2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand

Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM SGP
Information
Date| 23 March 2013
City|  Auckland
Event| 1 of 12 (157)
Referee|  Craig Ackroyd
Jury President|  Wolfgang Glas
Stadium details
Stadium| Western Springs Stadium
Capacity| 15,000
Length| 413 m (452 yd)
Track| speedway
SGP Results
Best Time|

Winner|  Jarosław Hampel
Runner-up|  Tomasz Gollob
3rd place|  Tomasz Gollob

The 2013 FIM New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix was the first race meeting of the 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 23 March at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]

The Grand Prix was won by Jarosław Hampel, who beat former champions Tomasz Gollob, Nicki Pedersen and Greg Hancock in the final.[4] Although Hampel won the event, Gollob left New Zealand as the championship leader.

## Riders[edit]

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Jason Bunyan as the event Wild Card, and Sean Mason and Dale Finch as Track Reserves.[5] The Draw was made on March 22.[6]

## Results[edit]

### Details[edit]

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

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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

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### By heat[edit]

1. Gollob, Woffinden, Žagar, Kasprzak
2. Hancock, Holder, Iversen, Bunyan
3. Ward, Vaculík, Hampel, Pedersen
4. Jonsson, Lindgren, Lindbaeck, Sayfutdinov
5. Hancock, Jonsson, Gollob, Pedersen
6. Sayfutdinov, Woffinden, Bunyan, Vaculík
7. Ward, Holder, Lindgren, Žagar
8. Kasprzak, Iversen, Hampel, Lindbaeck
9. Gollob, Lindbaeck, Ward, Bunyan
10. Hampel, Lindgren, Hancock, Woffinden
11. Pedersen, Iversen, Žagar, Sayfutdinov
12. Jonsson, Kasprzak, Vaculík, Holder
13. Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Gollob
14. Woffinden, Jonsson, Ward, Iversen (F4x)
15. Lindbaeck, Vaculík, Hancock, Žagar
16. Pedersen, Lindgren, Kasprzak, Bunyan (Fx)
17. Gollob, Iversen, Lindgren, Vaculík
18. Pedersen, Woffinden, Holder, Lindbaeck
19. Žagar, Hampel, Jonsson, Bunyan
20. Ward, Sayfutdinov, Hancock, Kasprzak

Semifinals:
21. Hampel, Pedersen, Ward, Woffinden
22. Gollob, Hancock, Holder, Jonsson

fhe Final
23. Hampel, Gollob, Pedersen, Hancock

## Standings after the event[edit]

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

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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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Oficjalny kalendarz Grand Prix 2013" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. ^ "Buckley Systems New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix". speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
3. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (93) 2012, pages 22–23 ISSN 1429-3285
4. ^ "Polski dzień w Auckland — relacja z Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
5. ^ "Jason Bunyan z dziką kartą w Auckland" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
6. ^ "Lista startowa Grand Prix Nowej Zelandii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

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