| 2024 European Team Speedway Championship | |
|---|---|
| Start date | 30 March |
| End date | 6 April |
The 2024 European Team Speedway Championship was the third edition of the European motorcycle speedway team event to determine the team champions of Europe. [1] [2]
Poland with home advantage for the second time in three years, justified their tag of strong favourtes once again by winning comfortably ahead of Denmark. [3] The other two finalists Sweden and the Czech Republic were outclassed. Great Britain, who challenged Poland for the 2023 World Cup crown chose not to compete in the competition. [4]
Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice, 30 March| Position | Team | Points | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 49 | Mads Hansen 14 Rasmus Jensen 12 Mikkel Michelsen 11 Anders Thomsen 8 Bastian Pedersen 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 33 | Václav Milík 12 Jan Kvěch 10 Adam Bednář 9 Daniel Klíma 1 Jan Macek 1 |
| 3 |  Norway | 23 | Mathias Pollestad 12 Truls Kamhaug 4 Lasse Fredriksen 4 Glenn Moi 3 |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 15 | Matic Ivačič 10 Anže Grmek 5 Luka Omerzel 0 |
Zbigniew Podlecki Stadium, Gdańsk, 30 March| Position | Team | Points | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden | 42 | Kim Nilsson 13 Jacob Thorssell 11 Freddie Lindgren 10 Antonio Lindbäck 7 Casper Henriksson 1 |
| 2 |  Latvia | 31 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 11 Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 9 Daniils Kolodinskis 8 Francis Gusts 2 Oļegs Mihailovs 0 |
| 3 |  Germany | 27 | Erik Riss 9 Norick Blödorn Kevin Wölbert 5 Valentin Grobauer 4 Sandro Wassermann 1 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 19 | Stanislav Melnychuk 8 Marko Levishyn 6 Andriy Karpov 3 Nazar Parnitskyi 2 Vitaliy Lysak dnr |
Grudziądz Speedway Stadium, Grudziądz, 6 April| Position | Team | Points | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 51 | Patryk Dudek 14 Bartosz Zmarzlik 13 Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 13 Przemysław Pawlicki 10 Wiktor Przyjemski |
| 2 | Denmark | 35 | Anders Thomsen 14 Mikkel Michelsen 9 Rasmus Jensen 7 Mads Hansen 5 Bastian Pedersen dnr |
| 3 | Sweden | 20 | Freddie Lindgren 10 Antonio Lindbäck 4 Kim Nilsson 4 Jacob Thorssell 2 Casper Henriksson 0 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 13 | Václav Milík 5 Jan Kvěch 5 Daniel Klíma 2 Adam Bednář 1 Jan Macek 0 |
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