Max Fricke

Max Fricke inked his name in Australian racing history when he helped his country to 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations gold; their first world team title since 2002. That wasn't his only golden moment of 2022 as he also topped the podium at the Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Warsaw in front of over 50,000 fans at PGE Narodowy. The 2016 FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion made his Speedway GP debut in 2020. The season was a baptism of fire, but Fricke still fought his way to a solid 10th place, claiming his first-ever win at FIM Torun Speedway GP round seven. Fricke built on that by finishing a career-best eighth in 2021, before finishing 13th in the 2022 series. Despite a better year in 2023, taking ninth spot and reaching six semi-finals in 10 rounds, Fricke was forced to make do with a first reserve spot for 2024. He still featured in eight rounds, finishing 11th in the standings, before securing an instant Speedway GP return for 2025 with fourth place at the 2024 FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice.