2022 Speedway European Championship | |
---|---|
Season details | |
Dates | 2 July – 23 September |
Events | 4 |
Cities | 4 |
Countries | 3 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | (in 4 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | DEN Leon Madsen |
Runner-up | POL Janusz Kołodziej |
3rd place | DEN Mikkel Michelsen |
The 2022 Speedway European Championship season was the 10th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 22nd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the ninth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. Mikkel Michelsen was the defending champion having won the title in 2021.
The title was won by Denmark's Leon Madsen after he overtook former series leader Janusz Kołodziej in the final round to win by just one point. [1] It was the second time Madsen won the title after claiming the championship in 2018.
For the 2022 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Mikkel Michelsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Leon Madsen, Patryk Dudek, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Dan Bewley secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2021 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, [2] while David Bellego, Kai Huckenbeck, Václav Milík, Oliver Berntzon and Janusz Kołodziej were named as series wildcards. [3]
# | Riders | 2021 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 1 | 5th | |
30 | Leon Madsen | 2 | 7th | |
692 | Patryk Dudek | 3 | 3rd | |
777 | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 4 | 3rd | |
99 | Dan Bewley | 5 | 2nd | |
29 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | 11 | 1 | 6th |
96 | Dimitri Bergé | 2 | 1st | |
67 | Rasmus Jensen | 3 | 1st | |
115 | Bartosz Smektała | 6 | 4 | 4th |
299 | Adam Ellis | 5 | 1st | |
415 | David Bellego | 17 | 7 | 4th |
744 | Kai Huckenbeck | 9 | 8 | 5th |
225 | Václav Milík | 10 | 9 | 8th |
93 | Oliver Berntzon | 15 | 1st | |
333 | Janusz Kołodziej | 4th | ||
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series. [4]
Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 June | Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko | Andžejs Ļebedevs |
The 2022 series was staged over four rounds. [5]
Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 July | Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik | Leon Madsen |
2 | 6 August | Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow | Janusz Kołodziej |
3 | 3 September | Moto Arena Łódź, Łódź | Janusz Kołodziej |
4 | 23 September | Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice | Mikkel Michelsen |
Pos. | Rider | Points | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (30) Leon Madsen | 53 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
2 | (333) Janusz Kołodziej | 52 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
3 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen | 45 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
4 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 42 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
5 | (19) Dominik Kubera | 33 | 6 | – | 15 | 12 |
6 | (67) Rasmus Jensen | 31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
7 | (99) Dan Bewley | 30 | – | 12 | 8 | 10 |
8 | (115) Bartosz Smektała | 29 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
9 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 28 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
10 | (93) Oliver Berntzon | 28 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
11 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs | 23 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
12 | (415) David Bellego | 20 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
13 | (96) Dimitri Bergé | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
14 | (16) Kacper Woryna | 18 | 8 | – | 10 | – |
15 | (225) Václav Milík | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
16 | (744) Kai Huckenbeck | 12 | 7 | 5 | – | – |
17 | (299) Adam Ellis | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
18 | (16) Jan Kvěch | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
19 | (16) Michael Hartel | 5 | – | 5 | – | – |
20 | (17) Marcin Nowak | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
21 | (18) Jakub Krawczyk | 0 | – | – | 0 | – |
22 | (17) Petr Chlupáč | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Janusz Kołodziej is a Polish speedway rider who has ridden for the Polish national team and is a four times champion of Poland.
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off meeting before the single event was replaced by the Speedway European Championship series in 2012.
Leon Daniel Madsen is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Mikkel Michelsen is a Danish speedway rider.
The 2015 Speedway European Championship season was the third season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 15th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the third series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2016 Speedway European Championship season was the fourth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 16th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fourth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2017 Speedway European Championship season was the fifth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 17th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fifth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2018 Speedway European Championship season was the sixth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 18th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fifth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2019 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 25th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 74th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the nineteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
The 2019 Speedway European Championship season was the seventh season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 19th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the sixth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2020 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 26th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 75th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the 20th series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company
The 2020 Speedway European Championship season was the eighth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 20th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the seventh series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The 2021 Speedway European Championship season was the ninth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 21st UEM Individual Speedway European Championship.
The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 28th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 77th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the first series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
The 2023 Polish Speedway season was the 2023 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland. The season ran from 8 April to 8 October.
The 2023 Speedway European Championship season was the 11th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 23rd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the 10th series under the promotion of Polish company One Sport Lts. Danish rider Mikkel Michelsen won the Championship for the third time.