The Roos topped the standings on 38 points, completing a remarkable double after also winning the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations. Brady Kurtz led the Australian scoring with 11 points and sealed the title with second place in heat 19.

It was also a historic night for Jason Doyle, who became the first rider to complete the modern-day Speedway Grand Prix, Speedway World Cup and Speedway of Nations grand slam, adding the SWC crown to his 2017 individual world title and SON successes in 2022 and 2025.

Kurtz hails Australian team spirit

Australian skipper Kurtz, racing in his first Speedway World Cup Final, felt the bond within the team helped make the difference on a huge night in Poland.

“When I saw the boys come running out after we won, I was pumped. It was something really special. I am so happy to be a part of it. I feel like it has been such a long wait for me to be a part of an SWC team. To get this across the line is pretty cool.

“I think Australia is by far the country that is proudest to race in the World Cup. There is no question about it. I think we all bonded a little bit better than the rest of the countries. It is a cool weekend to be a part of, and I think that definitely helped us.”

Denmark take silver, Poland third

Behind Australia, Denmark fought back strongly to claim silver with 30 points, despite scoring just eight points from their opening nine races. Mikkel Michelsen led the Danish challenge with 12.

That was enough to edge the home nation Poland into bronze by a single point, with the Poles ending the night on 29. Six-time Speedway GP World Champion Bartosz Zmarzlik was their leading scorer with 11.

Lambert stars for Great Britain

It wasn’t the result Great Britain had hoped for, with the injury-hit British side finishing fourth on 23 points, but Robert Lambert produced a superb individual performance.

The GB skipper piled up an outstanding 14 of Britain’s 23 points, underlining his current form against some of the world’s best as the British team battled through a difficult night in Warsaw.

Australia’s victory was their third Speedway World Cup crown, following their back-to-back successes in 2001 and 2002, and ends a wait stretching back nearly a quarter of a century

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Hosts and reigning champions Poland bid to win the SWC title for a record-extending 10th time but face huge competition from 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia, Semi-Final 1 winner Great Britain and Semi-Final 2 victor Denmark in the biggest world team final for generations.

The four countries produced an all-time classic contest at the 2023 FIM SWC Final – Wroclaw, with just six points separating Poland in first place and Australia in fourth. They will all be hoping to lift team speedway’s top prize in the biggest track racing event of the year.

Team managers have narrowed down their squads of 10 stars to a starting line-up of four riders, plus one substitute at No.5, who can be called into action at any time, with each rider taking up to five rides – plus a sixth as a tactical substitute if their team falls six or more points behind the leading nation.

Poland is led into action by six-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, who is joined by Speedway European champion Patryk Dudek and 2025 FIM SGP Challenge winner Dominik Kubera.

The line-up is completed by newly crowned four-time Polish champion Maciej Janowski, with 2026 FIM German Speedway GP winner Kacper Woryna offering boss Stanislaw Chomski a strong option at No.5.

Australia qualified for the BOLL FIM SWC Final – Warsaw as 2025 SON world champions and their challenge is led by world No.2 Brady Kurtz, plus two former FIM Warsaw Speedway GP winners – 2017 world champion Jason Doyle and Max Fricke.

With Speedway GP winner Jack Holder still sidelined by injury, team manager Mark Lemon also hands SWC debuts to in-form Queensland racer Ryan Douglas and 2027 Speedway GP qualifier Rohan Tungate, who takes on the No.5 role as the Roos bid to win the SWC for the first time since 2002.

Denmark names an unchanged side from its victory at 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 – Riga on August 7, with 2012 SWC winner Michael Jepsen Jensen captaining the side. He is joined by his Speedway GP rival Leon Madsen and 2026 BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla winner Anders Thomsen.

Boss Nicki Pedersen, a four-time SWC winner as a rider, also selects triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen, with 2026 Danish Championship runner-up Frederik Jakobsen named at No.5 as the Danes bid to win their first world team title since 2014.

Great Britain boss Oliver Allen names Speedway GP world title contender Robert Lambert as captain of the Lions as they seek their first world title over the four-team format since 1989.

He is joined by double SWC silver medallist Adam Ellis, while two-time SON world champion Tom Brennan is named in the No.5 role. Former British champion Charles Wright and Leon Flint are rewarded for their recent podium finishes at the 2026 Cab Direct British Speedway Championship Final in Manchester on August 15 with their SWC Final debuts, with SGP icon Dan Bewley still unavailable due to injury.

The four teams will battle it out over 20 heats with one rider from each team in every race. The nation with the most points will be crowned 2026 FIM SWC world champions.

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2026 BOLL FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FINAL – WARSAW STARTING LINE-UPS:

RED – POLAND:
1. Bartosz Zmarzlik ©
2. Maciej Janowski
3. Dominik Kubera
4. Patryk Dudek
5. Kacper Woryna
Team Managers: Stanislaw Chomski / Dariusz Cieslak

BLUE – GREAT BRITAIN
1. Robert Lambert ©
2. Charles Wright
3. Adam Ellis
4. Leon Flint
5. Tom Brennan
Team Manager: Oliver Allen

WHITE – DENMARK
1. Mikkel Michelsen
2. Leon Madsen
3. Michael Jepsen Jensen ©
4. Anders Thomsen
5. Frederik Jakobsen
Team Manager: Nicki Pedersen

YELLOW – AUSTRALIA
1. Ryan Douglas
2. Brady Kurtz ©
3. Jason Doyle
4. Max Fricke
5. Rohan Tungate
Team Manager: Mark Lemon

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Hosts Poland take on 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia, Semi-Final 1 winners Great Britain and Semi-Final 2 victors Denmark in the biggest world team final for generations at the storied PGE Narodowy.

It’s a rerun of the 2023 FIM SWC Final – Wroclaw, which saw the four nations separated by just six points after a Final thriller won by the Poles. They bid to win the SWC world title for a 10th time in the biggest track racing event of 2026 but face huge competition from three countries, all determined to spoil the party in Poland’s capital.

Starting positions for the four teams have been confirmed, with Poland in red helmets, Great Britain lining up in blue, Denmark in white and Australia donning the yellow helmets.

Team managers have named squads of up to 10 riders. Ten days before racing, they must narrow this down to a starting line-up of four riders plus one substitute at No.5, who can be called into action at any time.

An incredible 12 of the 15 FIM Speedway Grand Prix regular riders are named across the four national squads.

The Polish squad is captained by six-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, who is joined by reigning European champion Patryk Dudek, WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut winner Kacper Woryna and 2025 FIM SGP Challenge winner Dominik Kubera.

The SGP four are joined in boss Stanislaw Chomski’s squad by former Speedway GP stars Maciej Janowski, brothers Przemyslaw and Piotr Pawlicki and Szymon Wozniak, as well as former SGP2 world champions Mateusz Cierniak and Wiktor Przyjemski.

Australia qualified as 2025 FIM SON world champions and boss Mark Lemon lists his title-winning trio from Torun – captain Brady Kurtz, Jack Holder and Jason Doyle, as well as their SGP rival Max Fricke as the men from Down Under bid to win their first SWC since 2002.

The Roos’ 2027 Speedway GP qualifier Rohan Tungate is named in the squad, alongside 2020 World Under-21 champion Jaimon Lidsey, Ryan Douglas, Ben Cook, Keynan Rew and the all-action Josh Pickering.

Great Britain team manager Oliver Allen’s quest to win the Lions’ first world title over the four-team format since 1989 is led by Speedway GP title contender Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley, who bids to overcome a broken femur in time for one of his favourite events on the world speedway calendar.

They are joined by double FIM SON world-title-winning teammate Tom Brennan, plus former British champions Adam Ellis and Charles Wright, SGP2 star Will Cairns, British Under-21 champion Cooper Rushen, former SGP2 riders Dan Thompson and Leon Flint and SON2 racer Luke Harrison.

Danish team manager and four-time SWC winner Nicki Pedersen selects captain Michael Jepsen Jensen and the in-form Leon Madsen following Denmark’s victory at 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 – Riga last Friday.

They are joined by BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla winner Anders Thomsen, triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen and Danish Championship runner-up Frederik Jakobsen, who were also part of Friday’s winning side at Bikernieki.

Former Danish champion Rasmus Jensen, World Under-21 Championship runner-up Mads Hansen, SGP2 series leader Mikkel Andersen, Villads Nagel and new Danish Under-21 champion Bastian Pedersen complete the squad for a country searching for its first world team title since 2014.

2026 BOLL FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FINAL – WARSAW SQUADS:

RED – POLAND: 1. Mateusz Cierniak, 2. Patryk Dudek, 3. Maciej Janowski, 4. Dominik Kubera, 5. Piotr Pawlicki, 6. Przemyslaw Pawlicki, 7. Wiktor Przyjemski, 8. Kacper Woryna, 9. Szymon Wozniak, 10. Bartosz Zmarzlik (captain). Team Managers: Stanislaw Chomski/Dariusz Cieslak

BLUE – GREAT BRITAIN: 1. Dan Bewley, 2. Tom Brennan, 3. Will Cairns, 4. Adam Ellis, 5. Leon Flint, 6. Luke Harrison, 7. Robert Lambert (captain), 8. Cooper Rushen, 9. Dan Thompson, 10. Charles Wright. Team Manager: Oliver Allen

WHITE – DENMARK: 1. Michael Jepsen Jensen (captain), 2. Leon Madsen, 3. Anders Thomsen, 4. Mikkel Michelsen, 5. Frederik Jakobsen, 6. Mads Hansen, 7. Bastian Pedersen, 8. Villads Nagel, 9. Mikkel Andersen, 10. Rasmus Jensen. Team Manager: Nicki Pedersen

YELLOW – AUSTRALIA: 1. Ben Cook, 2. Ryan Douglas. 3. Jason Doyle, 4. Max Fricke, 5. Jack Holder, 6. Brady Kurtz (captain), 7. Jaimon Lidsey, 8. Josh Pickering, 9. Keynan Rew, 10. Rohan Tungate. Team Manager: Mark Lemon

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Hosts Latvia welcome former champions Denmark and Sweden to Bikernieki Stadium, while Norway complete the four-team line-up as they bid to reach the World Cup Final.

Each team manager has selected four starters at numbers one to four, with a substitute at No.5, who can be called into action at any time. Riders can take up to five rides – or six if their team falls six or more points behind the leading nation and their team manager deploys them as a tactical substitute.

Latvia’s challenge is led by double European champion Andzejs Lebedevs, and he is joined by four riders who have featured for this small but mighty speedway nation across their three FIM Speedway of Nations Final appearances in 2021, 2024 and 2025.

Daniils Kolodinskis, Jevgenijs Kostigovs, Olegs Mihailovs and former SGP2 star Francis Gusts line up for Latvia, with Kolodinskis set for double duty as he also races as wild card in the DEWALT FIM Latvian Speedway GP.

Swedish skipper Fredrik Lindgren makes a timely racing return to lead his side into action, having missed six straight Speedway GP rounds due to the injury that he suffered in a crash at a Polish PGE Ekstraliga meeting for Lublin away to Leszno on May 17.

Lindgren teams up with former Speedway GP riders Kim Nilsson and Oliver Berntzon, with double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell and Timo Lahti completing the team.

Danish team manager Nicki Pedersen names a stellar side, captained by 2012 FIM SWC winner Michael Jepsen Jensen. He is joined by Speedway GP rival Leon Madsen, as well as BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla winner Anders Thomsen.

Record three-time European champion Mikkel Michelsen and SWC debutant Frederik Jakobsen complete the side.

Norway’s first-ever SWC Semi-Final team is led by former SGP2 bronze medallist Mathias Pollestad, who inspired his country to qualification at the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations in Torun. He joins forces with Lasse Fredriksen, Glenn Moi, Magnus Klipper and captain Truls Kamhaug for the biggest meeting in Norway’s recent history.

The winning nation completes the line-up for the BOLL FIM Speedway World Cup Final – Warsaw – on August 29, which already features hosts Poland, 2025 SON world champions Australia and Semi-Final 1 winners Great Britain.

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2026 11.lv FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 2 – RIGA STARTING LINE-UPS:

DENMARK – RED
1. Michael Jepsen Jensen (captain)
2. Leon Madsen
3. Anders Thomsen
4. Mikkel Michelsen
5. Frederik Jakobsen
Team Manager: Nicki Pedersen

NORWAY – BLUE
1. Mathias Pollestad
2. Lasse Fredriksen
3. Glenn Moi
4. Truls Kamhaug (captain)
5. Magnus Klipper
Team Manager: Kenneth Klipper Smith

LATVIA – WHITE
1. Daniils Kolodinskis
2. Andzejs Lebedevs (captain)
3. Jevgenijs Kostigovs
4. Francis Gusts
5. Olegs Mihailovs
Team Manager: Vladimirs Vagels

SWEDEN – YELLOW
1. Oliver Berntzon
2. Timo Lahti
3. Jacob Thorssell
4. Fredrik Lindgren (captain)
5. Kim Nilsson
Team Manager: Linus Sundstrom

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Hosts Latvia face off with former SWC winners Denmark and Sweden, with Norway making their SWC Semi-Final debut at Bikernieki in an event that takes place 24 hours before the 2026 DEWALT FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga on Saturday, August 8.

The winners of Semi-Final 2 claim the last available spot at the BOLL FIM SWC Final – Warsaw at PGE Narodowy on August 29, where they face off with reigning champions Poland, 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia and Semi-Final 1 winners Great Britain.

Team managers can select up to 10 riders as part of their wider squad, before narrowing down the list to five – four starters and one substitute at No.5 – six days before racing.

Latvia’s squad for their first-ever home SWC event is led by Speedway GP star Andzejs Lebedevs. He is joined by SON teammates Daniils Kolodinskis, Jevgenijs Kostigovs, Olegs Mihailovs and former SGP2 star Francis Gusts.

Damirs Filimonovs, Nikita Kaulins, Artjoms Juhno, Emils Rimicans and Dmitrijs Reuka complete the list for team manager Vladimirs Vagels.

Danish boss Nicki Pedersen selects 2012 SWC-winning teammates Michael Jepsen Jensen and Leon Madsen, as well as BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla winner Anders Thomsen and triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen.

Danish Championship runner-up Frederik Jakobsen joins them, along with Mads Hansen, Benjamin Basso, Rasmus Jensen and SGP2 stars Mikkel Andersen and Villads Nagel.

Swedish team manager Linus Sundstrom names the nation’s Speedway GP star Fredrik Lindgren in the squad as he hopes the world No.4 can return from injury in time.

Swedish champion Kim Nilsson, double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell, Timo Lahti and former SGP riders Oliver Berntzon and Tomas H Jonasson are also listed, along with former SGP2 star Casper Henriksson, Victor Palovaara, Filip Hjelmland and Jonathan Ejnermark.

Norway’s squad is led by former SGP2 bronze medallist Mathias Pollestad. He is joined in boss Kenneth Klipper Smith’s line-up by skipper Truls Kamhaug, Glenn Moi, Lasse Fredriksen, Magnus Klipper, Jorgen Lystad and Imre Vigre.

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2026 11.lv FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 2 – RIGA SQUADS:

LATVIA: Andzejs Lebedevs (captain), Daniils Kolodinskis, Jevgenijs Kostigovs, Olegs Mihailovs, Francis Gusts, Damirs Filimonovs, Nikita Kaulins, Artjoms Juhno, Emils Rimicans, Dmitrijs Reuka. Team Manager: Vladimirs Vagels.

DENMARK: Michael Jepsen Jensen (captain), Leon Madsen, Anders Thomsen, Mikkel Michelsen, Frederik Jakobsen, Mads Hansen, Benjamin Basso, Villads Nagel, Mikkel Andersen, Rasmus Jensen. Team Manager: Nicki Pedersen.

SWEDEN: Casper Henriksson, Filip Hjelmland, Fredrik Lindgren (captain), Jacob Thorssell, Jonathan Ejnermark, Kim Nilsson, Oliver Berntzon, Timo Lahti, Tomas H Jonasson, Victor Palovaara. Team Manager: Linus Sundstrom.

NORWAY: Mathias Pollestad, Truls Kamhaug (captain), Glenn Moi, Lasse Fredriksen, Magnus Klipper, Jorgen Lystad, Imre Vigre. Team Manager: Kenneth Klipper Smith.

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Hosts Germany face off with two-time FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Great Britain, Czech Republic and SWC debutants Ukraine, with the winning team advancing to the BOLL FIM Speedway World Cup Final – Warsaw at PGE Narodowy on August 29.

Every team must select four starters at positions No.1 to No.4 and one reserve rider at No.5, who can be called into action by the team manager at any time – taking up to five rides, or six if the team falls six or more points behind the leading nation.

Hosts Germany track a side skippered by former Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck, who lines up in the No.5 spot, meaning he can take his rides at a time of team managers Mathias Bartz and Sascha Dorner’s choosing.

Germany also selects its 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 heroes as Norick Blodorn and Mario Hausl, winners of the country’s first world team title at any level, make the starting line-up. They are joined by the experienced Kevin Wolbert and Lars Skupien.

Great Britain brings their Speedway GP duo Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert to Landshut. They are joined by their 2021 and 2024 SON winning teammate Tom Brennan.

Meanwhile, Leon Flint makes his GB debut on the track where he races for Landshut in Poland’s National League. The team is completed by 16-year-old former SGP3 bronze medallist Will Cairns at No.5, who was called into the wider squad along with Cooper Rushen due to injuries for Charles Wright and Adam Ellis.

Like Germany, Czech Republic names a former Speedway GP rider at No.5 as Jan Kvech captains his country. He is joined by the hard-charging Vaclav Milik and 2025 SGP2 star Adam Bubba Bednar.

The team is completed by Daniel Klima, who has started the season in fine form with British Cab Direct Championship side Plymouth, plus 17-year-old former SGP3 rider Adam Nejezchleba.

Ukraine is led into the country’s first SWC event by Speedway GP newcomer Nazar Parnitskyi, with the reigning SGP2 champion named at No.4. He is joined by captain Marko Levishyn, who takes on the No.5 position.

Stanislav Melnychuk, Andrii Rozaliuk and youngster Roman Kapustin complete the team as Ukraine rides in its first FIM SWC Semi-Final.

The four countries battle it out over 20 heats, with one rider from each country in every race. The highest-scoring nation after 20 heats will qualify for the BOLL FIM SWC Final – Warsaw on August 29, joining hosts Poland, 2025 SON world champions Australia and the winners of 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 – Riga, which takes place on August 7.

Following this Friday’s SWC action, the individual World Championship season opens with the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on Saturday night.

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RED – GREAT BRITAIN
1. Dan Bewley
2. Robert Lambert ©
3. Tom Brennan
4. Leon Flint
5. Will Cairns
Team Manager: Oliver Allen

BLUE – CZECH REPUBLIC
1. Adam Bubba Bednar
2. Daniel Klima
3. Vaclav Milik
4. Adam Nejezchleba
5. Jan Kvech ©
Team Manager: Zdenek Schneiderwind

WHITE – UKRAINE
1. Stanislav Melnychuk
2. Andrii Rozaliuk
3. Roman Kapustin
4. Nazar Parnitskyi
5. Marko Levishyn ©
Team Manager: Sergii Golovnia

YELLOW – GERMANY
1. Norick Blodorn
2. Mario Hausl
3. Kevin Wolbert
4. Lars Skupien
5. Kai Huckenbeck ©
Team Managers: Mathias Bartz / Sascha Dorner

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Launching the 2026 FIM Speedway season, the event takes place 24 hours before the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on Saturday, May 2 – the opening round of the SGP World Championship.

For the first time since 2023, the FIM SWC makes a popular return to the FIM Speedway calendar for 2026, with events taking place across three different countries – Germany, Latvia and Poland.

Riga’s Bikernieki track stages 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 on Friday, August 7, featuring Latvia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The winner of each Semi-Final joins hosts Poland and 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia in the BOLL FIM SWC Final at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy on Saturday, August 29.

National team managers must list a squad of up to 10 riders three weeks before their Semi-Final, before narrowing this down to a five-rider starting line-up six days before racing.

Germany names a side featuring a blend of youth and experience, with former Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck captaining the squad.

He is joined by three riders who won Germany’s first-ever FIM Speedway world team championship of any kind, 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 winners Norick Blodorn, Mario Hausl and Hannah Grunwald – the 2025 FIM Women’s Speedway Gold Trophy winner.

They are joined by two-time FIM Long Track world champion Erik Riss, Kevin Wolbert, Valentin Grobauer, Ben Iken, Janek Konzack and Lars Skupien.

Great Britain’s squad is led by two Speedway GP riders in captain Robert Lambert and world No.3 Dan Bewley. They team up with their 2021 and 2024 FIM SON world title-winning teammate Tom Brennan.

Former British champion Adam Ellis and 2025 SGP2 star Dan Thompson also join the squad along with Landshut Devils duo Charles Wright and Leon Flint, who call the OneSolar Arena home in Poland’s National Speedway League.

Competing in their first-ever FIM SWC Semi-Final, Ukraine’s challenge is led by SGP2 world champion Nazar Parnitskyi, who makes his Speedway GP debut in 2026 after being promoted into the line-up following triple world champion Tai Woffinden’s withdrawal due to injury.

Parnitskyi joins forces with captain Marko Levishyn, young prospect Roman Kapustin, Andrii Karpov, Andrii Rozaliuk, Stanislav Melnychuk, Vitalii Lysak, Danko Hladkovskyi, Volodymyr Zlaman and Nazar Fedorchuk.

Former Speedway GP racer Jan Kvech captains the Czech Republic squad, with Vaclav Milik and SGP2 sensation Adam Bubba Bednar joining him.

Also in the squad are Daniel Klima, former SGP3 star Adam Nejezchleba, Bruno Belan, Jaroslav Vanicek and Jan Jenicek.

The colour draw for WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM SWC Semi-Final 1 has also been completed by the FIM. Germany lines up in yellow, with Great Britain in red, Czech Republic in blue and Ukraine in white. Each colour hands the four countries an allocated set of starting positions for the 20 heats.

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WWK SCHWAIGER & PARTNER FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 1 SQUADS:

GREAT BRITAIN – RED
1. Robert Lambert (captain)
2. Dan Bewley
3. Tom Brennan
4. Adam Ellis
5. Leon Flint
6. Dan Thompson
7. Charles Wright
Team Manager: Oliver Allen

CZECH REPUBLIC – BLUE
1. Jan Kvěch (captain)
2. Adam Bubba Bednář
3. Václav Milik
4. Daniel Klíma
5. Adam Nejezchleba
6. Bruno Belan
7. Jaroslav Vaníček
8. Jan Jeniček
Team Manager: Zdeněk Schneiderwind

UKRAINE – WHITE
1. Marko Levishyn (captain)
2. Roman Kapustin
3. Nazar Parnitskyi
4. Andrii Rozaliuk
5. Stanislav Melnychuk
6. Vitalii Lysak
7. Danko Hladkovskyi
8. Volodymyr Zlaman
9. Andrii Karpov
10. Nazar Fedorchuk
Team Manager: Sergii Golovnia

GERMANY – YELLOW
1. Norick Blödorn
2. Valentin Grobauer
3. Hannah Grunwald
4. Mario Häusl
5. Kai Huckenbeck (captain)
6. Ben Iken
7. Janek Konzack
8. Erik Riss
9. Lars Skupien
10. Kevin Wölbert
Team Managers: Sascha Dörner and Mathias Bartz

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In a change of format for next year, the sport’s original team competition, which is staged every three years, will take place across three countries, climaxing with the eagerly-anticipated PZM FIM SWC Final at Warsaw’s iconic PGE Narodowy on August 29.

The Polish team, who lifted the famous Ove Fundin Trophy in a dramatic Final at Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium in 2023, is seeded straight through to the Final as host nation along with Australia, who booked their spot by topping the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations podium in Torun, Poland on October 4.

The remaining two spots in what will be the world’s biggest track racing event of 2026, contested in front of around 50,000 fans, will be claimed by the winners of Semi-Finals 1 and 2.

WWK FIM SWC Semi-Final 1 in Landshut kicks off the 2026 FIM Speedway season on Friday, May 1 and sees host nation Germany face off with 2021 and 2024 FIM SON world champions Great Britain, as well as Czech Republic and tournament debutants Ukraine.

The event takes place 24 hours before the WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut is staged at the OneSolar Arena on Saturday, May 2 – the opening round of the 2026 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship.

The last spot in the Final will be up for grabs at 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 in Riga on Friday, August 7, when host Latvia takes on four-time FIM SWC winner Denmark and three-time champion Sweden, with Norway completing the line-up on their tournament debut.

This showdown also falls 24 hours before SGP action as the FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga takes place on the revamped Bikernieki track on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets for 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 in Riga on August 7 are available online HERE, while tickets for WWK FIM SWC Semi-Final 1 in Landshut on May 1 can be purchased HERE.

Tickets for the PZM FIM SWC Final at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy on August 29 are also on sale. Secure your spot in the Polish capital HERE now.

2026 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP:

SEMI-FINAL 1 – LANDSHUT, GERMANY – Friday, May 1: Germany, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Ukraine.

SEMI-FINAL 2 – RIGA, LATVIA – Friday, August 7: Latvia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden.

FINAL – WARSAW, POLAND – Saturday, August 29: Poland, Australia, Semi-Final 1 winner, Semi-Final 2 winner.

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Fifteen countries will battle it out in the FIM SON – the ultimate test of team riding, which gets underway with Semi-Finals 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday. The top three countries from each Semi-Final join hosts Poland in the Final on Saturday, October 4, where a coveted place in the FIM SWC Final will be up for grabs for the winner.

If Poland tops the podium at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena, winning their first-ever FIM SON gold medal, the second-placed country will gain qualification for next year’s FIM SWC Final.

In a change of format, the 2026 FIM SWC will take place at three different venues, with the Semi-Finals set to be staged in Germany and Latvia, and both nations guaranteed at least a spot in their respective home Semi-Final – or qualification for the FIM SWC Final if they win FIM SON gold. There will be no Race Off during the 2026 FIM SWC.

The sport’s original team world championship will then climax with a hotly anticipated Final at PGE Narodowy, with Poland defending the Ove Fundin Trophy that they won in one of the all-time great world team finals at Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium in 2023.

The 2025 FIM SON world champions or runners-up are set to join them, along with the winner of each Semi-Final in Germany and Latvia.

The 2026 FIM SWC semi-finalists will be confirmed next week, with the highest-ranked six teams outside of Poland, Germany, Latvia and the FIM SON world champions or runners-up taking these places.

This means all seven 2025 FIM SON finalists are guaranteed at least a spot in one of the FIM SWC Semi-Finals, along with the highest-scoring fourth-placed team across the two FIM SON Semi-Finals.

If one of Germany or Latvia finishes in the top four in FIM SON Semi-Final 1, both fourth-placed teams qualify for next year’s FIM SWC Semi-Finals. If both Germany and Latvia reach the top four in their FIM SON Semi-Final, the highest-scoring fifth-placed team completes the FIM SWC Semi-Final line-up.

FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP) director Armando Castagna expects the race for FIM SON success and FIM SWC qualification to be hotly contested.

He said: “The chance for countries to secure their place in the 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup only makes next week’s FIM SON even more interesting.

“We cannot wait to go to Warsaw for next year’s Final, and we know there is huge excitement among the teams, riders and fans about this fantastic event taking place under the famous roof at PGE Narodowy.

“With only the winners of each FIM SWC Semi-Final qualifying for Warsaw, I’m sure every country will be determined to take their place as 2025 FIM SON world champions.

“That’s not going to prove an easy way to get there, though, and I am looking forward to a dramatic and competitive week of FIM SON action in Torun to bring the curtain down on the 2025 FIM Speedway season.”

Words by SpeedwayGP – Feature Image courtesy of Taylor Lanning

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