljung | 8 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 13 | (11) Chris Harris | 8 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | X | | 8 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 15 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 6 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | R | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 14 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 6 | | | | 1 | | R | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 2 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 5 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 4 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 16 | (16) Nicolas Covatti | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 9 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 3 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 3 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Michele Paco Castagna | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Nicolas Vicentin | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 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

* (71,37) Lindbäck, Jonsson, Andersen, Lindgren
* (71,67) Sayfutdinov, Hancock, N. Pedersen, Crump
* (71,40) Holder, Ljung, B. Pedersen, Vaculík
* (71,59) Bjerre, Harris, Gollob, Covatti
* (72,43) Jonsson, Crump, Harris, B. Pedersen
* (72,81) Sayfutdinov, Ljung, Lindgren, Gollob (R)
* (72,69) N. Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindbäck, Holder
* (72,62) Vaculík, Hancock, Covatti, Andersen
* (73,28) Holder, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Covatti
* (73,06) Crump, Vaculík, Lindgren, Bjerre (R)
* (73,88) Hancock, Gollob, B. Pedersen, Lindbäck
* (76,09) Ljung, Harris, N. Pedersen, Andersen
* (74,38) Vaculík, Gollob, N. Pedersen, Jonsson
* (74,41) Harris, Lindgren, Holder, Hancock
* (74,15) Lindbäck, Crump, Ljung, Covatti
* (76,00) Andersen, Sayfutdinov, B. Pedersen, Bjerre
* (74,47) Hancock, Jonsson, Bjerre, Ljung
* (74,34) N. Pedersen, Covatti, Lindgren, B. Pedersen
* (73,25) Vaculík, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, Harris (X)
* (73,59) Crump, Holder, Gollob, Andersen
    Semifinals
* (73,07) Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, N. Pedersen, Crump
* (73,88) Vaculík, Hancock, Holder, Jonsson (F)
    the Final
* (73,36) Lindbäck, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Vaculík (X)

## 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 | (1) Greg Hancock | 111 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 | | | | |
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 101 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 10 | | | | |
| 3 | (4) Jason Crump | 97 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 10 | | | | |
| 4 | (8) Chris Holder | 94 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| 5 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 84 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 19 | | | | |
| 6 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 83 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 77 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 70 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | | | | |
| 9 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 62 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | | | | |
| 10 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 46 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | ns | – | – | – | | | | |
| 11 | (11) Chris Harris | 46 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | | | | |
| 12 | (14) Peter Ljung | 44 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | | | | |
| 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 43 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | (19) Martin Vaculík | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 8 | 14 | | | | |
| 15 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 41 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 16 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 41 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | | | | |
| 18 | (16) Jurica Pavlic | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | | | | |
| 19 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 20 | (16) Josef Franc | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 21 | (16)(18) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | ns | – | – | | | | |
| 22 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | | | | |
| 23 | (18) Mikkel B. Jensen | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | | | | |
| 24 | (16) Nicolas Covatti | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | | | | |
| 25 | (17) Peter Kildemand | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | | | | |
| 26 | (16) Jason Bunyan | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 27 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| 28 | (17) Dino Kovacic | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||||||||
| | (17) Grant Tregoning | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Sean Mason | — | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | — | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (17)(18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | — | – | ns | – | – | – | ns | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Matěj Kůs | — | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (17) Linus Sundström | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | | | | |
| | (18) Samo Kukovica | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | | | | |
| | (17) Michele Paco Castagna | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | | |
| | (18) Nicolas Vicentin | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |