2024 Speedway Grand Prix
| 2024 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 27 April – 28 September |
| Events | 11 |
| Cities | 11 |
| Countries | 8 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 230 (in 11 events) |
The 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 30th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 79th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1] It is the third series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
Bartosz Zmarzlik is the defending champion, having won the previous two titles.
Qualification
For the 2024 season there are 15 permanent riders, who were joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top six riders from the 2023 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge and the 2023 Speedway European Championship winner.
The final five riders were nominated by series promoters, Discovery Sports Events.[1]
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2023 place | GP Ch place | Permanent rider appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 |  Bartosz Zmarzlik |
1 | — | 9th | 2012–2015, 2016–2023 |
| 66 |  Fredrik Lindgren |
2 | — | 15th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2023 |
| 54 |  Martin Vaculík |
3 | 2 | 9th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2023 |
| 25 |  Jack Holder |
4 | — | 3rd | 2016, 2020, 2022–2023 |
| 30 |  Leon Madsen |
5 | — | 6th | 2010, 2013, 2019–2023 |
| 505 |  Robert Lambert |
6 | 4 | 4th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
| 99 | Dan Bewley |
7 | — | 3rd | 2018, 2022–2023 |
| 69 | Jason Doyle |
8 | 1 | 10th | 2015–2023 |
| 108 | Tai Woffinden |
11 | — | 13th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2023 |
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen |
12 | — | 4th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–2023 |
| 29 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs |
16 | 7 | 1st | 2013–2014, 2022–2023 |
| 744 |  Kai Huckenbeck |
17 | — | 1st | 2017–2019, 2022–2023 |
| 415 | Dominik Kubera |
=21 | — | 1st | 2021, 2023 |
| 48 | Szymon Woźniak |
=26 | 3 | 1st | 2018, 2022-2023 |
| 201 |  Jan Kvěch |
=31 | 5 | 1st | 2020-2023 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2023 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Max Fricke |
9 | — |
| 233 | Kim Nilsson |
13 | — |
| 71 | Maciej Janowski |
14 | — |
| 67 | Rasmus Jensen |
=19 | — |
| 22 |  Luke Becker |
=24 | 8 |
| 96 |  Dimitri Bergé |
— | 10 |
| 842 | Mateusz Cierniak |
— | — |
Calendar
The 2024 season will consist of 11 events.[2]
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 April | results | |||||
| 2 | 11 May | Warsaw, Poland Stadion Narodowy |
results | ||||
| 3 | 18 May | Landshut, Germany Ellermühle Speedway Stadium |
results | ||||
| 4 | 1 June | Prague, Czech Republic Markéta Stadium |
results | ||||
| 5 | 15 June | Målilla, Sweden Skrotfrag Arena |
results | ||||
| 6 | 29 June | Edward Jancarz Stadium
|
results | ||||
| 7 | 17 August | Principality Stadium
|
results | ||||
| 8 | 31 August | Olympic Stadium
|
results | ||||
| 9 | 7 September | Riga, Latvia Riga Speedway Stadium |
results | ||||
| 10 | 14 September | Vojens, Denmark Vojens Speedway Center |
results | ||||
| 11 | 28 September | Toruń, Poland MotoArena Toruń |
results |
Final Classification
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References
- ^ a b "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
| See also | ||