The 2012 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the
2012 Speedway Grand Prix
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season. It took place on May 26 at the
Ullevi
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stadium in
Gothenburg
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,
Sweden
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.
The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Holder and wild card Thomas H. Jonasson. It was the first SGP won by Lidngren.
Riders
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Thomas H. Jonasson as Wild Card, and Linus Sundström and Simon Gustafsson both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on May 25.
Heat details
Heat after heat
# (67,2) N. Pedersen, Jonasson, Ljung, Harris
# (67,1) Lindbäck, Hampel, Lindgren, Gollob
# (67,3) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Bjerre, Hancock
# (67,4) Crump, Holder, B. Pedersen, Andersen
# (68,2) Bjerre, Hampel, Andersen, Harris
# (68,5) Sayfutdinov, Jonasson, Lindgren, Crump
# (68,7) Jonsson, Ljung, B. Pedersen, Gollob (F)
# (67,4) N. Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Lindbäck
# (68,3) Lindgren, Holder, Jonsson, Harris (R)
# (68,9) Hancock, Jonasson, Hampel, B. Pedersen
# (69,7) Ljung, Crump, Lindbäck, Bjerre
# (68,3) N. Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Andersen
# (69,2) Gollob, Crump, Hancock, Harris
# (69,2) Jonsson, Jonasson, Andersen, Lindbäck
# (68,6) Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Ljung
# (69,1) N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
# (69,0) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen
# (67,7) Holder, Gollob, Jonasson, Bjerre
# (68,8) Hancock, Lindgren, Andersen, Ljung
# (68,3) Crump, N. Pedersen, Jonsson, Hampel
#: Semifinals
# (69,4)21. Hancock, Jonasson, Crump, N. Pedersen (X)
# (69,1)22. Holder, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson
#: the Final
# (69,1)23. Lindgren, Hancock, Holder, Jonasson
The intermediate classification
References
See also
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motorcycle speedway
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