Martin Vaculik

Slovakia’s first and only FIM Speedway Grand Prix star, Martin Vaculik became the nation's first FIM Speedway World Championship medallist when he bagged bronze in 2023. Vaculik made an unforgettable World Championship debut, when he won the 2012 FIM Gorzow Speedway GP after replacing the injured Jaroslaw Hampel in the meeting. He won two more SGP rounds in 2023, making it back-to-back Prague FIM Czech Speedway GP wins and adding an FIM British Speedway GP victory in Cardiff. His success on the world stage saw him awarded Slovakia’s prestigious Crystal Wing in March 2024 – a prize that honours heroes from every walk of life in his homeland. He followed that up by adding a third Prague victory and another in Wroclaw to his honours list on his way to fourth place in the 2024 Speedway GP World Championship.