2013 FIM Speedway GP and 2013 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup calendars confirmed

The 2013 FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) and 2013 Monster FIM Energy Speedway World Cup (SWC) calendars have been finalised and next years individual World Championship will be decided over a record-equalling nine different countries and 12 rounds.

The team World Championship will visit the Czech Republic for the first time, with Pragues Marketa Stadium hosting the Race Off and Final.

The penultimate event of the 2013 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series takes place under the roof of Stockholms state-of-the-art Friends Arena, which makes its debut as an SGP venue on September 21.

Another venue making its first appearance on the calendar, this time for the SWC, is Polands Arena Czestochowa that will stage Event 1 on July 13.

Next year also sees legendary Polish track Bydgoszcz, Latvian venue Daugavpils and Slovenian circuit Krsko all return to the calendar.

The series gets underway in the Southern Hemisphere once again, as Aucklands picturesque Western Springs stadium hosts the second New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand Prix on March 23.

The greatest show in speedway, the British FIM Speedway Grand Prix, takes place in Cardiff on June 1 and the series concludes at Toruns Marian Rose Motoarena in Poland on October 5.

BSI Speedway managing director Paul Bellamy is delighted to have assembled a tantalising mix of venuesold and new.

He said: Its great to be returning to eight of our 2012 venues and we extend a special welcome to Bydgoszcz, Krsko and Daugavpils, who showed great hunger to get SGP racing back in their cities for 2013.

It is also very exciting that we are taking a Grand Prix to a brand new stadium. The Friends Arena in Stockholm is a fantastic venue and the meeting on September 21 could decide the World Championship, so to stage our penultimate round in such a world-class facility is truly special.

Its great to see the SGP title being contested across nine different countries and were working hard all the time to expand into new territories.

We look forward to seeing world champion Chris Holder defend his crown against the likes of Nicki Pedersen, Greg Hancock and Tomasz Gollob on 12 fantastic race tracks next year.

Following the first round in Auckland, SGP action returns to Europe on April 20, when the ZKS Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz stages the European FIM Speedway Grand Prixthe fabled venues first SGP event since Tomasz Gollob lifted the World Championship there in October 2010.

Gothenburgs historic Ullevi Stadium is the next stop for the Swedish SGP on May 4, before Pragues Marketa Stadium stages the Czech SGP for the 17th season running on May 18.

The British SGP takes place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on June 1, before the series visits Polish track Gorzow on June 15 and Copenhagens PARKEN for the Danish SGP on June 29.

The action then moves to Italian circuit Terenzano on August 3, before Daugavpils stages the first Latvian SGP since 2009 on August 17.

Krsko ends its own four-season exile from the competition on September 7 before the worlds top riders visit the Friends Arena for the Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand Prix two weeks later.

The series finale will be the Torun FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland on October 5.

The 2013 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup will kick start at Polish track Czestochowa on July 13, where the host nation will be up against Australia, Russia and the winners of Qualifier 1.

Renowned British track Kings Lynn hosts Event 2 on 15 July, with Great Britain up against current world champions Denmark, Sweden and the winners of Qualifier 2.

The SWC concludes in the Czech Republic, as capital club Prague hosts the Race Off and Final at their Marketa Stadium on July 18 and 20 respectively.

This means the Czech national side will be automatically seeded into the Final and they will be joined by the winners of Event 1 and 2. The second and third teams from Events 1 and 2 will line-up in the Race Off with the winners completing the Final four.

2013 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX CALENDAR

March 23: New Zealand FIM Speedway Grand PrixAuckland, New Zealand

April 20: European FIM Speedway Grand PrixBydgoszcz, Poland

May 4: Fogo Swedish FIM Speedway Grand PrixGothenburg, Sweden

May 18: Mitas Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand PrixPrague, Czech Republic

June 1: British FIM Speedway Grand PrixCardiff, Great Britain

June 15: Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of PolandGorzow, Poland

June 29: Danish FIM Speedway Grand PrixCopenhagen, Denmark

August 3: Fogo Italian FIM Speedway Grand PrixTerenzano, Italy

August 17: Latvian FIM Speedway Grand PrixDaugavpils, Latvia

September 7: Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand PrixKrsko, Slovenia

September 21: Scandinavian FIM Speedway Grand PrixStockholm, Sweden

October 5: Torun FIM Speedway Grand Prix of PolandTorun, Poland

2013 MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP CALENDAR

July 13: Event 1Czestochowa, Poland

Poland v Australia v Russia v Winner of Qualifying Round 1

July 15: Event 2 - Kings Lynn, Great Britain

Great Britain v Denmark v Sweden v Winner of Qualifying Round 2

July 18: Race Off - Prague, Czech Republic

Second and third-placed teams from Events 1 and 2

July 20: Final - Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Republic, v Winner Event 1 v Winner Event 2 v Winner Race Off


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