2025

2024

The celebrations before he went over the top 😂

Swipe 👈 for #WheelieWednesday with #WarsawSGP Winner Jason Doyle ✊

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The #SGPAcademy is going down under!! 🦘

After the success of its launch here in Europe, #SGPLegends and riders are teaming up to inspire and teach the next generation of Australian Speedway Talent! 🔥

Find out more via the link in our bio and stories 🔗

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ABSOLUTELY AUS-SOME 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@jasondoyle69 went a bit overboard when he won his first #SGP round since 2017 this year at the #WarsawSGP 🇵🇱

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It's early morning and you've just got the call... 📲

1 Round, anywhere on the race calendar, where do you dream to step up and take on the worlds best? ⚔️

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50,000 screaming fans in the PGE Narodowy 🤩

Experience an event like no other with the #WarsawSGP in FULL on our Youtube page THIS Friday at 17:00 GMT 👀

Watch along with us and grab your 2025 tickets via the link in our bio 🎟️

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Time for some blind ranking!! 🙈

How would you rate some of the top #SGP riders in history? 🤔

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THIS WAS A DISASTER for @leonmadsendk 😓

“A school boy error” saw him excluded after turning up
to the tapes in the wrong helmet colour 💥

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Looking back at when we took over the Polish Capital 🇵🇱🏆🇵🇱

Australia hit out with back-to-back wins in the first two rounds of the year as @jasondoyle69 took home gold at the #WarsawSGP 🔥

Tickets for 2025 are on sale now via the link in our bio 🎟️

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WHAT A YEAR 🙌

Take a look at some of the key figures from a historic year in #SGP 📈

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What a weekend this was at the 2024 #CroatianSGP 🇭🇷

Take a look back at some of our favourite snaps from our time in Donji Kraljevec 📸 

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FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut

Germany

PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw

Poland

FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague

Czechia

FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester R4

Great Britain

FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester R5

FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow

FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla

Sweden

OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga

Latvia

DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw

Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens

Denmark

2024 SGP standings

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VIDEO | FIM SGP ACADEMY - DOWN UNDER | DAY TWO

Polish young gun Sebastian Szostak will line up for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway as he makes his debut in the Danish Speedwayligaen this season.The 2024 SGP2 star, who finished third at the series opener in Malilla, raced to eighth place in the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship, but was denied the chance to fight for a medal after crashing out during the semi-finals at round two in Riga last August.The Ostrow rider, who will also race for Indianerna in Sweden and Czech club Slany, was gutted he couldn’t end his junior career with an SGP2 podium, but he hopes racing for SES can help him start his senior career in style.He said: “I think I would have ended up on the SGP2 podium if the accident hadn’t happened in Riga, but it was also my last season in the under-21s, so I’m looking towards new goals.“I have heard that SES is a very professional team that has been at the top of the Danish league for four years. I am very curious to train on the famous SGP track at the Vojens Speedway Center.“It is good for a young rider to gain experience with other types of tracks, and I thank the SES management for showing their trust in me. It is a great honour.”&nbsp;

DANISH DEBUT FOR SZOSTAK

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VIDEO | FIM SGP ACADEMY - DOWN UNDER | DAY ONE

Twenty three young riders are set for a speedway masterclass as six-time FIM Speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson, Aussie Speedway GP star Max Fricke, FIM Track Racing Commission director Armando Castagna and FIM Speedway race director Phil Morris coach the next generation of stars at the FIM SGP Academy – Down Under this week.The first FIM SGP Academy of 2025 takes place at Adelaide track Gillman from Wednesday until Friday, before the famous circuit hosts the FIM Oceania Championship this Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in the 2025 Speedway GP qualifiers.<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/fim-speedway-icon-rickardsson-set-for-sgp-academy-launch-in-prague">Building on the success of the FIM SGP Academy in Czech capital Prague this year</a>, as well as two previous academies Down Under, the three 2025 FIM SGP Academies will feature on-track training sessions, as well as off-track coaching in many aspects of the sport, including sporting and anti-doping regulations, starting and riding techniques, bike preparation, media and social media, sponsorship, fitness and health. Riders can also ask questions about making it into the sport’s professional leagues in Europe.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437748/conversions/A38K1955-large.JPG"/>The 20 young guns from across Australia include the likes of SON2 bronze medallist James Pearson, 2024 SGP3 finalist&nbsp;Jordy Loftus and his sister, Anika Loftus, who was <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/german-hero-liebmann-lands-first-ever-fim-womens-speedway-gold-trophy">third in the inaugural FIM Women’s Speedway Gold Trophy</a> in Teterow, Germany last June. The Queenslander is one of two female participants along with Adelaide’s Ruby Chapman.Two-time SGP4 silver medallist Cooper Antone, who attended the 2024 FIM SGP Academy in Prague, heads for Gillman, along with Kobi Canning, who took fourth place at the first-ever SGP4 event in Malilla in 2023.Ashley Jansen-Batchelor took part in the 2022 SGP3 Semi-Finals and another familiar name is Blake Schlein – nephew of former Aussie international and 2020 British champion Rory Schlein.New Zealand will be represented by Julian Rees and Kadin Cracknell, with Britain’s Senna Summers, son of Adelaide-born rider Aaron Summers, also taking part as he prepares for his second WSRA National Development League season with Oxford Chargers this year.There will be two further FIM SGP Academies in Europe in 2025, with Swedish club Malilla also hosting a training camp in early July as part of its <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-speedway-gp-of-sweden-malilla-1">FIM Speedway GP of Sweden (July 5)</a> and <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/fim-sgp2-of-sweden-malilla">FIM SGP2 of Sweden (July 4)</a> double-header weekend.Polish city Torun will also play host to an FIM SGP Academy as part of <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/son/calendar">FIM Speedway of Nations week</a> from September 30 until October 4, giving young riders a golden opportunity to witness their national teams in action up close, while getting some words of wisdom both on and off the bike.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437749/conversions/RikardssonSGPAcademy2382-large.jpg"/>Rickardsson famously lifted his fifth FIM Speedway world title at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in 2002 and can’t wait to coach a new generation of riders from Australia and beyond.He said: “I have some special memories of competing in Australia, so it’s a real pleasure to come back and coach the young riders at the first-ever FIM SGP Academy – Down Under, staged in partnership between WBD Sports, the FIM and Motorcycling Australia.“Our FIM SGP Academy in Prague was a real success and attracted youngsters from all over the world. It was the perfect opportunity to help riders develop their skills on the track away from the pressure of a race meeting.“It was also a chance to give them and their families some important information about other aspects of the sport – from managing the media and sponsorship commitments to taking care of their health and fitness.“I can’t wait to meet the riders and their families at Gillman Speedway for what should be an unforgettable few days, and I look forward to coaching our young stars in both Malilla and Torun later in the year.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/382542/conversions/2023_0714_004_Armando-Castagna-large.JPG"/>Castagna and Morris are also delighted to be Down Under after coaching at previous training camps staged by Motorcycling Australia.Castagna commented: “I am looking forward to being back at Gillman for the first stop of the 2025 FIM SGP Academy calendar, and meeting a generation of riders who will hopefully make it into FIM Speedway competition in the coming years.“We thank our partners at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and Motorcycling Australia for their efforts in bringing this project to fruition, and with FIM SGP Academies in both Europe and Oceania in 2025, we hope to offer our young riders the best possible chance of building a great career in the sport.”Morris added: “Riders from Australia and their families really do travel a lot of kilometres for meetings and practice sessions Down Under, with the dream of making it into the European leagues and FIM Speedway events one day.“We hope staging our first FIM SGP Academy of the year at Gillman will inspire and support young riders hoping to achieve that ambition. With a six-time world champion in Tony [Rickardsson] making the trip, this truly is a unique opportunity for riders to learn from one of the all-time greats, as well as a current Speedway GP star in Max [Fricke].”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437751/conversions/A38K1959-large.JPG"/>Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle commented: “After hosting two successful academies Down Under previously, we look forward to teaming up with WBD Sports and the FIM to deliver another fantastic event at Gillman.“We have an incredible coaching team in Tony [Rickardsson], Max [Fricke], Armando [Castagna] and Phil [Morris] – all of whom can offer our riders and their families invaluable advice as they bid to take their careers to the next level.“I thank everyone involved for making this project possible – both in Australia and beyond – and we can’t wait to host our young riders at Gillman.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/437752/conversions/SGPAcademy0248-large.jpg"/>FIM Speedway World Championships director Laura Manciet of WBD Sports commented: “We are delighted to join forces with our partners at the FIM and MA, as well as Tony Rickardsson and Max Fricke, to bring the FIM SGP Academy to Gillman.“With four Australian riders lining up in Speedway GP this year, there has never been a better time to inspire a new generation of riders to follow Jason Doyle, Jack Holder, Max Fricke and Brady Kurtz into the SGP series one day.“That starts with offering the young riders and their families the best possible coaching, and we will definitely have that at Gillman.”

STARS OF THE FUTURE SET FOR FIM SGP ACADEMY - DOWN UNDER IN ADELAIDE

Tickets for the season-opening FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3 are on sale <a href="https://aclandshutdevils.vbotickets.com/event/FIM_SPEEDWAY_Grand_Prix_Germany/143226?fbclid=IwY2xjawH7HZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbji3y2zRoHsnB3Wkine5z7vaMojRJUWVp4i8ygI6-HRmC75k2Vrkc_P5Q_aem_K6nyG9TZcCFzRJUShGWMrw">HERE</a> now and are selling fast.The FIM Speedway Grand Prix series returned to the OneSolar Arena for the first time since 1997 last May, with the terraces packed as Danish racer Mikkel Michelsen stormed to his first-ever Speedway GP victory.Former Landshut hero Kai Huckenbeck returns to the Speedway GP line-up, becoming the first German rider to race as a permanent member of the SGP series for a second straight season.The club has confirmed 3,000 tickets were sold in the first 24 hours, with seated tickets selling fast.Secure your spot at the first FIM Speedway event of 2025! Tickets are available online <a href="https://aclandshutdevils.vbotickets.com/event/FIM_SPEEDWAY_Grand_Prix_Germany/143226?fbclid=IwY2xjawH7HZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbji3y2zRoHsnB3Wkine5z7vaMojRJUWVp4i8ygI6-HRmC75k2Vrkc_P5Q_aem_K6nyG9TZcCFzRJUShGWMrw">HERE</a> now.

TICKETS FOR 2025 SPEEDWAY GP OPENER IN LANDSHUT ON SALE NOW

Latvian shooting star Francis Gusts makes his British racing debut in 2025 after completing the Oxford Spires side.Gusts competes in the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership for the first time after racing four straight seasons in SGP2 – the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship. He took seventh spot in the series last year, with his best performance coming in 2021, when he was sixth. He was also part of the Wroclaw team that finished second in the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga.The Riga-born racer lines up with Wroclaw teammate Maciej Janowski at Cowley, as well as two-time Australian champion Rohan Tungate, former Speedway GP winner Peter Kildemand, former British champion Charles Wright, German international Erik Riss and rising star Luke Killeen.Once again, Oxford will enter teams into all of British speedway’s three leagues – the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership, the Cab Direct Championship and the WSRA National Development League.Boss Jamie Courtney is pleased to have completed his team building by bringing Gusts to Britain. He told the club’s website: “This has been the longest winter trying to finalise the three teams.“At the end of October last year we believed that the Spires team was in place. However, a couple of unexpected complications meant that I had to go back to the drawing board.“I have worked day and night to find the right seven riders for Oxford. In the end, I am delighted to have signed Francis.“He is young and enthusiastic, exciting to watch and is someone destined for good things in this sport. Most importantly, he wants to be a part of what we are creating at Oxford.“We have two riders on assessed averages which always makes team building tricky. But I am confident that come the end of April, the true strength of this team will be obvious to everyone.”

BRITISH DEBUT FOR GUSTS

Speedway GP star Brady Kurtz admits his two Australian Championship triumphs could not have been more different after ending his nine-year wait for national title No.2.Kurtz sealed the Aussie crown at Victorian track Albury-Wodonga with two rides to spare on January 8, having won the opening two rounds at Gillman and Mildura, before finishing second to outgoing champion Rohan Tungate in the decider.Top spot for Kurtz also earns the 2024 FIM SGP Challenge winner a place in the 2025 Speedway GP qualifiers along with runner-up Jack Holder, and the pair soon jet back to Europe to prepare for SGP and league action in the spring.Kurtz won the Australian Championship at the first attempt aged 19 in 2016. While that first victory may have surprised some, his latest triumph at 28 came as anything but a shock as the 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations silver medallist continues his rise in the sport.“I think they are two very different situations,” he said. “I was probably too young when I won the first one. I didn’t really know what I was doing. It just fell in my lap. But I definitely worked hard for this one. Probably this one feels a bit better. I feel like I earned this one!“It has been a long time since I won the last one, so it’s cool to feel like I have got that off my back again. I was super happy with it. I came prepared and I wanted to win. It’s nice that I actually did.”With Australia’s professional riders based in Europe for much of the year, some opt to compete in their national championship using equipment stored Down Under – rather than face the costs of bringing bikes to Australia.In contrast, Kurtz insists he left no stone unturned to battle for Aussie gold and his spot in the Speedway GP qualifiers.“I had everything possible,” he said. “Last year I wasn’t even sure whether I was going to race or not because I had some passport issues and I was fairly under-prepared for the first few rounds.“I didn’t want to be in that position again, so I sent all my stuff home from Poland after the year. I had the best bikes – the same as I would use in Europe. I was definitely ready, and I wanted to win.”Even with 2017 Speedway GP world champion Jason Doyle opting out of the series and three-time Aussie champion Max Fricke crashing out of the championship at round two in Mildura, competition was fierce for Kurtz as he headed second-placed SGP rival Jack Holder, 2012 Speedway GP world champion Chris Holder in third, former SGP2 star Keynan Rew, 2024 winner Tungate and fast-rising brothers Ben and Zach Cook.Kurtz said: “It’s a shame Max went out early on, but everyone was pretty much there and it’s nice that Australian speedway is doing so well, and we get to do this series with such a strong line-up.“My equipment was so good, and everything was just working. I have been to all the tracks that many times now that I know what I am doing.“It’s always nice to get off to a good start. It’s so hard in that series if you have a bad first round. Trying to get back into it is really tough. My main goal was to go well in the first round, so it was nice to do that. I took it one race at a time and kept going well.”

AUSSIE CHAMP KURTZ: TWO VERY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

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QUIZ | SPEEDWAY GPs WON BY BRITS

Birmingham boss Nigel Tolley admits Finnish international Antti Vuolas caught the eye with his FIM Speedway of Nations heroics in Manchester after joining the Brummies for 2025.Vuolas ended the 2024 Rowe Motor Oil Premiership season with Belle Vue, helping the club lift its second league championship in three years. He also played a key role in Workington reaching the Cab Direct Championship play-off semi-finals in Comets’ first season at that level since 2018.The 25-year-old scored 17 of Finland’s 23 points as they finished fourth in FIM SON Semi-Final 1 at the National Speedway Stadium, losing out to Germany in the Final Qualifier.But Tolley was delighted with what he saw and can’t wait to see Vuolas in Brummies colours alongside Slovenian star Matej Zagar, former FIM Speedway World Cup winner Michael Jepsen Jensen, Polish racer Tobiasz Musielak, former SGP2 rider Keynan Rew, Denmark’s Jonas Jeppesen and rising star Jason Edwards.Tolley said: “Antti is a rider we’ve actually been keeping tabs on for the past couple of years now. He caught our eye, and he is someone we’ve looked at giving an opportunity previously.“After impressing during the Speedway of Nations, Belle Vue gave him his chance in the top division, and he rewarded them by scoring some very important points.“He showed he can handle the pressure; he showed he can come up with big results at big times, and he was a rider who made significant progress in the Premiership for someone at his level.“He won his first-ever race at Perry Barr when he came with Belle Vue in July, and he seemed to enjoy riding our track.“So all of that, mixed with the fact that he’s again riding for Workington in the Championship, and I think we’re going to get some real value out of Antti in 2025. I think it’s a fabulous way to complete our signings.”

BIRMINGHAM BOSS TOLLEY: VUOLAS CAUGHT THE EYE WITH SON HEROICS

Polish capital Warsaw is set to stage the biggest FIM Speedway World Cup Final for generations next year as the hosts chase their 10th Ove Fundin Trophy at the iconic PGE Narodowy.Poland’s national stadium has welcomed 50,000-plus crowds for the nation’s biggest speedway event, the <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/pzm-fim-speedway-gp-of-poland-warsaw">PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw</a>, since 2015. But this is the first time the nation’s capital has ever staged an FIM Speedway world team championship final.The FIM SWC was last staged in 2023, when Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium delivered a Final for the ages, with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFvHLcULz8c">local hero Maciej Janowski passing Great Britain star Robert Lambert with less than a lap to go</a> to snatch Poland’s ninth gold medal in the competition. With <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/results/2023-fim-speedway-world-cup-final">just six points separating all four teams</a> after 20 heats, it was a spectacular return to the calendar for the FIM SWC, which was staged for the first time since 2017.<iframe width="100%" height="400" src="https://youtube.com/embed/wFvHLcULz8c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>The date for the 2026 FIM SWC Final and the full calendar for the competition will be revealed in due course.The 2025 FIM Speedway season climaxes with this year’s world team championship – the <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/son">FIM Speedway of Nations – which will be contested in Polish city Torun from September 30-October 4</a>, before the competition makes way for the FIM SWC’s much-anticipated return in 2026.Michał Sikora, president of the Polish Motor Association (PZM), commented: “For a long time, we wanted to bring this great event to PGE Narodowy. Now we have succeeded, and in 2026 we will host the FIM Speedway World Cup at PGE Narodowy. Polish fans love these competitions.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/361051/conversions/polska5743-large.jpg"/>Jean-Baptiste Ley, Motorsport Events Director at WBD Sports, added: “We know fans were excited when the FIM Speedway World Cup returned in 2023, but bringing it to PGE Narodowy takes this great competition to another level.“Riders could not have a greater incentive to make it into their national teams and ensure they are part of an FIM SWC Final, contested in one of Europe’s most iconic arenas.&nbsp;“We look forward to working with our partners at the FIM and the PZM to deliver an event that everyone who attends will remember for a very long time.”Before next year’s FIM SWC Final, PGE Narodowy plays host to round two of the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/rounds/pzm-fim-speedway-gp-of-poland-warsaw">the PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw on May 17</a>.Tickets for Poland’s best night of racing, featuring the likes of five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik and Dominik Kubera, are available online <a href="https://www.kupbilet.pl/sgp2025">HERE</a> now.

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