Jason Crump
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| Jason Crump | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Australia |
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| Date of birth | August 6, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | |
| Nickname | Crumpy | |
| Website | Official Website | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Belle Vue Aces | |
| Polish League | WTS Wrocław | |
| Swedish League | Elit Vetlanda Speedway | |
| Career History | ||
| Poole Pirates Peterborough Panthers Swindon Robins Gorzow (POL) Getingarna (SWE) Rospiggarna (SWE) WTS Wrocław (POL) Zielona Gora (POL) Vargarna (SWE) Oxford Cheetahs King's Lynn Stars Pila (POL) Belle Vue Aces Torun (POL) Elit Vetlanda Speedway (SWE) |
1991, 1994-1995, 2007 1992, 1996-1997, 1999 1993 1994, 1996, 2000-2001 1994 1995 1995, 1999, 2006- 1997-1998 1997-2004 1998 2000-2001 2002 2002-2006, 2008- 2003-2005 2005- |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| World Champion World Under-21 Champion Australian Champion Australian Under-21 Champion Australian Under-16 Champion Elite League Riders Champion British Grand Prix Champion Swedish Grand Prix Champion Polish Grand Prix Champion Czech Grand Prix Champion Danish Grand Prix Champion Scandinavian Grand Prix Champion European Grand Prix Champion Italian Grand Prix Champion |
2004, 2006 1995 1995 1995 1990 1999, 2001, 2006 1996, 1998, 2000 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 2001 2002, 2003, 2004 2003, 2004 2005 2006 2006 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| World Team Cup Speedway World Cup Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup Winner Elite League Fours Champion Elite League Pairs Champion National League Champion National League KO Cup Winner European Club Champion German League Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion |
1999 2001, 2002 1994, 1999 1999, 2000, 2005 1994, 1997 2006 1992 1992 2002 1995, 1997 1996 |
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Jason Phillip Crump (born August 6, 1975 in Bristol, England)[1] is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a two-time Speedway World Champion and a former World Under-21 Champion.[2]
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[edit] Family
His father Phil Crump is a native Australian and was riding for the Newport speedway team when Jason was born.[3] The Crump family had a home in Bristol while Phil was racing in the British League. His grandfather Neil Street is a former speedway rider and former manager of the Australia speedway team.[4]
[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 Individual U-21 World 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 Grand Prix rider. He has won the World Team Cup in 1999 and the new Speedway World Cup on two further occasions with the Australian team in 2001 and 2002.
Crump's first world title came in 2004[5] 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 Peterborough Panthers in Britain during the 1999 season, winning the Elite League, the Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield.[6]
He rode for the Belle Vue Aces for five seasons until the end of 2006 when, in 2007, Crump signed for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. At the end of the 2007 it was announced that Crump would be leaving Poole due to the drastic cut in points limit made by the (BSPA) at the 2007 AGM.[7]. Crump returned to Belle Vue on loan for the 2008 season and has since been re-signed by the Belle Vue management making him a Belle Vue asset once again. Crump has already agreed a deal to ride for Belle Vue in 2009.
[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 British Grand Prix at Coventry |
| 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 |
| Final Championship standings: | 3rd | 124 | Riding No (1) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
4 | 12 | (3,1,2,3,1) +2 +0 | 6 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
4 | 13 | (3,2,2,2,2) +2 +0 | 13 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP |
15 | 4 | (2,2,0,F,-) | 11 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
8 | 9 | (3,1,2,1,2) +0 | 14 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
3 | 15 | (1,1,3,2,3) +3 +1 | 10 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
5 | 11 | (1,2,2,3,2) +1 | 13 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
3 | 15 | (2,2,1,2,3) +3 +1 | 2 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
6 | 10 | (0,2,3,2,2) +1 | 6 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,2,1,2,1) | 15 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
4 | 13 | (3,2,1,1,3) +3 +0 | 1 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
3 | 15 | (2,2,1,3,3) +2 +1 | 8 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (3) | ||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
5 | 10 | (1,1,2,3,2) +1 | 16 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP |
7 | 8 | (0,2,2,2,2) +0 | 06 |
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
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| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 5 /11 | British SGP |
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| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
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| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | German SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ A Life in Sport: Jason Crump. The Telegraph (31 May 2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Crump claims world title. BBC (3 October 2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1
- ^ It's over. Daily Echo (3 December 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
[edit] External links
| 2008 Speedway Grand Prix riders | ||||
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| (1) N. Pedersen |
(2) Adams |
(3) Crump |
(4) Gollob |
(5) Andersen |
(6)  Hancock |
(7) Holta |
(8) Nicholls |
(9) Harris |
(10) Jonsson |
| (11) B. Pedersen |
(12) Iversen |
(13) L. Dryml |
(14) K. Kasprzak |
(15) Lindgren |
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