Jason Crump

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Jason Crump

Jason Crump (born 6 August 1975 in Bristol, England) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a two-time and current Speedway World Champion and a former World Under-21 speedway champion.

1 Career summary
2 Current clubs
3 Speedway Grand Prix results
4 References

[edit] Career summary

Crump won his first major junior title in 1990 becoming Australian Under 16 champion, and he progressed through the ranks to become World Under-21 champion in 1995. That same year he made his Speedway Grand Prix debut as a wild card in the British Grand Prix - he won his first three rides, but fell in the B final to finish 8th overall.

His first Grand Prix victory came in 1996, again riding at the British Grand Prix, although this time as a full-time GP rider. He has won the World Team Cup (now known as the Speedway World Cup) on three occasions as part of the Australian team - in 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Crump's first world title came in 2004 when he beat Tony Rickardsson having won 2 of the 9 GP in that season. He dominated the 2006 season winning four out of nine GPs to take the title for the second time beating Greg Hancock into second place.

Crump won the 'Treble' riding for the Peterbrough Panthers in Britain during the 1999 season, winning the Elite League, the Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield.

[edit] Current clubs

Britain: Belle Vue Aces
Poland: Atlas Wroclaw
Sweden: VMS Elite

[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results

Results from 2001 onwards only shown

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
2001	2nd	113	Winner (twice)	Won in Bydgoszcz and Stockholm
2002	2nd	162	Winner	Won in Prague
2003	2nd	144	Winner (twice)	Won in Denmark and the Czech Republic
2004	1st	158	Winner (twice)	Won in Copenhagen and Prague
2005	2nd	154	Winner (twice)	Won Scandinavian and Swedish GPs
2006	1st	188	Winner (four times)	Won 3 in succession (Wroclaw, Eskilstuna, Cardiff) and also in Lonigo, Italy