| 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 |  GBRTai Woffinden |
| Runner-up |  POLJarosław Hampel |
| 3rd place |  DENNiels Kristian Iversen |
The2013 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 68th edition of the official World Championship[1][2] and the 19th season of theSpeedway Grand Prix era, deciding theFIMSpeedway World Championship. It was the thirteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, anIMG company.
The British riderTai Woffinden became world champion, making him the first British rider to win the gold medal sinceMark Loram in the2000 Speedway Grand Prix.Jarosław Hampel won his third world championship medal, while Danish riderNiels Kristian Iversen won his first medal finishing third in the series.
For the 2013 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
SinceJason Crump decided to retire from the series, the top eight riders – except Crump, who was replaced by ninth-placedAndreas Jonsson – from the 2012 championship qualified.[3] Those riders were joined by three riders who qualified via theGrand Prix Challenge.[4]
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2012 season.[5][6]
| # | 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 |
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 |
Beforethe Toruń event in 2012, former three-times World Champion,Jason Crump announced his retirement at the end of the2012 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.
— Speedway Grand Prix Regulation, Rule 077.8.5, FIM (pages 22–23)[10]
The 2013 season consisted of 12 events, just like the2012 Speedway Grand Prix.[11][12]
| 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 |
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
| See also | ||