The 2021 FIM Ice Speedway World Championship was the 56th edition of the FIM Individual Ice Racing World Championship season. Due to the continuing issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to hold a two-day final at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium in Tolyatti, Russia, on 13 and 14 February 2021. [1]
Dinar Valeev of Russia won the World Championship series to become world champion for the first time. Valeev defeated Igor Kononov in a race off after both riders finished on 36 points. [2] [3]
Russian athletes competed as neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes. [4]
Venue | Date | Winners | |
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1 | Tolyatti | 13 February | Dmitry Khomitsevich |
2 | Tolyatti | 14 February | Dinar Valeev |
Pos | Rider | Pts |
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1 | Dinar Valeev | 36 |
2 | Igor Kononov | 36 |
3 | Dmitry Khomitsevich | 34 |
4 | Daniil Ivanov | 30 |
5 | Nikita Toloknov | 23 |
6 | Harald Simon | 21 |
7 | Franz Zorn | 21 |
8 | Andrey Shishegov | 18 |
9 | Marcus Jell | 16 |
10 | Aki Ala-Riihimäki | 14 |
11 | Andrei Anisimov | 12 |
12 | Lukáš Hutla | 11 |
13 | Andrej Diviš | 7 |
14 | Pavel Nekrassov | 5 |
15 | Jasper Iwema | 5 |
16 | Luca Bauer | 3 |
17 | Ilya Krivonozhko | 0 |
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