LEMON: SPEEDWAY GP IDEAL CELEBRATION FOR 10TH YEAR OF NATIONAL SPEEDWAY STADIUM

Belle Vue CEO Mark Lemon is elated to celebrate Aces’ 10th season at the National Speedway Stadium by staging the 2025 FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester on June 14.

Great Britain hosts two Speedway GPs for the first time next year, as the FIM Speedway of Great Britain – Cardiff on August 16 is joined on the schedule by Manchester’s first SGP round.

Lemon is elated that years of calls for the venue to be added to the Speedway GP calendar have been answered as the venue prepares for the biggest meeting in its history following two epic FIM Speedway of Nations events in 2021 and 2024 – both won by Great Britain.

He said: “It’s a historical moment for the club, British speedway fans and the city of Manchester.

“Ever since the National Speedway Stadium opened in 2016 it has produced some of the most spectacular racing in the world. That has prompted a constant narrative that an SGP round should be held in Manchester.

“From the outset we wanted to make it happen and I’m very pleased that it will come to fruition in our tenth year at the NSS. This is the SGP round that every fan wanted, and in my mind, it almost feels like it will be the people’s Grand Prix on the calendar.

“Belle Vue is the most famous and decorated club in the world. Its heritage was created by world champions who have graced the famous Aces colours including Peter Craven, Ove Fundin, Ivan Mauger, Peter Collins and Jason Crump. It undoubtedly feels like the natural step for the club to host its first-ever Grand Prix.

“The prospect of the likes of the present-day superstars like five-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, Brits Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert, Freddie Lindgren and Martin Vaculik all battling it out at the NSS will be a mouthwatering spectacle for every speedway fan across the globe.

“We are naturally delighted to work closely with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and Manchester City Council to bring this event to the UK for speedway fans. 

“We are very fortunate to have fabulous directors in Tony Rice and Robin Southwell who constantly strive to bring the best to the club and Manchester. The task is to now make this the most special occasion we possibly can, and it is ready to be one of the outstanding occasions of the 2025 speedway season.”