Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia

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Flag of Croatia.svg Croatian Speedway Grand Prix
Stadium Stadium Milenium, Donji Kraljevec / Goričan
Years6 (2010-12, 2022-present)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length305 m
Last Event (season 2024)
Date27 April 2024
Winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Holder

The Speedway Grand Prix of Croatia is a motorcycle speedway event that forms part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series (Speedway's World Championship). [1]

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History

In 2023, Polish rider Bartosz Zmarzlik became the first rider to win the event more than once. [2]

In 2024, the Stadium Milenium held the opening round of 2024 Speedway Grand Prix (the World Championship). [3] It was the sixth time that the stadium near Donji Kraljevec has hosted the event and Australian Jack Holder recorded the first Grand Prix win of his career. [4]

Croatia was not included in the 2025 calendar.

Winners

SeasonCityStadiumWinner
1 2010 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock result
2 2011 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Jonsson result
3 2012 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen result
4 2022 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik result
5 2023 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik result
6 2024 Donji Kraljevec Stadium Milenium Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Holder result

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References

  1. Mersom, Daryl (27 April 2022). "Speedway Grand Prix roars back into Goričan". Time Out Croatia. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. "Bartosz Zmarzlik Storms To 2023 Speedway GP Of Croatia Win". Full Noise. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. "2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. "FIM Speedway Grand prix: Jack Holder opens season with thrilling maiden victory in Croatia". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

See also