Speedway Grand Prix of Germany

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Flag of Germany.svg German FIM Speedway Grand Prix
StadiumEllermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut
Years14 (1995–1998, 2001, 2007–2008, 2016–present)
TrackPermanent track
Track Length390 m
Last Event (season 2024)
Date18 May 2024
Winner Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Michelsen

The Speedway Grand Prix of Germany is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series.

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History

The inaugural German Grand Prix was held at the Motorstadion Abensberg in 1995. From 2016 to 2023, the event was staged at the Bergring Arena in Teterow. [1]

In 2024, Mikkel Michelsen won his maiden Grand Prix. [2]

Winners

SeasonCityStadiumWinner
1 1995 Abensberg Motorstadion Flag of Denmark.svg Tommy Knudsen result
2 1996 Pocking Rottalstadion Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen result
3 1997 Landshut Ellermühle Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen result
4 1998 Pocking Rottalstadion Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson result
5 2001 Berlin F. L. Jahn Stadium Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob result
6 2007 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Jonsson result
7 2008 Bydgoszcz Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium* Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob result
8 2016 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle result
9 2017 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar result
10 2018 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden result
11 2019 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski result
12 2022 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek result
13 2023 Teterow Bergring Arena Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik result
14 2024 Landshut Ellermühle Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Michelsen result

* Due to inclement weather, the FIM deemed that track at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen to be unsafe and the German GP was re-staged a week later in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Most wins

Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen & Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Gollob - 2 times

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References

  1. "German Grand Prix Event Info". SGP.
  2. "Speedway Grand Prix of Germany: Mikkel Michelsen shock lands first GP win in Landshut". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

See also