FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
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Stadium | 1 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 2 Edward Jancarz Stadium, Gorzów 3 Olympic Stadium, Wrocław 4 MotoArena Toruń, Toruń |
Years | 28 (60 grand prix) (1995-present) |
Track | Speedway track |
Track Length | 318 m |
Last Event (season 2023) | |
Date | 30 September 2023 |
Winner | Bartosz Zmarzlik |
The Speedway Grand Prix of Poland is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (world championship). [1] [2]
From 1995 until 2009 the Grand Prix of Poland was only held once every year, primarily at the Polonia Stadium. However, with the boom of popularity of speedway in Poland and the investement in stadia in the country it was decided in 2010 that two events would be included in the world championship series. The two events were usually held at the Edward Jancarz Stadium and the MotoArena Toruń.
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