 European Speedway Grand Prix | |
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| Stadium | Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz |
| Years | 14 (2000, 2002–2014) |
| Track | Speedway track |
| Track Length | various m |
| Last Event (season 2014) | |
| Date | 2014 |
The Speedway Grand Prix of Europe was a motorcycle speedway event that was a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship). [1] [2]
It was held 14 times from 2000 to 2014 before effectively being replaced by additional Grand Prix events in Poland from the 2015 season.
| Season | City | Stadium | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 2000 | Bydgoszcz | Polonia Stadium |  Billy Hamill | result |
| 2 | 2002 | Chorzów | Silesia Stadium |  Nicki Pedersen | result |
| 3 | 2003 | Chorzów | Silesia Stadium |  Tony Rickardsson | result [3] |
| 4 | 2004 | Wrocław | Olympic Stadium | Bjarne Pedersen | result |
| 5 | 2005 | Wrocław | Olympic Stadium | Tony Rickardsson | result [4] |
| 6 | 2006 | Wrocław | Olympic Stadium |  Jason Crump | result [5] |
| 7 | 2007 | Wrocław | Olympic Stadium | Nicki Pedersen | result |
| 8 | 2008 | Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Leigh Adams | result |
| 9 | 2009 | Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Jason Crump | result |
| 10 | 2010 | Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Jason Crump | result |
| 11 | 2011 | Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Nicki Pedersen | result |
| 12 | 2012 | Leszno | Alfred Smoczyk Stadium | Chris Holder | result |
| 13 | 2013 | Bydgoszcz | Polonia Stadium |  Emil Sayfutdinov | result [6] |
| 14 | 2014 | Bydgoszcz | Polonia Stadium |  Krzysztof Kasprzak | result [7] |
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