SLASKI STADIUM FINALE FOR 2024 SEC SERIES

The 2024 Speedway European Championship winner will be crowned in Chorzow’s iconic Slaski Stadium on September 21.

The winner of the continental series is guaranteed a place in the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship.

And with the FIM GP Challenge taking place in Pardubice on October 4 – much later than usual – the SEC champion will be among the first riders to secure their spot in Speedway GP for 2025, alongside the top six riders in the 2024 SGP World Championship.

Poland’s first-ever world champion Jerzy Szczakiel saw off six-time champion Ivan Mauger to lift the 1973 FIM Speedway World Championship at the Slaski Stadium.

The SEC finale was previously staged there in 2018 and 2019, with the latter event featuring an epic run-off that saw Speedway GP star and now three-time SEC champion Mikkel Michelsen beat Grigorii Laguta for his first gold medal in the competition.

Karol Lejman of SEC promoter One Sport said: “We are returning to Slaski Stadium because the individual European champion deserves to receive the trophy in front of tens of thousands of fans. 

“Silesia is a region where fans love speedway, so the idea of bringing them all together to the stands of this legendary stadium seems right. 

“With two finals held at the Slaski Stadium in recent years, we are convinced that next year's tournament, both in terms of sport and organisation, will take place at the highest possible level.”

FIM Europe president Michal Sikora said: “It's fantastic news that the Speedway Euro Championship is returning to the Slaski Stadium after a five-year break. 

“This is a legendary venue for the Polish speedway. The first gold medal for Poland was won by Jerzy Szczakiel in Chorzów 50 years ago. 

“I'm really lifted by this news because I remember the SEC events held in 2018 and 2019. I'm glad that the SEC series is still growing, and the promoters are looking for opportunities to provide fans and riders with unforgettable memories. I am already looking forward to September 21.”

Tickets priced from 29 PLN are available at www.ebilet.pl and www.speedwayeuro.com.