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The former world No.2, who spent eight straight seasons in the world’s top five from 2018 until 2025, joins Great Britain racer Dan Bewley, Aussie ace Jack Holder and Poland’s Speedway European Championship runner-up Maciej Janowski in receiving a nomination from the SGP Commission.

This year’s Speedway GP top seven all earn automatic qualification – Great Britain’s new world champion Robert Lambert, Poland’s six-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, Australia’s SGP silver and bronze medal winner Brady Kurtz, Denmark’s Michael Jepsen Jensen, Poland’s Patryk Dudek, Denmark’s triple European champion Leon Madsen and three-time Aussie champion Max Fricke.

Australian international Rohan Tungate, Polish action man Kacper Woryna, Swedish champion Kim Nilsson and Latvian ace Andzejs Lebedevs all qualified via the FIM SGP Challenge in Terenzano, Italy on July 25.

The 2027 Speedway GP line-up is completed by five substitute riders, led by Czech racer Jan Kvech – promoted from second reserve this year to first stand-in star for 2027. He is joined by second substitute Frederik Jakobsen – runner-up in this season’s Danish Championship. Kai Huckenbeck of Germany, Norway’s Mathias Pollestad and Ukraine’s former SGP2 champion Nazar Parnitskyi also make the list. The five substitutes will step into the Speedway GP line-up if any of the permanent riders are sidelined by injury, illness or other reasons.

Lindgren, 41, is the oldest member of the 2027 Speedway GP field and is working hard to overcome the foot injury suffered at Polish track Leszno on May 17, which kept him out of six SGP rounds this season.

He ended his campaign by scoring a solid 20 points across the final two SGP rounds in Vojens and Torun and is already targeting what would be an historic world-title challenge in 2027.

With next year’s series set to climax with the FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Adelaide double-header at Gillman Speedway on October 29 and 30, 2027 – the first SGP events staged outside Europe since 2017 – Lindgren can think of no better occasion to claim his first world crown.

The oldest first-time world champion is currently Polish great Tomasz Gollob, who sealed his one and only Speedway GP world title aged 39 in 2010. But Lindgren said: “I’m looking to be the oldest first-time world champion in Adelaide. That’s the thought I have in my head; that’s what I am picturing, and that’s my goal.

“It’s over a year until we go there and less until we have the first GP. There is a long journey ahead and everything needs to fall into place. The fitness needs to be there; the mental side needs to be there; the equipment needs to be there, and the team around me needs to be there. I need to stay healthy all the way through and be present at every round. That’s crucial. But this is the image I have in my head and the one I am working towards.”

To make this dream a reality, Lindgren is under no illusions as to the work that will be needed to bring himself back to full fitness, and he admits there will be little rest this winter.

He said: “I need to get on it straight away. Obviously, when I started racing, it was hard to find some consistency with the training, physio and treatment.

“I really need to start with that ASAP, so that I can get the foot as good as possible as early as possible. Then I can also up the level of my training and do harder cardio work and so on.

“It has been one of my toughest seasons for a long time. I think it’s the first time in my career that I got injured so severely so early in the season.

“It was a long and tough recovery time to get back on the bike. Even though I have been back on the bike, I have been far from 100 percent. I have still been struggling with the foot. I have a lot of pain even today, and I still can’t walk normally, for example.

“When you know in the back of your head that you are not 100 percent ready, and you still have to go into battle with the best in the world, it’s hard. But I fought hard, and I still did have some decent results, even though the circumstances were not the best. I guess that’s a good thing.

“I have a long journey ahead of me, but I am really putting in the work. Fingers crossed, I can be healthy come the season and throughout the whole year.”

Janowski was handed a Speedway GP spot just days after falling a point short of winning the 2026 Speedway European Championship, which would have handed him automatic qualification. He can’t wait for his first full Speedway GP season since 2023.

He said: “This is a very exciting moment. It was some very good news when I had the call. I am very happy to be back and have another chance in Speedway GP. It’s going to be an exciting preparation for the season. It will definitely push me even harder.

“I will definitely try to improve my speedway skills during the winter. I will try to prepare the best I can – working on everything around the speedway too – and make it very organised. I have some plans for this winter, and I hope next year will be good for me.”

Holder has been sidelined since crashing out of the DEWALT FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw with multiple injuries on June 20. After undergoing successful surgery last week on an arm injury, he’s looking forward to completing his recovery and getting back on track in 2027.

He said: “Getting the wild card is a massive weight off my shoulders. I don’t really want to be relying on them, but it is always in the back of your mind. I think I deserve it, and it’s the first one I have had, so I will take it with both hands.

“It was going well, and everything was going in the right direction this year. I was looking good, but then the season got cut short. It has made me hungrier now that I have that wild card, and it has given me more purpose to set the record straight when I return.

“Obviously I am super excited to be back. I was stressed about it, but now I have this opportunity. I’m just trying to get back fully fit and come back bigger and better.”

Bewley’s season was also interrupted by injury after he sustained a broken femur and compressed vertebra in his back when he crashed out of a Danish Speedwayligaen meeting in Outrup on May 20.

But after finishing fifth at the series-closing DEWALT FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on September 26, he is also eagerly anticipating his return to the series next year.

He said: “I am thankful to have the wild card. I am looking forward to the winter now and to coming back at 100 percent next year.

“It was nice to come back in Torun and do the last GP, which was alright. It was nice to go into a winter, knowing I am not 100 percent, but I can still do a not-bad job. It makes me excited to have a good winter and come back next year.”

2027 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX LINE-UP (in ranking order):
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark)
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland)
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
223. Kacper Woryna (Poland)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
25. Jack Holder (Australia)
66. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
99. Dan Bewley (Great Britain)
71. Maciej Janowski (Poland)
233. Kim Nilsson (Sweden)
27. Rohan Tungate (Australia)

SUBSTITUTES
201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic)
41. Frederik Jakobsen (Denmark)
744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany)
999. Mathias Pollestad (Norway)
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)

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Despite being 23 points adrift of top spot after four rounds, three wins and three second places in the final six saw the Norfolk-born racer surge to victory on 162 championship points, denying Poland’s six-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik a record-breaking, history-making seventh gold medal – and a fifth SGP world title on the bounce.

Zmarzlik, who was forced to settle for silver on 160, finished in the Speedway GP top two for a ninth straight year, while Australia’s Brady Kurtz bagged bronze on 157 – his second World Championship medal in as many SGP seasons.

Incredibly, all three riders went into the final able to win the gold medal in the greatest-ever finish to a Speedway GP world title race, which was decided by the final four laps of the season.

Lambert lives in Torun and captained the Polish giants to their first-ever PGE Ekstraliga title since 2008 last year. Despite racing for them since 2021, he had never previously scored more than 11 championship points in an FIM Torun Speedway GP event.

He laid that curse to rest at the best possible time, and Lambert was elated to complete his incredible surge to Speedway GP World Championship gold.

He said: “It was unbelievable to win it in my home stadium. I’ve had some bad GPs here in Torun and a little bit of bad luck. It was tough coming here, with everyone saying that my GPs here have been terrible. But I’m absolutely on fire in the league. At least I was able to be consistent like I am in the league.

“Torun is my home club, and also the place where I live. To be able to win it here is something super special. When it soaks in, it’s going to be an amazing feeling.

“Winning the world title is completely unexpected. So many things go into it behind the scenes and have helped me get to this point. I’m sure Bartek has felt that all the times he has been world champion, and massive respect to him.

“It’s still sinking in, and it probably won’t sink in for a couple of days. I’m super happy. I never expected or planned to do what happened in the second half of the season. It kind of happened naturally and when it happens like that, it’s meant to be. It took hard work to get here, but when things are rolling, they’re rolling.”

Lambert started the day as Speedway GP World Championship leader on 142 points, after closing a 10-point gap going into the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 12 to take a one-point lead at the top.

The 28-year-old was overtaken by Zmarzlik ahead of the main event in Torun after the Pole finished second in the afternoon sprint race, scoring three points to claim a two-point advantage on 144.

Zmarzlik had never previously failed to win the world title when he started the final round leading the standings, so Lambert is pleased he didn’t panic after being dumped out of Qualifying by fellow GB star Dan Bewley in Q1.

He said: “It was only a couple of points that I was down. Anything can happen in speedway. Look at Vojens – it was a complete turnaround to what it was before the meeting. I am a big believer in just doing my races and seeing how it plays out. It played out great.

“Even though I didn’t get into the sprint race, I was still second place in Q1 in terms of time. Dan and I were the top two. If I wasn’t up against Dan, I probably would have got through, scored a few more points and maybe I wouldn’t have made it so complicated for the final.

“I’m super happy with how I kept my composure and was able to push through, and I’m super proud of myself that I kept hold of my emotions and took it race by race. Even when we had the top three guys in the world in the final, and it all came down to that, I was able to pull it off.”

Lambert still has an exciting finish to 2026 to look forward to as wife Julia is expecting the couple’s first child, a daughter, in November. While fatherhood can affect riders in varying ways, Lambert admits the prospect of becoming a dad gave him extra horsepower on the track.

He said: “I knew about that back in March – before the season even started. That’s something we have been getting excited about. That has given me a different outlook on things. I had something to look forward to and focus on. Someone said before that becoming a father took 0.5 seconds off for Formula 1 drivers, but it seemed to give me 0.5 seconds. We’ll see how it goes, but I am super grateful to be in this position.”

Runner-up Zmarzlik was content to continue his run of nine straight seasons in the world’s top two. The 31-year-old said: “Of course I was fighting for the gold medal, but I am super happy about the silver medal. That’s the 10th medal in all for me now, which is a really nice feeling.

“I would like to say a big congrats to Robert and Brady. I think we have put on a really good show and a really good fight on the track all season. That’s nice for us. I am happy because I am still young, but for the last 10 years, I have been at the top, so I am super happy about this.

“Everyone wants to do a good job and win the gold medal. Robert has been consistent all season and been at the top. I know how hard it is. I understand the boys because I have been in this situation six times.

“I had another chance to win, but this season, I was only ready for the silver medal. I think a lot of people would want to have the silver medal, and I am really happy about this one.”

Third-placed Kurtz was delighted to show his outstanding Speedway GP debut season in 2025, which saw him win silver, was no fluke.

He said: “Obviously I am happy with the season as a whole. The most important thing for me was to try and back up last year – not just have one good season and then go missing.

“I’m really happy to say I have two medals in two years and congratulations to Robert. He definitely deserved the gold. He did come on at the end of the year, and I didn’t really have any answers for him.

“I have a little bit of hard work to do in the winter to try and make some improvements, come back again next year, and then we’ll go at it again. My team was fantastic all year. They did everything they possibly could to give me the best chance. I just under-performed a few times in the final and that’s all that made a difference really.”

Kurtz is already excited for 2027 after next year’s Speedway GP calendar was revealed on Saturday afternoon, with the series returning to Australia for the first time in 10 years.

The new world No.3 is relishing the chance to go for gold in his homeland at the FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Adelaide at Gillman Speedway on October 29 and 30, 2027. He said: “I’m super happy. I think it’s overdue. We have had so many good riders in the GPs for so many years now. To not have our own round has been a shame.

“I think it will be cool. Gillman is such a good track, and I think it will be an unreal GP there. I’m looking forward to it.

“Obviously it’s very far away at this moment, but hopefully by the end of next year, I can be up there again, and it would be a very special thing to fight for the world title in my home country.”

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The 2027 Speedway GP series will conclude with not one, but two rounds at Gillman Speedway in Adelaide on October 29 and 30.

It’s the first time the world champion has been crowned Down Under since Aussie icon Jason Doyle won the 2017 FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Melbourne at Marvel Stadium to clinch the sport’s biggest prize. It is also the first time in a decade that FIM Speedway action has taken place outside of Europe, and it marks the first time two Speedway GPs have taken place outside of Europe in a single season.

Mayfield Sports Events founder Richard Coleman is delighted to take the Speedway GP series back Down Under for a high-stakes finale to the 2027 season at the country’s top speedway venue.

He said: “One of the main questions we have received from the fans since we acquired the championships a year ago is when we would be going back to Australia, so it is an absolute pleasure to make that dream a reality in October 2027.

“Australia won the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations and 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup, and Brady Kurtz is very much in contention for Speedway GP gold in Torun this weekend. This truly is a special time for Australian speedway, and there could not be a better moment to bring the series back to the country where the sport was born over 100 years ago.

“I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone at Gillman Speedway, the South Australian government, Motorcycling Australia and our partners at Monster Energy and the FIM for their support in making this happen. It has been a real team effort, and this is a special day for the sport Down Under.”

Long-time FIM Speedway presentation sponsor Monster Energy played a pivotal role in making it possible for the Speedway GP series to make its return to Australia.

Joe Parsons, director of Special Marketing Projects EMEA & Global for Monster Energy, commented: “We are all about bringing the sport to the fans and it’s fair to say the Australian fans have been starved of World Championship speedway for too long.

“We are very pleased to play our part in bringing the FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Adelaide to Gillman, and it will make for an incredible climax to what should be an awesome series. Bring on 2027!”

The Adelaide events conclude an 11-round championship, which launches with two returning venues. The action gets underway with the FIM Speedway GP of Croatia – Donji Kraljevec on May 1, before the iconic PGE Narodowy hosts track racing’s biggest event – the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw on May 15 – in front of around 50,000 fans.

Taking its place on the calendar for the first time is the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Ipswich on August 14 as the 2025 Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions host the biggest event in the club’s 75-year history at Foxhall.

The weekend’s action will also feature round two of the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship – the FIM SGP2 of Great Britain – Ipswich on Friday, August 13 – the first SGP2 round the UK has hosted since 2022.

Following the opening rounds in Donji Kraljevec and Warsaw, the series’ longest-serving venue celebrates three unbroken decades of SGP action as the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague, which launched at Marketa Stadium in 1997, returns on May 29.

Round four is scheduled for June 12 at a venue to be confirmed. Wroclaw’s legendary Olympic Stadium, stage for the first-ever SGP round in 1995, hosts the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw on July 3.

Racing returns to Latvian capital Riga, with the FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga opening the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship series on Friday, July 16, and the FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga taking place at Bikernieki on Saturday, July 17.

Following Ipswich’s FIM Speedway weekend on August 13 and 14, the action heads for Sweden with the 2027 FIM Speedway of Nations Final – Vastervik on Saturday, August 28, which sees the sport’s top seven national teams battle it out for next year’s world team championship, with Sweden seeded into the event as host nation.

The Hejla Arena also hosts the 2027 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 – Vastervik event for the sport’s top under-21 sides on Friday, August 27.

Dates and venues for the two FIM SON Semi-Finals, along with the SGP3 and SGP4 youth events, will be revealed by the FIM in due course.

The European rounds reach their climax in September as Denmark’s storied Vojens Speedway Center hosts the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday, September 11. The 2027 FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion will also be crowned there on Friday, September 10 in the FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens.

The ninth and final European round takes place at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena, which stages its 19th SGP, the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on September 25, before a hugely-anticipated SGP double-header at Gillman Speedway in Adelaide brings down the curtain on an exciting season.

FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP) director Armando Castagna commented: “The FIM has been keen to see Speedway GP return to Australia ever since the moment we left Melbourne in 2017, so I congratulate everyone involved in achieving this goal for 2027.

“It’s great to see Warsaw and Donji Kraljevec return to the calendar, and of course we welcome Ipswich as a host club for the first time for what I am sure will be a very special event at Foxhall.

“I wish all of our riders, teams, local organisers and our partners at Mayfield Sports Events a successful season in 2027, but first, we must find out who will be crowned 2026 Speedway GP world champion in Torun tonight.”

MSE founder Coleman concluded: “While we are preparing for an exciting end to the Speedway GP world title race this evening, the hard work has already started on a big season of racing in 2027.

“It’s great to welcome Warsaw and Donji Kraljevec back on to the SGP calendar for 2027, and it’s a pleasure to continue working with our local organisers in Prague, Wroclaw, Riga, Vojens and Torun once again. We also look forward to taking the SON Final and SON2 to Vastervik, with SGP events taking place there in 2028 and 2029.

“It will also be exciting to see the best riders in the world head to Ipswich’s Foxhall Stadium for what I am sure will be an unforgettable weekend for motorsport fans from Suffolk and beyond.

“I would like to thank all of our local organisers for their hard work in 2026 and stay tuned for more exciting news as attention turns to 2027 following tonight’s racing in Torun.”

Ticket information for all 2027 FIM Speedway events will be released in due course. Visit FIMSpeedway.com and follow @SpeedwayGP on social media for all the latest news throughout the winter months.

2027 FIM SPEEDWAY CALENDAR

FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX
MAY 1: FIM Speedway GP of Croatia – Donji Kraljevec
MAY 15: FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw
MAY 29: FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague
JUNE 12: To be confirmed
JULY 3: FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw
JULY 17: FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga
AUGUST 14: FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Ipswich
SEPTEMBER 11: FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens
SEPTEMBER 25: FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun
OCTOBER 29: FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Adelaide R10
OCTOBER 30: FIM Speedway GP of Australia – Adelaide R11

FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS
AUGUST 27: FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 – Vastervik
AUGUST 28: FIM Speedway of Nations Final – Vastervik

FIM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (SGP2)
JULY 16: FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga
AUGUST 13: FIM SGP2 of Great Britain – Ipswich
SEPTEMBER 10: FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens

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Pawlicki dons the famous No.16 race jacket as he ends his nine-year exile from the sport’s biggest stage.

The 31-year-old was crowned FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship winner in 2014, and also won back-to-back FIM Speedway World Cup gold medals with Poland in 2016 and 2017.

He finished sixth in the 2016 Speedway GP World Championship, before taking victory at the 2017 FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Daugavpils, leading a Polish one-two-three with Patryk Dudek in second place and Maciej Janowski in third.

Pawlicki has been enjoying a fine season in Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga since returning to his boyhood club Leszno for 2026. He also races for Hallstavik club Rospiggarna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien.

He was named as Poland’s reserve rider for the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations Final in Torun, but did not take a ride.

Pawlicki is joined in the Lodz line-up by track reserves Marcin Nowak and Szymon Szlauderbach. The pair compete for Lodz in Poland’s Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga and don the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively.

Ahead of Speedway GP action on Saturday, August 1, the Moto Arena Lodz will also host round two of the 2026 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship – the FIM SGP2 of Poland – Lodz on Friday, July 31.

Tickets for the city of Lodz’s biggest-ever weekend of racing are still available online. Book HERE now.

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Jakobsen secured a spot in Denmark’s most exciting motorsport event after finishing second to Speedway GP star Leon Madsen at the Danish Championship Final in Esbjerg on Wednesday night.

With Madsen’s spot in Vojens already guaranteed alongside his SGP rival Michael Jepsen Jensen, Jakobsen was handed the wild card – offered to the highest-placed non-Speedway GP rider in the Danish Final.

This will be Jakobsen’s Speedway GP debut after he served as a non-riding track reserve in the 2021 and 2024 SGP rounds at Vojens.

Jakobsen races for Danish Speedwayligaen club Fjelsted, as well as competing for Vargarna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien and Ostrow in Poland’s Metalkas 2. Ekstraliga.

The track reserves for the Vojens event will be confirmed in due course.

There will also be racing on Friday, September 11 at Vojens Speedway Center as the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship reaches its climax with the Deluxe Homeart FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens.

Tickets for the Vojens weekend are available online HERE now.

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The Belle Vue Aces star claimed victory in Saturday’s ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester R4 after an incredible charge from the back in the final, while fellow Australian Max Fricke had already topped Friday night’s podium as Australia underlined its growing strength on the world stage.

The weekend began with one of the most memorable results in Speedway GP history as Fricke led an Australian clean sweep of the podium in Round 3. Fricke ended a four-year wait for a Speedway GP victory ahead of Kurtz and Jack Holder, making Australia only the second nation after Poland to lock out all three podium positions at a Grand Prix.

Having recovered from a last-place finish in his opening ride, Fricke remained unbeaten for the rest of the evening and mastered difficult rain-affected conditions to secure his third career Speedway GP victory.

The Leicester Lions racer described the moment as particularly special given he shared the podium with riders he has competed against since childhood.

Friday’s success moved Fricke into championship contention, but it was Kurtz who would leave Manchester with the biggest prize.

After finishing second on Friday, the Australian returned on Saturday determined to go one better. In a dramatic final, Kurtz found himself at the back of the field before capitalising as Michael Jepsen Jensen and Bartosz Zmarzlik battled for the lead. Spotting an opening, Kurtz swept through to snatch victory and send the Manchester crowd into celebration.

The win completed an outstanding weekend for the Australian, who scored 39 points from a possible 44 across the two rounds.

“I have been in all the finals in Manchester now and hadn’t managed to get the win before,” said Kurtz. “I learned a lot from Friday’s round and we were much better on Saturday.”

The result saw Kurtz move to the top of the Speedway GP World Championship standings on 65 points, three clear of reigning champion Bartosz Zmarzlik.

While Kurtz celebrated a dream weekend, Zmarzlik endured mixed fortunes. The Pole crashed out of Friday night’s final but bounced back to finish third on Saturday, ensuring he remains firmly in the title fight heading into the next round in Wroclaw.

Danish star Michael Jepsen Jensen also enjoyed his best result of the season with second place on Saturday. Racing his first full Speedway GP campaign since 2015, the former world champion moved up to fourth in the standings and continues to build momentum after an encouraging return to the series.

Jack Holder also leaves Manchester in a strong position after another consistent weekend. Following third place on Friday and a fourth-place finish in Saturday’s final, the Australian sits third in the championship on 55 points and remains firmly in contention.

With four rounds completed, the title race is beginning to take shape. Kurtz now leads the standings ahead of Zmarzlik, while Holder, Jepsen Jensen and Fricke have all strengthened their positions following a weekend that belonged to Australia.

For British fans, the Manchester double-header delivered everything expected from Speedway GP racing – dramatic weather, spectacular racing, championship twists and an historic Australian performance that will be remembered as one of the defining weekends of the 2026 season.

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Lambert joins wild card Tom Brennan in flying the home flag in Britain’s biggest speedway event as rounds three and four of the 2026 Speedway GP series take place at the National Speedway Stadium.

With 44 championship points up for grabs over two high-stakes evenings, including four in Friday’s sprint race at the afternoon Qualifying session, Lambert is determined to improve on the six points he scored at the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on May 23.

The two-time British champion started his series with a final appearance at the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 2, and Lambert is currently sixth in the standings on 20 points – 12 short of series leader Bartosz Zmarzlik.

As he bids to close the gap, he also knows there will be a weight of expectation from the British fans on his shoulders in Manchester – scene of his two FIM Speedway of Nations World Championship wins with GB in 2021 and 2024.

Lambert said: “There is always going to be pressure, I want to succeed and do well. As I said at the beginning of the season, the goal is to try and get a medal again in the GP and that stays the same. If you have a couple of good rounds and some consistent ones, you are going to be up there. We need to keep our finger on the pulse and not let the top pack move further away because that makes it much harder. We are fully focused on the coming rounds, and hopefully we can pull something out of the bag.

“I think after the performance in Prague, I want to do a bit better. Missing out on getting into the LCQs is not what I want. But I am going to Manchester open-minded, positive to do well and put on a good show for the British fans.

“It’s nice for the British fans to see me racing in the UK. For some of them, that’s the only time in the year when they can watch me race. Having the fans’ support is massive. I am looking forward to that, and obviously I have experience around Manchester.”

With two Speedway GP rounds in as many days, it’s a critical weekend for every rider’s medal and 2027 qualification hopes. But racing two of the biggest meetings of his season in such close proximity is no problem for Lambert.

He said: “It’s no worry in terms of preparation or being ready for two meetings. Sometimes we have GPs and then Polish league the next day. That can be even more hectic and full-on than having two meetings in one place. I am going there to do well and get as many points as I can from this weekend.”

Lambert is joined in the line-up by the likes of six-time Speedway GP world champion Zmarzlik, who won night two of the double-header in Manchester last year. With 32 championship points, he is one clear of fellow Polish star Kacper Woryna, who has 31 and won the opening round in Landshut on his full-time Speedway GP debut.

Also in action is third-placed Brady Kurtz, captain of host club Belle Vue, who has 26 points and reached the final of both Manchester SGPs last year. Prague winner Leon Madsen and Aussie ace Jack Holder are tied on 21 in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Sixth-placed Lambert also takes on British talent Brennan, who joined him in GB’s gold medal-winning SON sides at the National Speedway Stadium.

The FIM British Speedway GP wild card is normally awarded to the winner of the British Championship Final. But with that competition not taking place until August 15 this season, Brennan was nominated for this weekend’s Manchester double-header.

He admits: “It was honestly something I didn’t expect with us not having the British Final. But at the same time, I feel I deserve my spot. I am happy. I am ready. It should be really good.”

Brennan has his sights set on achieving the top-10 finish needed to fight for a spot in the final via the last-chance qualifiers. He said: “I would love to make an LCQ. The ultimate aim is to try and get into the LCQ. I’ll probably sleep well if I can do that.

“In terms of expectations and pressure, we’re going into it with an open mind. I’ve had a bit of an off-and-on start to the year. It’s a really cool chance to show and remind people that I can be at that top level. I just want to mix it up and have some good racing. I want to see the British fans go as crazy as they can.”

2026 ATPI FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF GREAT BRITAIN – MANCHESTER LINE-UP:
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark – substitute for Dan Bewley)
744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany – substitute for Fredrik Lindgren)
25. Jack Holder (Australia)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
69. Jason Doyle (Australia)
201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic – substitute for Dominik Kubera)
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark)
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland)
223. Kacper Woryna (Poland)
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)
16. Tom Brennan (Great Britain – wild card)
17. Anders Rowe (Great Britain – first track reserve)
18. Dan Thompson (Great Britain – second track reserve)

MANCHESTER FANZONE

Enjoy two huge afternoons of entertainment in the ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester fanzone on Friday and Saturday.

The fanzone will be open on the sports pitches next to the National Speedway Stadium from 15:00 UK time, and it features the official Speedway GP autograph session, where fans can meet all 18 riders from 16:30 and grab a signature or selfie.

Grab some goodies and meet Jack Holder and Patryk Dudek at the Monster Energy Rig Riot from 17:00 – featuring a special Manchester burnout.

We will have an interview with special VIP guests from 17:30, and fans can win Speedway GP prizes in our quiz at 15:30.

Pose for a photo with the Speedway GP trophy throughout the afternoon. Meet the Monster Energy Girls for a photo and grab a selfie with FIM Speedway mascot Speedy. There will be a vintage speedway bikes exhibition, other photo opportunities, the We Love Speedway sign, food and drink stalls, the Speedway GP merchandise shop and much, much more.

The fanzone closes at 18:00 ahead of the opening ceremony at 18:45, with racing getting underway at around 19:00.

MANCHESTER FAN INFO

Limited tickets for the ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester weekend are still available – book online HERE to avoid missing out.

Fans with tickets for Friday’s event are eligible to register for tickets to watch Qualifying from the East Grandstand.

All Friday ticket holders will have received an email to the address they supplied when they booked their tickets. Only those who have registered will be given access to the session, which gets underway at 2pm.

For more information about parking, please CLICK HERE.

In addition, fans are reminded that only A4-sized bags are permitted inside the National Speedway Stadium for this event. Fans are asked to leave any larger bags at home or securely inside their vehicles or accommodation.

For more information about the event, please CLICK HERE.

WHERE TO WATCH

Fans can catch every moment of 2026 Speedway GP and SWC action live on global broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platforms HBO Max or discovery+. Coverage of every Speedway GP Qualifying session is also available on these platforms.

HBO Max is available across Europe, with FIM-MOTO TV providing coverage around the world.

ACROSS EUROPE: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
REST OF THE WORLD: Live on FIM-MOTO TV
BRITAIN: Live on HBO Max and TNT Sports
POLAND: Live on Eurosport 3, HBO Max and Player
SWEDEN: Live on Kanal 9 and HBO Max
DENMARK: Live on 6’eren and HBO Max
AUSTRALIA: Live on Fox Sports
GERMANY: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Go3, TV3 Sport and HBO Max
CZEC REPUBLIC: Live on HBO Max
SLOVAKIA: Live on STVR Sport and HBO Max
USA/Canada: Live on Racer

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MSE has reached an exciting multi-year agreement with Monster Energy to continue its long association with the SGP series, which stretches back to 2012. They will serve as presenting sponsor of the 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup and official energy drink of Speedway GP.

Monster Energy will continue to play a very active role in enhancing the fan experience at Speedway GP events, with the Monster Energy Girls returning to the start line for 2026.

And, for the first time ever, both riders and fans have the chance to win prizes in the brand-new Monster Energy Triple Crown, which will be contested across the three Polish Speedway GP events in Wroclaw on June 20, Lodz on August 1 and Torun on September 26.

Riders’ race points from their five heat rides at each of these three rounds will be added together, with the highest scorer receiving an exclusive Monster Energy Triple Crown trophy after the final round in Torun.

It’s a competition with echoes of the sport’s one-off FIM Speedway World Final era pre-1995, which saw riders compete over a straight five rides for the sport’s biggest prize, with no semi-finals or finals.

The stakes will also be high for fans as they battle it out on the Monster Energy reaction test machine in our Polish Speedway GP fanzones.

The fans that set the fastest times in Wroclaw and Lodz will win tickets to the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun, where they will face the fan who clocks the quickest reaction time in the fanzone at the Marian Rose Motoarena.

All three fans will compete in a final showdown to set the most rapid reaction time, with some coaching from our Monster Energy athletes, and the winner earns an exclusive VIP trip to the Monster Energy VIP Compound in Valencia to watch a huge weekend of two-wheel motorsport action in November, courtesy of Monster Energy.

Mayfield Sports Events founder Richard Coleman is delighted to join forces with Monster Energy to elevate the Speedway GP experience in 2026 and beyond. He said: “Monster Energy has become so much more than a sponsor for our sport and its fans – they are an integral part of the Speedway GP experience.

“Their SGP Fanzone activities are a great way of bringing the sport to its fans, and we are delighted to welcome the Monster Energy Girls back on to the start line for 2026.

“MSE and Monster Energy will look to build and develop our partnership to move Speedway GP and the sport of speedway forward under the new FIM Speedway promotion of MSE.

“We would like to say a special thanks to Monster Energy’s Joe Parsons, whose limitless passion for our sport is hugely appreciated by the MSE team as we strive to deliver fan-focused events. The Monster Energy Triple Crown is another fantastic initiative, and we cannot wait to see which rider takes home the trophy after the final round in Torun, and indeed, which of our fast-gating fans will be heading to Valencia.”

Joe Parsons, Director of Special Projects at Monster Energy, added: “We are thrilled to level up our long-standing partnership with Mayfield Sports Events through the launch of the Monster Energy Triple Crown.

“Poland has some of the most passionate speedway fans in the world, and by introducing a brand-new competitive stakes element for both riders and fanzone attendees, we are bringing an unprecedented level of energy to the 2026 SGP series.”

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With the top five from both Žarnovica and Glasgow joining the top five from the first round at Abensberg in Germany earlier in the week, the fifteen qualifiers – who will be fighting for four priceless places in the 2027 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship (SGP) – have now been decided for the showdown at Terenzano in Italy on 25 July.

The action got under way in the afternoon at the Speedway Stadium Žarnovica where Australia’s Jaimon Lidsey picked up the first win of the programme ahead of Oliver Berntzon from Sweden before Latvian Andzejs Lebedevs – who was fourth in last season’s FIM SGP World Championship Challenge – won from Czech racer Adam Bubba Bednar.

British star Lambert then picked up an important early win ahead of the hotly-tipped pairing of Polish racer Kacper Woryna – who sits second in the SGP standings after two rounds – and Danish rival Michael Jepsen Jensen, who were second and fifth in the 2025 FIM SGP World Championship Challenge, with Italy’s Felipe Nicolas Covatti completing the opening block of racing with victory chased by home favourite Martin Vaculik.

Vaculik had the passionate fans on their feet with victory in his second Heat and Jepsen Jensen and Woryna then both claimed their first wins of the afternoon before Lambert dropped a point against Lidsey.

Following further wins for Woryna, Lambert and Lebedevs, Bednar then forced Lidsey to drop a point resulting in a three-way tie for the lead between Woryna, Lambert and Lidsey with two blocks remaining.

Lambert then made it three wins from four starts followed by further victories for Lebedevs, Jepsen Jensen and Lidsey, leaving the British and Australian riders tied at the top on eleven points, one clear of Lebedevs and two ahead of Woryna with Vaculik’s score of eight putting him in an all-important fifth place.

Victory in his fifth Heat ahead of Lebedevs pulled Jepsen Jensen back into contention as the Latvian confirmed his place at Terenzano and Bednar, with his second win, also kept his hopes of progressing alive. Lambert then rubber-stamped his appearance in Italy with a fourth victory as a retirement ended Vaculik’s hopes and the twenty-eight-year-old – SGP silver medallist in 2024 – was guaranteed the top step of the podium when Lidsey followed Woryna home in the final Heat, with both riders making the cut for the FIM SGP World Championship Challenge.

The final place in Terenzano went to Jepsen Jensen following a run-off with Bednar for fifth before Lebedevs defeated Woryna in a run-off for third.

With the five riders from Žarnovica decided, focus switched to Glasgow where the final five places were on the line and the home supporters were given good reason to cheer when, following early wins for Australian Jack Holder and Germany’s Huckenbeck, British favourites Adam Ellis and Chris Harris also claimed victories in their opening Heats.

Huckenbeck took his second win of the night ahead of Poland’s Piotr Pawlicki – who had followed Harris across the line first time out – and Frederik Jakobsen from Denmark won from 2022 SGP bronze medallist Maciej Janowski before Harris beat Holder and twenty-four-year-old rising British star Anders Rowe led home Jonas Knudsen.

After starting with two third places, Victor Palovaara from Sweden claimed his first win of the night chased by Ellis – who was slipping out of contention following a no-score in his second Heat – and Huckenbeck took a point from Harris before Holder, who is currently fifth in SGP, beat Rowe and Jakobsen defeated his compatriot Knudsen.

Pointless through the opening three Heats, Norway’s Lasse Fredriksen took a consolation victory before Poland’s Janowski won from Rowe, Huckenbeck maintained his one-hundred per cent record ahead of Holder and Palovaara came out on top of a battle with Harris to set up a dramatic final block.

Rowe signed off with a win to ensure his progression to Terenzano where he will be joined by Holder – who made the cut with a second behind Britain’s Tom Brennan – and Huckenbeck who completed his maximum to sail through and after Holder had won a run-off for second with Rowe, Jakobsen and Harris claimed the final two qualifying positions following a run-off with Janowski.

Žarnovica Results

Glasgow Results

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The 29-year-old stormed to an all-action victory at the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut – months after winning his place on the sport’s biggest stage at the 2025 FIM SGP Challenge in Holsted, Denmark last August.

Woryna took the chequered flag in the final to prevent Great Britain racer Dan Bewley, winner of five straight heats, from becoming the first rider to go unbeaten in a Speedway GP since Leon Madsen raced to a seven-ride maximum in Torun on October 5, 2019. Six-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik finished third, with GB star Robert Lambert in fourth place.

It has been an incredible start to 2026 for Woryna, who completed a huge move to PGE Ekstraliga giants Lublin over the winter and recently won Poland’s prestigious Golden Helmet meeting in Opole on April 6.

That win saw him follow in the tyre treads of his grandfather Antoni, who won the event twice in 1967 and 1971. Woryna senior also became Poland’s first-ever FIM Speedway World Championship medallist, when he bagged bronze in Gothenburg in 1966 – a feat he repeated in Wroclaw in 1970.

While Kacper knows he has some way to go to follow in his idol’s footsteps, he was elated to honour his memory with a remarkable win in Landshut.

He said: “Obviously, it’s really something special for me. I knew I was competing in Speedway GP 60 years after that first bronze medal happened, and it’s special.

“My grandpa was a legend. You can’t really beat what he has achieved in speedway. I am not trying to compete with what he has achieved, but I have always said it is a privilege to have the same surname at least. I am going to try to maybe, maybe, in some percentage, level up with him with my achievements. I don’t think it is possible really, but I will definitely try.

“I was five when he died. The only memory I have of him was when he took the side wheels off my mini bicycle when I was learning to cycle at three or four. That’s one memory that has stuck with me – he just took the side wheels off and off I went.”

Kacper’s two-wheeled career started there, and it reached new heights on a dramatic night in Landshut. “I can’t explain how it feels to win on my debut like that,” he said. “I didn’t expect it to happen when I got there in the morning. Obviously, we work for things like this to happen, but speedway is a really dynamic sport, and you have to expect the unexpected at all times. That was one thing I didn’t expect.”

Woryna is elated with a strong start to 2026. He said: “It has been really, really good. These are all the things we have worked for – not only during the winter, but last season.

“For me, it has been a build-up over the past couple of years. With all the people that you don’t see behind the scenes, it’s all possible. This beginning of the season has been good for me. But it’s only the beginning and there are months to go. I will definitely be working hard to keep it up. I will keep my head down and do my best.”

Woryna became the first wearer of the Speedway GP Golden Race Jacket, which has been reintroduced for 2026, for the first time since Aussie great Jason Crump was crowned a triple SGP world champion in 2009.

“I have always liked the colour gold,” he smiled. “I wasn’t brave enough to have it on my race suit like Bartek. Maybe I can borrow some! I am pretty pleased with this.”

British action man Bewley blazed to a 15-point, five-ride maximum in the heats, qualifying automatically for the final with a ride to spare. Remarkably, he still found the desire to storm from last to first in an extraordinary heat 19.

The Cumbrian was rightly content to start the season by finishing second in Landshut – matching the 18-point haul he scored there in 2025.

But he was also gutted to be denied the Holy Grail of a Speedway GP maximum – a result similar to that of Australian rider Troy Batchelor, who won his first six rides at the 2014 FIM Danish Speedway GP in Copenhagen, only to finish second in the final.

He said: “I reminded myself of Batch Attack when he did something similar in Copenhagen. He was on fire that night and I felt about as good as him.

“The track was what it was. There was a bit of bouncing around and I enjoyed it, to be fair. It’s not a bad start to the year. Congrats to Kacper on his first win. I am looking forward to the next few meetings.”

Third-placed Zmarzlik was pleased with a solid start to his Speedway GP title defence as he paid tribute to Lublin and Lejonen teammate Woryna.

He said: “I am happy. It is always nice to start the season on the podium and I am happy with third place. Congrats to my friend Kacper because the first win is always the best moment. He will remember this day. He did the best job.”

Next up is the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on Saturday, May 23. There will also be racing on Friday, May 22 as the sport’s top under-21 teams battle it out for FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 gold.

Standings

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