The 2013 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 68th edition of the official World Championship and the 19th season of the

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era, deciding the

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Speedway World Championship. It was the thirteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an

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company. The British rider

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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 Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. He is a six times World Cup winner and earned 24 caps for the Poland national speedway team. Career He received his speedway licen ...

won his third world championship medal, while Danish rider

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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 Jason Philip Crump (born 6 August 1975) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia (UK born). He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, and a World Cup winner. In a 21-year career in Speedway, Crump finished with sev ...

decided to retire from the series, the top eight riders – except Crump, who was replaced by ninth-placed

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– from the 2012 championship qualified. Those riders were joined by three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2012 season.

Qualified riders

Qualified substitutes

The following riders qualified as substitutes due to their results in the Grand Prix Challenge.

Crump spot controversy

Before the Toruń event in 2012, former three-times World Champion,

announced his retirement at the end of the 2012 season. 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. 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.

Calendar

The 2013 season consisted of 12 events, just like the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix.

Classification

References

External links

* {{Speedway Grand Prix seasons

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