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2024 Speedway Grand Prix

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2024 Speedway Grand Prix
Season details
Dates27 April – 28 September
Events11
Cities11
Countries8
Riders15 permanents
1 wild card(s)
2 track reserves
Heats253 (in 11 events)
Winners
Champion POL Bartosz Zmarzlik
Runner-up GBR Robert Lambert
3rd place SWE Fredrik Lindgren

The 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 30th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 79th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1] It was the third series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. A new sprint race was introduced at selected Grand Prix during the qualifying session, with the fastest rider in each qualifying session progressing to a single race for extra points. The idea behind the sprint race was similar to that brought into the Formula One, whereby the qualifying sessions were given more importance.[2]

Bartosz Zmarzlik successfully defended the title, which was his third in a row and a fifth overall. Robert Lambert took second place with Fredrik Lindgren in third.

Summary

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Jack Holder won the opening round, which was the first Grand Prix win of his career.[3] After Jason Doyle won round two, Mikkel Michelsen won his maiden Grand Prix by claiming the German Grand Prix.[4] Doyle was later ruled out for four months after suffering a torn rotator cuff and tendon damage after a crash at Ipswich, ending his hopes of a second world title.[5]

By winning the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Zmarzlik broke Jason Crump's all-time record of 23 Grand Prix wins, although ten of them were won on home soil, whereas Crump's were all outside of Australia.[6]

Qualification

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For the 2024 season there were 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 the SGP Commission.[1]

Qualified riders

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# Riders 2023 place GP Ch place Permanent rider appearance Previous appearances in series
95 Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik 1 9th 2012–2015, 2016–2023
66 Sweden Fredrik Lindgren 2 15th 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2023
54 Slovakia Martin Vaculík 3 2 9th 2012, 2013, 2017–2023
25 Australia Jack Holder 4 3rd 2016, 2020, 2022–2023
30 Denmark Leon Madsen 5 6th 2010, 2013, 2019–2023
505 United Kingdom Robert Lambert 6 4 4th 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2023
99 United Kingdom Dan Bewley 7 3rd 2018, 2022–2023
69 Australia Jason Doyle 8 1 10th 2015–2023
108 United Kingdom Tai Woffinden 11 13th 2010, 2011, 2013–2023
155 Denmark Mikkel Michelsen 12 4th 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–2023
29 Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs 16 7 1st 2013–2014, 2022–2023
744 Germany Kai Huckenbeck 17 1st 2017–2019, 2022–2023
415 Poland Dominik Kubera =21 1st 2021, 2023
48 Poland Szymon Woźniak =26 3 1st 2018, 2022–2023
201 Czech Republic Jan Kvěch =31 5 1st 2020–2023

Qualified substitutes

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The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

# Riders 2023 place GP Ch place
46 Australia Max Fricke 9
71 Poland Maciej Janowski 14
233 Sweden Kim Nilsson 13
67 Denmark Rasmus Jensen =19
22 United States Luke Becker =24 8
96 France Dimitri Bergé 10
842 Poland Mateusz Cierniak

Calendar

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The 2024 season consisted of 11 events.[7]

Round Date City and venue Winner Runner-up 3rd placed 4th placed Results
1 27 April Croatia Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
Stadium Milenium
Australia Jack Holder Australia Jason Doyle Sweden Fredrik Lindgren Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik results
2 11 May Poland Warsaw, Poland
Stadion Narodowy
Australia Jason Doyle Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik United Kingdom Robert Lambert Slovakia Martin Vaculík results
3 18 May Germany Landshut, Germany
Ellermühle Speedway Stadium
Denmark Mikkel Michelsen Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Australia Jack Holder Poland Dominik Kubera results
4 1 June Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Markéta Stadium
Slovakia Martin Vaculík Sweden Fredrik Lindgren Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Poland Dominik Kubera results
5 15 June Sweden Målilla, Sweden
Skrotfrag Arena
Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Australia Max Fricke United Kingdom Robert Lambert Australia Jack Holder results
6 29 June Poland Gorzów, Poland
Edward Jancarz Stadium
Sweden Fredrik Lindgren Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Denmark Mikkel Michelsen Denmark Leon Madsen results
7 17 August United Kingdom Cardiff, Great Britain
Principality Stadium
United Kingdom Dan Bewley United Kingdom Robert Lambert Sweden Fredrik Lindgren Poland Dominik Kubera results
8 31 August Poland Wrocław, Poland
Olympic Stadium
Slovakia Martin Vaculík Sweden Fredrik Lindgren United Kingdom Robert Lambert Denmark Mikkel Michelsen results[8]
9 7 September Latvia Riga, Latvia
Riga Speedway Stadium
Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Sweden Fredrik Lindgren United Kingdom Dan Bewley Australia Max Fricke results
10 14 September Denmark Vojens, Denmark
Vojens Speedway Center
United Kingdom Robert Lambert Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Poland Maciej Janowski Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs results
11 28 September Poland Toruń, Poland
MotoArena Toruń
Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik Denmark Leon Madsen United Kingdom Dan Bewley Sweden Fredrik Lindgren results[9]

Final classification

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Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points CRO
Croatia
POL
Poland
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
SWE
Sweden
PL2
Poland
GBR
United Kingdom
PL3
Poland
LAT
Latvia
DEN
Denmark
PL4
Poland
Gold Poland (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik (C) 179 14 18 18 16 20 18 7 10 20 18 20
Silver United Kingdom (505) Robert Lambert 144 12 17 12 12 16 3 18 16 11 20 7
Bronze Sweden (66) Fredrik Lindgren 141 16 7 3 18 8 20 16 18 18 3 14
4 United Kingdom (99) Dan Bewley 127 3 15 10 5 9 7 24 11 16 11 16
5 Slovakia (54) Martin Vaculík 122 7 14 6 20 6 12 10 20 7 12 8
6 Australia (25) Jack Holder 106 20 12 16 6 14 9 10 6 2 2 9
7 Denmark (155) Mikkel Michelsen 101 8 8 20 11 12 16 12 14 0
8 Poland (415) Dominik Kubera 98 9 2 14 14 11 4 14 5 5 10 10
9 Denmark (30) Leon Madsen 94 10 4 11 7 5 14 9 7 9 18
10 Latvia (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs 79 4 5 4 9 10 11 8 10 14 4
11 Australia (46) Max Fricke 69 10 18 5 5 4 14 8 5
12 Germany (744) Kai Huckenbeck 61 11 9 5 2 3 11 2 3 8 4 3
13 Poland (48) Szymon Woźniak 58 6 10 8 8 7 10 1 1 4 1 2
14 Poland (71) Maciej Janowski 52 1 8 9 12 16 6
15 Czech Republic (201) Jan Kvěch 52 5 4 1 3 2 8 5 2 6 5 11
16 Australia (69) Jason Doyle 47 18 20 9
17 Poland (16) Patryk Dudek 24 12 12
18 United Kingdom (108) Tai Woffinden 23 1 8 7 1 4 2
19 Denmark (67) Rasmus Jensen 9 9
20 Sweden (233) Kim Nilsson 8 1 6 1
21 Denmark (16) Anders Thomsen 7 7
22 Poland (16) Oskar Fajfer 6 6
23 Czech Republic (16) Václav Milík 4 4
24 United Kingdom (16) Tom Brennan 4 4
25 Poland (16) Mateusz Cierniak 3 3
26 Latvia (16) Daniils Kolodinskis 3 3
27 Slovenia (16) Matej Žagar 2 2
28 Germany (16) Norick Blödorn 2 2
29 Latvia (17) Francis Gusts 1 1
30 Poland (17) Bartłomiej Kowalski 0 0
31 Germany (17) Martin Smolinski 0 0
32 Germany (18) Erik Riss 0 0
33 Poland (17) Jakub Miśkowiak 0 0
34 Poland (18) Oskar Paluch 0 0
35 Latvia (18) Ričards Ansviesulis 0 0
Pos. Rider Points CRO
Croatia
POL
Poland
GER
Germany
CZE
Czech Republic
SWE
Sweden
PL2
Poland
GBR
United Kingdom
PL3
Poland
LAT
Latvia
DEN
Denmark
PL4
Poland

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Holder eyes sprint finish in Warsaw". FIM. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "FIM Speedway Grand Prix: Jack Holder opens season with thrilling maiden victory in Croatia". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Landshut winner: I've got my mojo back". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Doyle set for four to six months on sidelines". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Bartosz Zmarzlik breaks all-time Speedway GP win record With Malilla victory". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Vaculik wygrał Grand Prix we Wrocławiu. Polacy odpadli w półfinałach". Radio Wrocław. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Zmarzlik Triumphs at Toruń Grand Prix, Secures Fifth World Title". poland Daily 24. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP.