2012 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season December 2023 December 2023 2012 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Swindon Robins Knockout Cup Poole Pirates Elite Shield Poole Pirates Riders Championship Chris Holder Darcy Ward 2012 Premier League2012 National League 2011 2013 thumb|right|Champions - Swindon Robins (Left to right from rear: Stead, Morris, Andersen, Kildemand, Doyle, Aldén, Lampart, Batchelor The 2012 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the top division of UK speedway and took place between March and October 2012.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2011.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2012.php 2012 league tables Speedway GB Poole nearly repeated the success of the previous season but fell just short. They topped the regular season table for the third year running and won the Knockout Cup for the third year running but lost in the play off final to Swindon Robins. Darcy Ward and Chris Holder were exceptional for the Pirates again but Swindon's triumph (their first since 1967) was put down to a group of riders all maintaining consistent scores. They were Danes Hans Andersen and Peter Kildemand, Australians Troy Batchelor, Nick Morris and Jason Doyle (the latter recruited from Poole) and Sheffield born Simon Stead.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4958/swindon Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 Lakeside Hammers and British speedway was rocked by the news that one of their leading riders Lee Richardson had been killed in a race at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland on 13 May. The Hammers did well to finish in a play off place without their main heat leader. Richardson was the 1999 World Under-21 champion and a leading British international. Richardson died of injuries he suffered after touching the wheels of the rider just in front and being thrown into the fence.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21692225 Speedway's Lee Richardson 'aware of the danger' BBC 1 August 2021 In recent years fatal accidents had become less frequent and this accident highlighted the dangers still involved in the sport. In part the accident was the catalyst for the decision to make air fences mandatory at tracks the following season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/speedway/24820365 Speedway clubs face air safety fence cash worry BBC 1 August 2021 League table Pos Club M Home Away F A +/- Pts 3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L1 Poole Pirates2810 3 1 0 4 6 0 1 3 1355 1159 722 Swindon Robins28113004411413821173703 Birmingham Brummies2873042114612761276444 Lakeside Hammers2892031203812791290445 Eastbourne Eagles28930211021012651277426 Peterborough Panthers2893110105812661287427 Kings Lynn Stars2862242004812781272368 Coventry Bees2744150124612171229329 Wolverhampton Wolves27 7304001210117812863110 Belle Vue Aces26 32070002121072131915 Key: Championship play-offs Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 33–57 n/a 45–47 42–50 42–51 57–31 40–52 33–60 54–40 Birmingham Brummies 50–43 46–44 56–34 51–41 55–35 47–43 36–54 37–53 50–42 Coventry Bees 59–31 40–50 38–52 47–43 60–31 48–42 44–49 42–48 52–40 Eastbourne Eagles 55–40 54–38 48–45 49–41 45–51 50–45 35–37 51–39 54–38 King's Lynn Stars 51–40 42–48 46–44 59–31 43–49 43–47 49–41 45–45 58–35 Lakeside Hammers 61–32 53–39 47–43 55–36 59–36 59–37 42–48 50–40 55–37 Peterborough Panthers 47–46 51–42 49–41 58–36 49–41 61–32 39–51 55–38 46–44 Poole Pirates 49–41 46–46 52–38 54–38 48–45 46–44 50–39 48–42 52–38 Swindon Robins 56–39 49–43 54–39 53–38 50–43 53–37 56–37 49–41 60–33 Wolverhampton Wolves 51–42 49–41 42–47 51–41 51–41 47–43 57–35 43–47 42–48 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives12 British Speedway 2012 fixtures & results 28 May 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR COV EAS KL LH PET PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 47–43 n/a 55–36 38–55 48–42 n/a n/a n/a n/a Birmingham Brummies 54–41 49–41 n/a n/a n/a n/a 43–47 44–46 48–45 Coventry Bees n/a 47–43 n/a 48–42 n/a 52–40 n/a 45–48 45–45 Eastbourne Eagles 61–29 n/a n/a 53–37 51–39 47–43 n/a n/a 61–32 King's Lynn Stars 58–32 n/a 45–45 51–39 n/a 46–44 n/a 41–52 n/a Lakeside Hammers 57–38 n/a n/a 47–43 n/a 52–40 41–48 36–53 n/a Peterborough Panthers n/a n/a 45–45 54–38 50–43 57–36 49–44 n/a n/a Poole Pirates n/a 55–38 n/a n/a n/a 57–37 56–33 49–41 52–38 Swindon Robins n/a 48–42 51–39 n/a 45–43 55–39 n/a 50–43 n/a Wolverhampton Wolves 46–44 53–40 51–39 47–42 n/a n/a n/a 41–49 n/a complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives12 British Speedway 2012 fixtures & results 28 May 2024 Championship play-offs Semi-finals Leg 1 24 September 2012 Lakeside 43 – 47 Poole Pirates Arena Essex Raceway 1 October 2012 Birmingham 35 – 55 Swindon Perry Barr Stadium Leg 2 1 October 2012 Poole 61 – 30 Lakeside Wimborne Road 4 October 2012 Swindon 55 - 37 Birmingham Abbey Stadium Grand final First leg 15 October 2012 SwindonAndersen 11Kildemand 10Alden 8Stead 8Morris 6Batchelor 5Lampart 3 51 - 44 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.18250 SWINDON: ROBINS 51 POOLE 44 (EL GRAND FINAL.1) British Speedway 20 June 2021 PooleWard 15Holder 13Kasprzak 10Masters 3Kling 2Howarth 1 Abbey Stadium Second leg 22 October 2012 PooleKasprzak 16Holder 12Harris 8Eklof 5Kling 3Lindgren 1 45 (89) - 44 (95) http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.18363 SWINDON: POOLE 45 ROBINS 44 (EL GRAND FINAL.2) - SWINDON ARE CHAMPIONS! British Speedway 20 June 2021 SwindonKildemand 11Andersen 8Stead 8Batchelor 7Alden 5Morris 5Lampart 0 Wimborne Road The Swindon Robins were declared Elite League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-89. Elite League Knockout Cup The 2012 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 74th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition for the third consecutive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/08/elite-league-ko-cup-2012.html 2012 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive The Knockout Cup was then suspended for four years until it was held again under the new name 2017 SGB Premiership Team KO Cup. Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two10/10 Belle Vue 35-42 Birminghamnot staged Birmingham Belle Vue02/06 Lakeside 38-49 Coventry01/06 Coventry 52-41 Lakesidenot staged Swindon Peterboroughnot staged Peterborough Swindon30/05 Poole 50-43 Wolverhampton21/05 Wolverhampton 39-54 Poole Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two25/10 Peterborough 50-43 Poole24/10 Poole 51-39 Peterborough18/10Birmingham 45-45 Coventry12/10 Coventry 51-45 Birmingham Final 26 October Coventry BeesNicholls 10Szczepaniak 7Summers 6Kennett 5Larsen 4Hall 3Harris 3 38 52 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.18422 COVENTRY: BEES 38 POOLE 52 (KOC FINAL.1) British Speedway 20 June 2021 Poole PiratesIversen 15Schlein 11Kasprzak 9Masters 9Lindgren 7Eklof 1 Brandon Stadium 29 October Poole PiratesKasprzak 14Iversen 13Schlein 10Howarth 7Risager 4Lindgren 2 50 40 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.18457 COVENTRY: POOLE 50 BEES 40 (KOC FINAL.2) British Speedway 20 June 2021 Coventry BeesSzczepaniak 13Nicholls 11Harris 6Kennett 5Summers 2Larsen 2Johnson 1 Wimborne Road The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 102-78. Riders' Championship Chris Holder won the Riders' Championship. The final was held in Swindon on 20 October.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7461/2012-elite-league-riders-championship Elite League Riders' Championship WWOS Backup 9 June 2023https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/speedway/9997767.elite-league-riders-championship/ ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Swindon Advertiser 4 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Chris Holder 3 3 3 0 3 12x32 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 3 0 3 3 312x23 ENG Chris Harris 2 3 2 2 2113 14 AUS Rory Schlein 2 2 1 3 2102f/exc 5 DEN Michael Jepsen Jensen 3 3 2 3 0111 6 ENG Scott Nicholls 2 3 1 1 31007 DEN Hans Andersen 3 1 3 0 188 DEN Mads Korneliussen 0 1 3 2 2 89 USA Ryan Fisher 1 2 2 2 0 7 10 DEN Peter Kildemand 1 2 f/exc 1 2 6 11 AUS Sam Masters 1 2 0 2 1 6 12 SWE Peter Karlsson 1 0 0 1 3 513 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 0 1 0 3 1 514 ENG Lewis Bridger 2 0 1 1 0 4 15 SWE Freddie Lindgren 0 0 2 0 1 316 ENG Danny King ret 1 1 0 0 2 f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired Leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Darcy WardPoole10.90 AUS Chris Holder Poole 10.31 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak Poole 10.18 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen King's Lynn 9.51 ENG Tai Woffinden Wolverhampton 9.09 SWE Freddie Lindgren Wolverhampton 9.08 DEN Hans Andersen Swindon 8.95 SWE Peter Karlsson Lakeside 8.76 ENG Lee Richardson Lakeside8.74 ENG Chris Harris Coventry 8.59 Riders & averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Craig Cook 7.59 DEN Charlie Gjedde 7.51 AUS Rory Schlein 7.49 CZE Aleš Dryml Jr. 5.68 RUS Renat Gafurov 5.47 AUS Adam Shields 5.18 DEN Patrick Hougaard 5.09 ENG Josh Grajczonek 4.88 AUS Mark Lemon 4.87 SWE Linus Eklöf 2.97 Birmingham 22em DEN Bjarne Pedersen 7.84 ENG Danny King 7.68 POL Sebastian Ulamek 7.29 ENG Ben Barker 7.18 ENG Josh Auty 6.63 GER Martin Smolinski 6.26 ITA Nicolas Covatti 4.63 POL Tomasz Piszcz 2.06 Coventry 22em ENG Chris Harris 8.59 ENG Scott Nicholls 8.54 DEN Kenni Larsen 7.19 ENG Edward Kennett 6.87 AUS Aaron Summers 6.27 POL Michał Szczepaniak 6.03 ENG Adam Roynon 5.42 DEN Henning Bager 4.61 CZE Josef Franc 4.60 ENG Leigh Lanham 4.00 Eastbourne 22em FIN Joonas Kylmakorpi 8.00 FIN Timo Lahti 7.29 SWE Simon Gustafsson 7.09 AUS Cameron Woodward 6.95 CZE Lukáš Dryml 6.59 ENG Lewis Bridger 6.51 RUS Denis Gizatullin 5.58 King's Lynn 22em DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 9.51 DEN Mads Korneliussen 7.24 POL Maciej Janowski 6.97 ENG David Howe 6.79 GER Kevin Wölbert 6.23 POL Mateusz Szczepaniak 6.05 SWE Daniel Nermark 5.96 DEN Ulrich Østergaard 5.76 ENG Joe Screen 5.68 Lakeside 22em SWE Peter Karlsson 8.76 ENG Lee Richardson 8.74 AUS Davey Watt 8.33 ENG Richie Worrall 6.94 SWE Kim Nilsson 6.21 FIN Kauko Nieminen 5.89 ENG Stuart Robson 5.67 ENG Robert Mear 5.12 AUS Justin Sedgmen 5.12 SWE Jonas Davidsson 4.00 Peterborough 22em SWE Linus Sundström 8.55 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 8.29 POL Krzysztof Buczkowski 7.42 DEN Michael Jepsen Jensen 7.19 POL Norbert Kościuch 7.18 ENG Oliver Allen 5.42 DEN Jesper B. Monberg 5.16 ENG Richard Lawson 4.21 Poole 22em AUS Darcy Ward 10.90 AUS Chris Holder 10.31 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 10.18 POL Adrian Miedziński 8.08 SWE Dennis Andersson 6.58 AUS Sam Masters 4.34 SWE Ludvig Lindgren 4.29 SWE Ricky Kling 4.25 ENG Kyle Howarth 3.87 SWE Linus Eklöf 3.62 AUS Todd Kurtz 3.17 Swindon 22em DEN Hans N. Andersen 8.95 AUS Troy Batchelor 8.41 DEN Peter Kildemand 7.97 AUS Jason Doyle 7.89 SWE Sebastian Aldén 7.13 ENG Simon Stead 6.79 AUS Nick Morris 6.42 POL Dawid Lampart 5.83 SWE Robin Aspegren 5.52 Wolverhampton 22em ENG Tai Woffinden 9.09 SWE Freddie Lindgren 9.08 USA Ricky Wells 7.04 AUS Ty Proctor 6.34 POL Robert Miśkowiak 6.28 DEN Nicolai Klindt 5.83 SWE Pontus Aspgren 3.66 SWE Jacob Thorssell 2.64 POL Lukasz Sowka 1.27 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Elite