MONSTER ENERGY ATHLETES LINDGREN, BEWLEY & HOLDER RETURN TO SPEEDWAY GP ACTION

Monster Energy is back as the official energy drink of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, which is set to launch with the WWK FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut at OneSolar Arena on May 3.

Lights! Cameras! Speedway! Monster Energy’s stars of Speedway GP – Freddie Lindgren, Dan Bewley and Jack Holder – are set to represent the glowing green M-claw logo for the 2025 season when the tapes rise next weekend.

Collectively, the three Monster Energy SGP racers made up half of the top six finishers in 2024, with Lindgren leading the trio with a third place overall, scoring 141 points, with Bewley fourth on 127 and Holder sixth on 106. 

All three racers won one individual round during the 2024 season, with Lindgren getting his victory at round six in Gorzow, Bewley’s win coming on his home turf in Cardiff, while Holder captured his lone victory at the SGP opener in Croatia.

“Monster Energy’s Freddie Lindgren, Dan Bewley and Jack Holder are driving forces in the series,” says four-time Speedway GP world champion Greg Hancock, Monster Energy’s Global Speedway Ambassador. 

“The 2025 World Championship is shaping up to be a real mix of experience and youth. This combination includes repeat wild cards, who will be pushing hard to prove their positions in the World Championship series.”

With Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik returning as the odds-on favourite to defend his 2024 SGP title, Lindgren was only three points behind the series’ runner-up, Great Britain’s Robert Lambert. 

With Zmarzlik being the only triple round winner, and seven other stars winning rounds, it stands to reason that the 2025 season will again be a shootout for the top podium spots.

While Bewley came on stronger towards the end of the 2024 SGP season, scoring 74 points in the last five rounds to Lindgren’s 69, it was the Swede who put up the most consistent number for Monster Energy throughout the entire speedway season, scoring seven podium finishes to Lambert’s five and Bewley’s three. 

“I feel really excited about the new season,” said Lindgren. “It’s springtime and you get that sense of breathing fresh air again, and you can sense all of these new possibilities coming your way. 

“I’ve worked extremely hard since mid-October, every day, trying to be the best that I can. Working with my race team on my bikes to make them the best that we can. I feel ready to take on whatever challenges come my way, and I really want to make a push for the World Championship, fulfil my goal of becoming the 2025 world champion, and do everything that I can do to make it happen.”

Said Hancock on Lindgren: “Freddie has the ‘Never give up’ attitude which has taken him a long way. However, after a few subtle adjustments throughout the off-season, he will be in search of more consistent starts to take a shot at the top step.”

For Bewley, probably the best off-season news he received is that the Speedway GP tour will be hitting his British club track, Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium – home of the Belle Vue Aces team for a double-header of rounds on June 13 and 14. 

Bewley, with countrymen Lambert and Tom Brennan, also won their second FIM Speedway of Nations title in three years in Manchester in 2024.

“I’m really looking forward to the 2025 season,” said Bewley. “I had a really solid second half of the year last year with a few podiums in a row, and another win. Having a GP at Belle Vue in Manchester, my home track in the British league, is a pretty big one for me. That one will be a little extra special.”

Added Hancock: “Dan Bewley has amazing skills and talent. I’m just waiting for him to show his real desire to win because he has the potential to challenge the current world champion.”

Holder, whose brother, Chris, was the 2012 SGP world champion, couldn’t have started his 2024 SGP season any better, winning the Boll FIM Speedway GP of Croatia at Speedway Stadium Milenium in Donji Kraljevec. 

A couple more podiums would follow in Germany and Sweden, but sixth spot was not necessarily where Holder wanted to be. 

“Obviously, sixth isn’t what we wanted,” he said. “But making the top six is a huge effort. As always, I am looking forward to this year. I learned a lot last year about myself and my equipment. And going back home to Australia and finally watching my first GP win with my mum, dad, Jess (wife) and my son was huge for me. 

“I’d waited seven long months for that moment! Now we’re going again this year. I’ve done everything possible to be ready, fit, and ready to go after what I want!”

Said Hancock on Holder: “Jack Holder's natural ability aligns with the Holder family traits. He is motivated by his brother's World Championship success and may benefit from exploring unconventional approaches to his performance and equipment. It would be great to see him step outside of the box to make this happen.”

In addition to Lindgren, Bewley and Holder, Monster Energy would also like to recognise its longtime racer, Great Britain’s Tai Woffinden. 

His nation’s first-ever triple world SGP champion, the longtime Monster Energy athlete was involved in a serious racing accident in Poland on March 30 and is still recovering from numerous injuries. Monster Energy wishes Woffy and his family the best during this tough time.