2013 Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway world championship
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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.
| 2013 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
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 |  GBR Tai Woffinden |
| Runner-up |  POL Jarosław Hampel |
| 3rd place |  DEN Niels Kristian Iversen |
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.
Qualification
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]
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2012 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Holder | 1 | — | 4th | 2010–2012 |
| 2 | Nicki Pedersen | 2 | — | 13th | 2000, 2001–2012 |
| 3 |  Greg Hancock | 3 | — | 19th | 1995–2012 |
| 4 | Tomasz Gollob | 4 | — | 18th | 1995, 1996, 1997–2012 |
| 5 |  Emil Sayfutdinov | 5 | — | 5th | 2009–2012 |
| 6 |  Antonio Lindbäck | 7 | F | 6th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2012 |
| 7 | Fredrik Lindgren | 8 | — | 6th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2012 |
| 8 | Andreas Jonsson | 9 | — | 12th | 2001, 2002–2012 |
| 9 |  Martin Vaculík | 11 | 8 | 1st | 2012 |
| 10 | Jarosław Hampel | 14 | — | 8th | 2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–2012 |
| 11 | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 18 | 1 | 2nd | 2004–2007, 2008, 2012 |
| 12 |  Matej Žagar | — | 2 | 3rd | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011 |
| 13 | Niels Kristian Iversen | — | 3 | 3rd | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010 |
| 14 | Tai Woffinden | — | — | 2nd | 2010, 2011 |
| 15 | Darcy Ward | — | — | 1st | 2011 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders qualified as substitutes due to their results in the Grand Prix Challenge.[5]
| # | Riders | 2012 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  (19) Aleš Dryml, Jr. | — | 4 |
| 20 | (20) Leon Madsen | — | 5 |
| 21 | (21) Troy Batchelor | — | 6 |
| 22 | (22) Hans N. Andersen | 10 | 7 |
| 23 | (23) Peter Ljung | 15 | 9 |
Crump spot controversy
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]
Calendar
The 2013 season consisted of 12 events, just like the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix.[11][12]
Classification
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
(14) Tai Woffinden
|
151 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
 |
(10) Jarosław Hampel
|
142 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 17 |
 |
(13) Niels Kristian Iversen
|
132 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| 4 | (3) Greg Hancock
|
129 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| 5 | (2) Nicki Pedersen
|
121 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | (5) Emil Sayfutdinov
|
114 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – |
| 7 | (12) Matej Žagar
|
110 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | (15) Darcy Ward
|
106 | 12 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| 9 | (4) Tomasz Gollob
|
89 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | – |
| 10 | (11) Krzysztof Kasprzak
|
89 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | (7) Fredrik Lindgren
|
83 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | (1) Chris Holder
|
82 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (8) Andreas Jonsson
|
64 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 14 | (9) Martin Vaculík
|
62 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | (6) Antonio Lindbäck
|
51 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | (20) Leon Madsen
|
30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | (19) Ales Dryml
|
17 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | (16) Adrian Miedzinski
|
15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| 19 | (16) Andzejs Lebedevs
|
9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Chris Harris
|
7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Michael Jepsen Jensen
|
6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Linus Sundström
|
6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Krzysztof Buczkowski
|
6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Bartosz Zmarzlik
|
6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (21) Troy Batchelor
|
6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 26 | (17) Fredrik Engman
|
4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| 27 | (16) Aleksander Conda
|
3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Oliver Berntzon
|
3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| 29 | (16) Nicolas Covatti
|
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (16) Kim Nilsson
|
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 31 | (16) Josef Franc
|
2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (17) Peter Kildemand
|
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (18) Kenni Larsen
|
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | (16) Jason Bunyan
|
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | (17) Craig Cook
|
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | (18) Josh Auty
|
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37 | (17) Dennis Andersson
|
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | (18) Mathias Thornblom
|
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | (17) Nicolas Vicentin
|
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Rider(s) not classified | ||||||||||||||
| (17) Dale Finch
|
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Sean Mason
|
— | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Szymon Woźniak
|
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Mikołaj Curyło
|
— | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Vaclav Milik
|
— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Zdenek Holub
|
— | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Adrian Cyfer
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Lukasz Cyran
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| (18) Michele Paco Castagna
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | – | |
| (17) Kasts Puodzuks
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| (18) Maksims Bogdanovs
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | – | |
| (17) Matic Voldrih
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| (18) Denis Stojs
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | – | – | |
| (17) Paweł Przedpełski
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| (18) Kamil Pulczynski
|
— | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ns | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | SWE | CZE | GBR | POL | DEN | ITA | LAT | SVN | SCA | PL2 |