title: 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
text: # 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint
  
  The men's sprint at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 6–7 April. 53 cyclists participated in the contest.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Grégory Baugé (FRA) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jason Kenny (GBR) |
  | Bronze | Chris Hoy (GBR) |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  The qualifying was held at 13:00.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | 9.854 | Q |
  | 2 | Robert Förstemann | Germany | 9.873 | Q |
  | 3 | Kévin Sireau | France | 9.893 | Q |
  | 4 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | 9.902 | Q |
  | 5 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 9.902 | Q |
  | 6 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 9.953 | Q |
  | 7 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand | 9.963 | Q |
  | 8 | Shane Perkins | Australia | 9.965 | Q |
  | 9 | Mickaël Bourgain | France | 9.966 | Q |
  | 10 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | 9.983 | Q |
  | 11 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 10.003 | Q |
  | 12 | Matthew Archilbald | New Zealand | 10.034 | Q |
  | 13 | Scott Sunderland | Australia | 10.040 | Q |
  | 14 | Zhang Miao | China | 10.061 | Q |
  | 15 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela | 10.077 | Q |
  | 16 | René Enders | Germany | 10.077 | Q |
  | 17 | Juan Peralta Gascon | Spain | 10.101 | Q |
  | 18 | Michael Blatchford | United States | 10.118 | Q |
  | 19 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | 10.122 | Q |
  | 20 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | 10.159 | Q |
  | 21 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | 10.163 | Q |
  | 22 | Hodei Mazquiarán | Spain | 10.163 | Q |
  | 23 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain | 10.167 | Q |
  | 24 | Charlie Conord | France | 10.169 | Q |
  | 25 | Nikita Shurshin | Russia | 10.178 | |
  | 26 | Damian Zieliński | Poland | 10.192 | |
  | 27 | Azizulhasni Awang | Malaysia | 10.193 | |
  | 28 | Kazuki Amagai | Japan | 10.196 | |
  | 29 | Roy van den Berg | Netherlands | 10.203 | |
  | 30 | Denis Dmitriev | Russia | 10.209 | |
  | 31 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 10.214 | |
  | 32 | Bernard Esterhuizen | South Africa | 10.234 | |
  | 33 | Zhang Lei | China | 10.239 | |
  | 34 | Joseph Veloce | Canada | 10.281 | |
  | 35 | Kevin Mansker | United States | 10.300 | |
  | 36 | Denis Špička | Czech Republic | 10.310 | |
  | 37 | Sergey Borisov | Russia | 10.311 | |
  | 38 | Fabián Puerta | Colombia | 10.334 | |
  | 39 | Matthijs Büchli | Netherlands | 10.342 | |
  | 40 | Christos Volikakis | Greece | 10.354 | |
  | 41 | Travis Smith | Canada | 10.354 | |
  | 42 | Adam Ptáčník | Czech Republic | 10.383 | |
  | 43 | Andriy Vynokurov | Ukraine | 10.400 | |
  | 44 | Jonathan Marín | Colombia | 10.416 | |
  | 45 | Muhammad Md Yunos | Malaysia | 10.439 | |
  | 46 | Philip Hindes | Great Britain | 10.498 | |
  | 47 | Alexander Quincy | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.590 | |
  | 48 | Zafeiris Volikakis | Greece | 10.668 | |
  | 49 | César Marcano | Venezuela | 10.668 | |
  | 50 | Filip Ditzel | Czech Republic | 10.673 | |
  | 51 | Francesco Ceci | Italy | 10.775 | |
  | 52 | Omar Bertazzo | Italy | 11.384 | |
  | 53 | Bobby Lea | United States | 11.496 | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **1/16 finals**
  
  The 1/16 finals were held at 14:25.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | 10.876 | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Charlie Conord | France | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Robert Förstemann | Germany | 11.008 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Matthew Crampton | Great Britain | | |
  | 3 | 1 | Kévin Sireau | France | 10.560 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Hodei Mazquiarán | Spain | | |
  | 4 | 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | 11.054 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Ethan Mitchell | New Zealand | | |
  | 5 | 1 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | 10.404 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Kazunari Watanabe | Japan | | |
  | 6 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 10.406 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Sam Webster | New Zealand | | |
  | 7 | 1 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand | 10.632 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Michael Blatchford | United States | | |
  | 8 | 1 | Shane Perkins | Australia | 10.311 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Juan Peralta Gascon | Spain | | |
  | 9 | 1 | Mickaël Bourgain | France | 11.854 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | René Enders | Germany | | |
  | 10 | 1 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | 10.492 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Hersony Canelón | Venezuela | | |
  | 11 | 1 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | 10.660 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Zhang Miao | China | | |
  | 12 | 1 | Scott Sunderland | Australia | 10.501 | Q |
  | 12 | 2 | Matthew Archilbald | New Zealand | | |
  
  **1/8 finals**
  
  The 1/8 finals were held at 16:15.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | 10.346 | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Scott Sunderland | Australia | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Robert Förstemann | Germany | 10.704 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | | |
  | 3 | 1 | Kévin Sireau | France | 10.423 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | | |
  | 4 | 1 | Mickaël Bourgain | France | 10.293 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | | |
  | 5 | 1 | Shane Perkins | Australia | 10.357 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | |
  | 6 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 10.548 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand | | |
  
  **Repechage**
  
  The 1/8 finals repechages were held at 17:10.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | 10.579 | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Scott Sunderland | Australia | | |
  | 1 | 3 | Edward Dawkins | New Zealand | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | 10.694 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer | Australia | | REL |
  | 2 | 3 | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Japan | | DNF |
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  The quarterfinals were held at 19:10, 20:20 and 21:25.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | 10.561 | 10.460 | | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | | | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | | 10.350 | 10.401 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Robert Förstemann | Germany | 10.281 | | | |
  | 3 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 10.331 | | 10.597 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Kévin Sireau | France | | 10.228 | | |
  | 4 | 1 | Shane Perkins | Australia | 10.251 | | 10.464 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Mickaël Bourgain | France | | 10.458 | REL | |
  
  **Race 5th–8th place**
  
  The race for 5th–8th place was held at 21:30.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Robert Förstemann | Germany | 10.409 |
  | 6 | Stefan Bötticher | Germany | |
  | 7 | Kévin Sireau | France | |
  | – | Mickaël Bourgain | France | DNS |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  The semifinals were held at 19:00 and 19:40.
  
  | Heat | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Grégory Baugé | France | 10.416 | 10.189 | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | Shane Perkins | Australia | | | |
  | 2 | 1 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | 10.441 | 10.403 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | | | |
  
  **Small final**
  
  The finals were held at 21:10 and 22:20.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | 10.573 | 10.348 | | |
  | 4 | Shane Perkins | Australia | | | | |
  
  **Final**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Grégory Baugé | France | 10.493 | 11.627 | | |
  | | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | | REL | | |
  