2024 Speedway Grand Prix

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2024 Speedway Grand Prix
Season details
Dates27 April – 28 September
Events11
Cities11
Countries8
Riders15 permanents
1 wild card(s)
2 track reserves
Heats230 (in 11 events)

The 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 30th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 79th FIM Speedway World Championship. [1] It is the third series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.

Contents

Bartosz Zmarzlik is the defending champion, having won the previous two titles.

Qualification

For the 2024 season there are 15 permanent riders, who were joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

The top six riders from the 2023 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge and the 2023 Speedway European Championship winner.

The final five riders were nominated by series promoters, Discovery Sports Events. [1]

Qualified riders

#Riders 2023 placeGP Ch placePermanent rider appearancePrevious appearances in series
95 Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik 19th2012–2015, 2016–2023
66 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren 215th2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2023
54 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík 329th2012, 2013, 2017–2023
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Holder 43rd2016, 2020, 2022–2023
30 Flag of Denmark.svg Leon Madsen 56th2010, 2013, 2019–2023
505 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Lambert 644th2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2023
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Bewley 73rd2018, 2022–2023
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle 8110th2015–2023
108 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden 1113th2010, 2011, 2013–2023
155 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Michelsen 124th2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–2023
29 Flag of Latvia.svg Andžejs Ļebedevs 1671st2013–2014, 2022–2023
744 Flag of Germany.svg Kai Huckenbeck 171st2017–2019, 2022–2023
415 Flag of Poland.svg Dominik Kubera =211st2021, 2023
48 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Woźniak =2631st2018, 2022-2023
201 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kvěch =3151st2020-2023

Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

#Riders 2023 placeGP Ch place
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Fricke 9
233 Flag of Sweden.svg Kim Nilsson 13
71 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski 14
67 Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Jensen =19
22 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Becker =248
96 Flag of France.svg Dimitri Bergé 10
842 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Cierniak

Calendar

The 2024 season will consist of 11 events. [2]

RoundDateCity and venueWinnerRunner-up3rd placed4th placedResults
127 April Flag of Croatia.svg Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
Stadium Milenium
results
211 May Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
Stadion Narodowy
results
318 May Flag of Germany.svg Landshut, Germany
Ellermühle Speedway Stadium
results
41 June Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic
Markéta Stadium
results
515 June Flag of Sweden.svg Målilla, Sweden
Skrotfrag Arena
results
629 June Flag of Poland.svg Gorzów, Poland
Edward Jancarz Stadium
results
717 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cardiff, Great Britain
Principality Stadium
results
831 August Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
Olympic Stadium
results
97 September Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia
Riga Speedway Stadium
results
1014 September Flag of Denmark.svg Vojens, Denmark
Vojens Speedway Center
results
1128 September Flag of Poland.svg Toruń, Poland
MotoArena Toruń
results

Final Classification

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. "2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM. Retrieved 11 November 2023.