2013 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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![]() Gorzów Grand Prix on 15 June | |
Season details | |
Dates | 23 March — 5 October |
Events | 12 |
Cities | 12 |
Countries | 9 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | 276 (in 12 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
3rd place | ![]() |
The 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 68th edition of the official World Championship [1] [2] and the 19th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the thirteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
The British rider Tai Woffinden became world champion, making him the first British rider to win the gold medal since Mark Loram in the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix. Jarosław Hampel won his third world championship medal, while Danish rider Niels Kristian Iversen won his first medal finishing third in the series.
For the 2013 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
Since Jason Crump decided to retire from the series, the top eight riders – except Crump, who was replaced by ninth-placed Andreas Jonsson – from the 2012 championship qualified. [3] Those riders were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. [4]
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2012 season. [5] [6]
# | Riders | 2012 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | — | 4th | 2010–2012 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | — | 13th | 2000, 2001–2012 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | — | 19th | 1995–2012 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | — | 18th | 1995, 1996, 1997–2012 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | — | 5th | 2009–2012 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | F | 6th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2012 |
7 | ![]() | 8 | — | 6th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2012 |
8 | ![]() | 9 | — | 12th | 2001, 2002–2012 |
9 | ![]() | 11 | 8 | 1st | 2012 |
10 | ![]() | 14 | — | 8th | 2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–2012 |
11 | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 2nd | 2004–2007, 2008, 2012 |
12 | ![]() | — | 2 | 3rd | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011 |
13 | ![]() | — | 3 | 3rd | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010 |
14 | ![]() | — | — | 2nd | 2010, 2011 |
15 | ![]() | — | — | 1st | 2011 |
The following riders qualified as substitutes due to their results in the Grand Prix Challenge. [5]
# | Riders | 2012 place | GP Ch place |
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19 | ![]() | — | 4 |
20 | ![]() | — | 5 |
21 | ![]() | — | 6 |
22 | ![]() | 10 | 7 |
23 | ![]() | 15 | 9 |
Before the Toruń event in 2012, former three-times World Champion, Jason Crump announced his retirement at the end of the 2012 season. [7] [8]
According to the SGP Regulation, Crump's spot for the 2013 season – as sixth place in 2012 – should be taken by the first Qualified Substitute, Aleš Dryml, Jr. [9] However, BSI has announced that Crump's spot would be awarded to Andreas Jonsson, the ninth-place finisher in the 2012 standings, per FIM regulations.
... Should a rider or riders who have qualified directly, either by being in the top 8 of the Final Overall Grand Prix Classification or in the top 3 of the FIM Grand Prix qualification system or who qualified through both systems, withdraw prior to the start of the Grand Prix season, the first rider or riders available on the Official Grand Prix Qualified Substitute list shall replace him or them.
— Speedway Grand Prix Regulation, Rule 077.8.5, FIM (pages 22–23) [10]
The 2013 season consisted of 12 events, just like the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix. [11] [12]
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 ![]() | SVN ![]() | SCA ![]() | PL2 ![]() |
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![]() | ![]() | 151 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
![]() | ![]() | 142 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 17 |
![]() | ![]() | 132 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 129 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
5 | ![]() | 121 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 114 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – |
7 | ![]() | 110 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 106 | 12 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
9 | ![]() | 89 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | – |
10 | ![]() | 89 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
11 | ![]() | 83 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 82 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
13 | ![]() | 64 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 62 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 51 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
16 | ![]() | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
17 | ![]() | 17 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
19 | ![]() | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – |
20 | ![]() | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
21 | ![]() | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
22 | ![]() | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
23 | ![]() | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
24 | ![]() | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
25 | ![]() | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
26 | ![]() | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
27 | ![]() | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
28 | ![]() | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
29 | ![]() | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
30 | ![]() | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
31 | ![]() | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
32 | ![]() | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
33 | ![]() | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
34 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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38 | ![]() | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
39 | ![]() | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – |
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Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL ![]() | EUR ![]() | SWE ![]() | CZE ![]() | GBR ![]() | POL ![]() | DEN ![]() | ITA ![]() | LAT ![]() | SVN ![]() | SCA ![]() | PL2 ![]() |
The 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the eleventh and closing race of the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was scheduled to take place on 11 October 2008, in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. However, the meeting was cancelled because the track (temporary) was deemed unsafe by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) jury due to adverse weather conditions. The event was re-staged at the Polonia Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland, on the 18 October and was renamed the 2008 FIM Final Speedway Grand Prix. The Grand Prix was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob, who also won the 2008 Super Prix.
The 2010 Speedway Grand Prix was the 65th edition of the official World Championship and the 16th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the tenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The series began on 24 April in Leszno and finished on 9 October in Bydgoszcz.
The 2010 FIM Valvoline Croatian Speedway Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 29 at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia.
The 2010 FIM Dansk Metal Nordic Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 11 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.
The 2011 FIM Fogo European Speedway Grand Prix was the first race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 30 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland.
The 2011 FIM Meridian Lifts Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the second race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 14 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The 2011 FIM Mitas Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 28 at the Markéta Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.
The 2011 FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 11 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The 2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, also known as the 2011 FIM Doodson British Speedway Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 June at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Great Britain.
The 2011 FIM Nice Italian Speedway Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on July 30 at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano stadium in Terenzano, Italy.
The FIM Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on August 13 at the G&B Stadium in Målilla, Sweden.
The 2011 Enea Toruń FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the eighth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 27 at the MotoArena Toruń stadium in Toruń, Poland.
The 2011 FIM Dansk Metal Nordic Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 10 at the Speedway Center stadium in Vojens, Denmark.
The 2011 FIM Nice Croatian Speedway World Championship Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 24 at the Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, Croatia.
The FIM Gorzow Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the eleventh and final race of the 2011 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 8 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.
The 2012 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 26 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The 2012 FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 9 June at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The 2012 FIM Gorzow Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the sixth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 23 at the Edward Jancarz Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.
The 2012 FIM Dansk Metal Nordic Speedway Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 22 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark.
The 2012 FIM Torun Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the twelfth race meeting of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 6 at the MotoArena Toruń in Toruń, Poland.