Jason Crump
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Jason Crump (born August 6, 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.
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[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.
He has now signed for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League partnering Bjarne Pedersen in what looks to be a top heavy team and is looking to become world champion again in 2007, Crump will no doubt be looking to gain houners from each competition he competes in, in 2007
[edit] Current clubs
- Britain: Poole Pirates
- Poland: Atlas Wroclaw
- Sweden: VMS Elite
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 1995 | 19th | 12 | 8th | 1 wild card ride in Britain |
| 1996 | 10th | 45 | Winner | Won in Vojens |
| 1997 | 18th | 8 | 10th | Only 1 ride - Stand in for injured rider |
| 1998 | 8th | 62 | Winner | Won in Coventry |
| 1999 | 8th | 66 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | 4th | 88 | Winner | Won in Linkoeping, Sweden |
| 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 |
| 2007 Speedway Grand Prix riders |
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(1) Crump  | (2) Hancock  | (3) N. Pedersen  | (4) Jonsson  | (5) Adams |
(6) Andersen | (7) Žagar  | (8) Gollob  | (9) Hampel | (10) Lindbäck |
(11) Nicholls  | (12) B. Pedersen | (13) Jaguś | (14) Holta | (15) Harris |
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