2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
2013 FIM Fogo British SGP
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Information
Date1 June 2013
City Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff
Event5 of 12 (161)
Referee Flag of Sweden.svg Krister Gardell
Stadium details
Stadium Millennium Stadium
Capacity62,500
Length277 m (303 yd)
Tracktemporary (rugby, football/soccer)
SGP Results
Best Time
Gold medal icon.svg Winner Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov
Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up Flag of Denmark.svg Niels Kristian Iversen
Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd place Flag of Poland.svg Niels Kristian Iversen

The 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, also known as the 2013 FIM Fogo British Speedway Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth race of the 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 1 June at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. [1] The Grand Prix was won by Emil Sayfutdinov who beat Niels Kristian Iversen, Krzysztof Kasprzak and Fredrik Lindgren in the final. [1]

Contents

Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Chris Harris as Wild Card, and Craig Cook and Josh Auty both as Track Reserves.

Heat details

The intermediate classification

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIM Track Racing Commission 2013 Calendars (Mar 16)". fim-live.com. Retrieved 2 Feb 2013.

See also