2013 Speedway World Cup
54th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition
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The 2013 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the thirteenth FIM Speedway World Cup, the annual international speedway world championship tournament. It took place between 13 July and 20 July 2013 and involved eight national teams. Six teams were seeded through to the tournament and two qualification rounds were held in April and May 2011 to determine the final two places.[1][2][3]
| Speedway World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Prague |
| Location | Czech Republic |
| Start date | 13 July |
| End date | 20 July |
| Nations | 8 |
| Champions | |
 Poland | |
Qualification
The top six nations from the 2012 Speedway World Cup (Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, Australia and Russia) were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining two places divided among two qualifying rounds. Qualifying Round One was hosted in Daugavpils, Latvia and Qualifying Round Two was hosted in Miskolc, Hungary.
- Qualifying Round One
Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils- 1 May 2013
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Latvia | 45 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 15, Kjasts Puodžuks 11, Maksims Bogdanovs 13, Vjačeslavs Giruckis 6 | |
 Slovenia | 30 | Matej Žagar 20, Aleksander Čonda 4, Maks Gregoric 3, Matic Voldrih 3 | |
 Germany | 28 | Martin Smolinski 13, Kevin Wölbert 8, Tobias Busch 5, Max Dilger 2 | |
 Ukraine | 22 | Aleksandr Loktaev 9, Andrey Karpov 7, Stanislav Melnichuk 4, Andrey Kobrin 2 |
- Qualifying Round Two
Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc- 20 May 2013
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 38 | Ryan Fisher 14, Ricky Wells 12, Gino Manzares 6, Billy Janniro 6 | |
 Hungary | 32 | Norbert Magosi 9, József Tabaka 9, László Szatmári 7, Roland Benko 7 | |
 Italy | 31 | Guglielmo Franchetti 10, Paco Castagna 8, Nicolas Vincentin 7, Nicolás Covatti 6 | |
 France | 20 | Mathieu Trésarrieu 7, Sebastien Trésarrieu 7, Dimitri Bergé 5, Richard De Biasi 1 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals appearance | Last appearance | 2012 place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | Host | 12th | 2012 | 7 |
 Denmark | 2012 SWC top six | 13th | 2012 | 1 |
 Australia | 2012 SWC top six | 13th | 2012 | 2 |
 Russia | 2012 SWC top six | 12th | 2012 | 3 |
 Sweden | 2012 SWC top six | 13th | 2012 | 4 |
| Poland | 2012 SWC top six | 13th | 2012 | 5 |
 Great Britain | 2012 SWC top six | 10th | 2012 | 6 |
| Latvia | QR 1 Winner | — | — | — |
| United States | QR 2 Winner | 13th | 2011 | 9 |
Tournament
| Semifinals | Race-off | Final | |||||||||||
| July 13 — Częstochowa | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 34 | ||||||||||||
| Latvia | 27 | July 18 — Prague | July 20 — Prague | ||||||||||
| Russia | 14 | Australia | 36 | Poland | 41 | ||||||||
| United States | 31 | Denmark | 40 | ||||||||||
| July 15 — King's Lynn | Latvia | 29 | Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 48 | Great Britain | 28 | Czech Republic | 12 | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 35 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | 18 | ||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 48 | Jarosław Hampel 14, Krzysztof Kasprzak 13, Maciej Janowski 13, Patryk Dudek 8 | |
| Australia | 34 | Darcy Ward 14, Troy Batchelor 12, Jason Doyle 7, Davey Watt 1 | |
| Latvia | 27 | Maksims Bogdanovs 11, Kjasts Puodžuks 9, Andžejs Ļebedevs 7, Vjačeslavs Giruckis 0 | |
| Russia | 14 | Andrey Kudriashov 7, Vladimir Borodulin 4, Ilya Chalov 2, Viktor Kulakov 1 |
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 48 | Nicki Pedersen 13, Niels Kristian Iversen 12, Michael Jepsen Jensen 12, Kenneth Bjerre 11 | |
| Great Britain | 35 | Tai Woffinden 18, Chris Harris 12, Craig Cook 4, Edward Kennett 1 | |
| United States | 24 | Greg Hancock 16, Ricky Wells 4, Ryan Fisher 3, Gino Manzares 1 | |
| Sweden | 18 | Peter Ljung 11, Daniel Nermark 5, Dennis Andersson 2, Jonas Davidsson 0 |
Race off
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 36 | Darcy Ward 13, Jason Doyle 8, Cameron Woodward 8, Troy Batchelor 7 | |
| United States | 31 | Greg Hancock 20, Ryan Fisher 8, Ricky Wells 3, Gino Manzares 0 | |
| Latvia | 29 | Kjasts Puodžuks 10, Maksims Bogdanovs 9, Andžejs Ļebedevs 5, Vjačeslavs Giruckis 5 | |
| Great Britain | 28 | Tai Woffinden 14, Chris Harris 7, Lewis Bridger 4, Ben Barker 3 |
World Cup final
Results
| Pos. | National team | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 41 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 40 | |
| 3 | Australia | 33 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 12 |
Scorers
Poland 41 - Jarosław Hampel [C] (15), Maciej Janowski (12) Krzysztof Kasprzak (7), Patryk Dudek (7)
Denmark 40 - Niels Kristian Iversen (12), Kenneth Bjerre (11), Nicki Pedersen (10), Michael Jepsen Jensen (7)
Australia 33 - Darcy Ward (9), Troy Batchelor [C] (11), Cameron Woodward (8), Jason Doyle (5)
Czech Republic 12 - Aleš Dryml Jr. [C] (7), Václav Milík Jr. (3), Lukáš Dryml (1), Josef Franc (1)
Final classification
| Pos. | National team | Pts. |
|---|---|---|
 | Poland | 41 |
 | Denmark | 40 |
 | Australia | 33 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 12 |
| 5 | United States | 31 |
| 6 | Latvia | 29 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 28 |
| 8 | Sweden | 18 |
| 9 | Russia | 14 |