2023 Speedway European Championship

2023 Speedway European Championship
Season details
Dates	17 June – 22 September
Events	4
Cities	4
Countries	3
Riders	15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves
Heats	(in 4 events)
Winners
Champion	DEN Mikkel Michelsen
Runner-up	DEN Leon Madsen
3rd place	POL Janusz Kołodziej
← 2022 Speedway European Championship 2024 →

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. ^[1]

Qualification

For the 2023 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.

Defending champion, Leon Madsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Janusz Kołodziej, Mikkel Michelsen, Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2022 season.

Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, ^[2] while the final five riders were handed wildcards by the SEC Commission. ^[3]

Calendar

Qualification

The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series. ^[4]

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
1	14 May	Nagyhalász Speedway Ring, Nagyhalász	Dimitri Bergé

Nagyhalász
Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Dimitri Bergé	13
2	Kacper Woryna	10
3	Jan Kvěch	10
4	Grzegorz Zengota	10
5	Andreas Lyager	9
6	Antonio Lindbäck	9
7	Szymon Woźniak	9
8	Niels-Kristian Iversen	9
9	Mads Hansen	9
10	Andžejs Ļebedevs	8
11	Timo Lahti	8
12	Antti Vuolas	6
13	Frederik Jakobsen	5
14	Jacob Thorssell	4
15	Norbert Magosi	1
16	Márk Bárány	0
17	Roland Kovacs	0

Qualified riders

#	Riders	2022 place	SEC Ch place	Appearance
30	Leon Madsen	1		8th
333	Janusz Kołodziej	2		5th
155	Mikkel Michelsen	3		6th
692	Patryk Dudek	4		4rd
415	Dominik Kubera	5		2nd
96	Dimitri Bergé	13	1	2nd
223	Kacper Woryna	14	2	4th
201	Jan Kvěch	18	3	1st
29	Grzegorz Zengota		4	1st
114	Andreas Lyager		5	1st
85	Antonio Lindbäck		6	5th
129	Andžejs Ļebedevs	11	10	7th
225	Václav Milík	15		9th
744	Kai Huckenbeck	16		6th
299	Adam Ellis	17		2nd

Championship Series

The 2023 series will be staged over four rounds. ^[5]

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
1	17 June	Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa	Leon Madsen
2	5 August	Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow	Janusz Kołodziej
3	9 September	Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz	Leon Madsen
4	22 September	Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice	Janusz Kołodziej

Final Classification

^[6]

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	(155) Mikkel Michelsen	52	15	14	14	9
2	(30) Leon Madsen	44	16	4	15	9
3	(333) Janusz Kołodziej	42	–	17	14	11
4	(692) Patryk Dudek	33	8	10	9	6
5	(129) Andžejs Ļebedevs	33	8	11	9	5
6	(415) Dominik Kubera	30	–	10	10	10
7	(744) Kai Huckenbeck	30	6	7	10	7
8	(223) Kacper Woryna	27	11	8	6	2
9	(96) Dimitri Bergé	24	10	5	5	4
10	(85) Antonio Lindbäck	25	2	9	9	5
11	(299) Adam Ellis	22	5	7	6	4
12	(114) Andreas Lyager	20	–	5	8	7
13	(48) Szymon Woźniak	18	12	–	6	–
14	(201) Jan Kvěch	13	7	3	1	2
15	(88) Niels-Kristian Iversen	9	9	–	–	–
16	(16) Maksym Drabik	9	9	–	–	–
17	(29) Grzegorz Zengota	9	–	7	2	–
18	(225) Václav Milík	9	3	5	1	–
19	(98) Timo Lahti	5	5	–	–	–
20	(16) Norick Blödorn	3	–	3	–	–
21	(16) Petr Chlupáč	1	–	–	–	1
22	(16) Kacper Pludra	1	–	–	1	–
23	(17) Kacper Halkiewicz	0	0	–	–	–

See also

• 2023 Speedway Grand Prix

References

1. "Michelsen Seals Third European Title and 2024 Speedway GP Qualification". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
2. "2023 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
3. "Speedway Euro Championship: wild cards announced". FIM Europe.
4. "2023 SEC Challenge result". FIM Speedway.
5. "2023 SEC Events". SEC.
6. "2023 SEC Standings". SEC.

External links

speedwayeuro.com