The 2013 Elite League speedway season (also known as the

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Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2013. Lakeside Hammers 43 Swindon Robins 47

Summary

The

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were the defending champions after winning in 2012. Birmingham Brummies finished top of the regular season table but lost in the play off to Poole Pirates, who continued to enjoy British League success. It was their fifth success in ten years and was instrumented by their Australian duo

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and

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and Poles

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and

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League table

* Belle Vue were deducted 3 points after a Speedway Control Bureau hearing. Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = Total Points

'A' Fixtures

'B' Fixtures

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1 Leg 2

Grand final

First leg Second leg The Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, winning on aggregate 104-79.

Knockout Cup

The Knockout Cup was not held during 2013.

Riders' Championship

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won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at

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on 19 October. *f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure

Final leading averages

Riders & averages

Belle Vue * 9.12 * 8.16 * 5.95 * 5.53 * 5.39 * 4.96 * 4.85 * 4.57 Birmingham * 8.24 * 8.00 * 7.94 * 7.29 * 7.50 * 5.77 * 5.46 Coventry * 7.88 * 7.85 * 6.73 * 4.41 * 5.47 * 5.45 * 5.19 * 3.11 * 2.15 Eastbourne * 8.50 * 7.32 * 6.70 * 6.23 * 6.06 * 5.68 * 5.54 * 4.41 * 4.36 King's Lynn * 9.68 * 7.64 * 7.60 * 7.08 * 6.53 * 6.19 * 5.45 * 5.19 * 4.65 * 4.00 * 3.65 Lakeside * 8.52 * 7.86 * 7.01 * 6.84 * 6.70 * 6.02 * 5.74 * 4.94 * 4.17 Peterborough * 8.80 * 8.78 * 7.82 * 7.62 * 6.80 * 6.59 * 6.41 * 5.46 * 4.87 * 3.15 Poole * 9.73 * 9.44 * 8.63 * 7.44 * 7.28 * 6.06 * 5.33 * 4.56 * 4.35 * 3.86 Swindon * 9.24 * 8.74 * 8.32 * 7.37 * 7.15 * 6.03 * 5.22 * 3.46 Wolverhampton * 9.93 * 9.53 * 8.76 * 6.84 * 5.83 * 5.55 * 5.29

References

{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons SGB Premiership Speedway Elite