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The 2022 Speedway of Nations 2 (SON2) was the 18th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The one-off final took place on 29 July 2022 at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark. [1]
Despite the change of name to Speedway of Nations 2 (SON2), the format remained the same as 2021 with seven teams - Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, Latvia, Poland and Sweden competing for the title.
Defending champions Poland won their 15th Team Under-21 World Championship and ninth in succession. They topped the scoring charts during the main meeting, and then won the Grand Final against the Czech Republic. The Czechs were in a winning position until Petr Chlupáč suffered mechanic issues on the third lap. Great Britain finished third. [2]
Pos | Riders | Pts |
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1 | Mateusz Cierniak 17, Jakub Miśkowiak 15, Wiktor Przyjemski 4 | 36 |
2 | Jan Kvěch 18, Petr Chlupáč 11 | 29 |
3 | Tom Brennan 20, Drew Kemp 8 | 28 |
4 | Francis Gusts 22, Ričards Ansviesulis 6, Ernest Matjuszonok 0 | 28 |
5 | Benjamin Basso 21, Kevin Juhl Pedersen 5, Jonas Knudsen 0 | 26 |
6 | Keynan Rew 12, Fraser Bowes 10 | 22 |
7 | Philip Hellström Bängs 9, Casper Henriksson 5, Gustav Grahn 4 | 18 |
1st | 2nd |
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Czech Republic - 6 Jan Kvěch - 4 Petr Chlupáč - 2 | Great Britain - 3 Tom Brennan - 3 Drew Kemp - 0 |
1st | 2nd |
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Poland - 6 Jakub Miśkowiak - 4 Mateusz Cierniak - 2 | Czech Republic - 3 Jan Kvěch - 3 Petr Chlupáč - E/F |
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