2023

And that’s a wrap 🎬 A great way to end the Season at the #TorunSGP 🇵🇱

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A historic and exciting night of action under the floodlights of the #TorunSGP 🇵🇱 What was your favourite part? 🤔

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He's not just a 4x World Champion... @zmarzlik95 is officially the YOUNGEST EVER 4x World Champion 🔥 

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Bartosz Zmarzlik made it back-to-back World Championships and his 4th overall with victory at the #TorunSGP 🏆 

Freddie Lindgren put up a great challenge but settled for the silver medal while Martin Vaculik became the first Slovak to secure a medal in 3rd 🙌🏻

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Introducing the Champion of the World… @zmarzlik95 🙌

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Selfie time for the top 3 in the world! 🤳 

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The results are in! 🙌🏻

Polish star Bartosz Zmarzlik with his 5th SGP victory of the season, while Fredrik Lindgren secured another podium finish and Leon Madsen clinched a deserved third place! 👏🏻

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The Pole wins on home soil at the #TorunSGP 🇵🇱 

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🏆🏆 4x WORLD CHAMPION 🏆🏆 @zmarzlik95 wins the 2023 FIM World Championship!!! 🔥 #ZM4RZLIK 🏆

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2023 FIM Speedway GP of Croatia

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2023 FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Warsaw

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2023 FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic - Prague

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2023 FIM Speedway GP of Germany - Teterow

Germany

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Gorzow

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Sweden - Malilla

Sweden

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Latvia - Riga

Latvia

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain - Cardiff

United Kingdom

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Denmark - Vojens

Denmark

2023 FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Torun

2023 SGP standings

Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik admits he was counting the hours as he held his nerve to become a four-time Speedway GP world champion at the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on Saturday.Zmarzlik becomes only the seventh rider in the sport’s history to win four or more FIM Speedway world titles, joining six-time champions Tony Rickardsson and Ivan Mauger, five-time winner Ove Fundin and fellow four-time champions Barry Briggs, Hans Nielsen and Greg Hancock in a very elite club.The 28-year-old is the fastest rider in history to win his fourth world title, and Zmarzlik made more history in Torun as his victory in the DeWalt FIM Torun Speedway GP saw him match Aussie legend Jason Crump’s series record of 23 SGP wins – a mark Zmarzlik will bid to surpass in 2024.The three-time Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup winner went into the title decider at the Marian Rose Motoarena with just a six-point advantage over Swedish rival Fredrik Lindgren.<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/fim-jury-statement-bartosz-zmarzlik">This was after he was disqualified from the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 16 for wearing a race suit which did not comply with the 2023 Speedway GP regulations.</a>Roared on by a partisan Polish crowd, Zmarzlik bounced back by reaching the final in Torun, where he faced off with Lindgren, who needed to win the race with Zmarzlik last – just to force a run-off for the gold medal.But Poland’s greatest-ever speedway rider made the start of a lifetime in the final, sending the Torun crowd into a frenzy with every turn of the wheel as he triumphed ahead of Lindgren, Danish racer Leon Madsen and Poland’s Patryk Dudek to write another glorious chapter in his storied career.&nbsp; <img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354924/conversions/ZmarzlikWinsFinal1765-large.jpg"/>Following his Vojens disqualification, Zmarzlik admits he had even more motivation than normal to take victory.He said: “It’s the first time in my career I have felt, ‘I must do this.’ Normally it’s always, ‘I can do this.’ Never must. I feel like this because I felt a little bit bad after what happened in Vojens – my mistake, 100 percent. It was really bad for my results and the situation ahead of Torun.“When I woke up today, all the time I was looking at my watch – 12 hours to go, 11 hours, 10, nine. I didn’t know in the morning what would happen today. But now I feel like the happiest man in the world – really.”Zmarzlik is also elated to have matched Crump’s Speedway GP victory record, but declined to be drawn on how many he might go on to win. He said: “I am very happy about this also because that’s 23 times I have won a GP. That’s also the next level for me, which is really nice.“How many more will I win? We don’t know. We don’t know what will happen next year and in the future. Always when I go to the track, I want to win every heat. I always feel like this.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354923/conversions/ZmarzlikHuckenbeckDudek0192-large.jpg"/>Zmarzlik bids for Speedway GP world title No.5 in 2024, but thoughts about his quest to become one of the top-four champions of all time can wait.“I don’t look at next year now because I am happy with what I am feeling today,” Zmarzlik said. “Of course, I am maybe going to go on holiday with the family now. Then I will go home and start thinking about next season. One hundred percent, I will work with my team and family to make everything good for next season. I will try my best again.”Speedway GP World Championship runner-up Lindgren was delighted to finish in the series’ top two for the first time, having won two bronze medals in 2018 and 2020. He only fell short of silver in 2020 after a run-off with Great Britain racer Tai Woffinden.The Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw winner is proud of an unforgettable season and is determined to build on it as he chases the sport’s biggest prize again in 2024.&nbsp;He said: “I am very, very proud of my season. I have been very consistent this season. I have made most of the finals and this is my best finish so far in my career. I am very proud of that.“I still have a lot of motivation. I really feel I can get better and develop myself. I have a lot of motivation to do it. I am going to work really hard in the winter and hopefully come out of next year better than this year. That’s my aim and we will see if it happens.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354916/conversions/LindgrenDoyleBecker0788-large.jpg"/>The bronze medal was won by Slovakia’s Martin Vaculik, who saw off Aussie ace Jack Holder by two points to take the final spot on the podium, winning his and his country’s first Speedway GP World Championship medal.He said: “I am so happy with this bronze medal. It is an historic moment for Slovakian speedway. I am so pleased and happy with that.“I would like to say thank you to my family, my team, my tuners, my club in Poland (Gorzow), all my sponsors and supporters. I am so happy to have these people around me.“At the same time, I would like to congratulate Bartek because he showed he’s a really big champion and respect for that. Big congratulations for him and to Freddie – he really showed he’s an amazing, great rider. I’m so pleased I can be here next to these boys.”&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354922/conversions/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-30-at-22.17.12-large.jpeg"/>Despite falling just short of bronze, Holder joins Zmarzlik, Lindgren and Vaculik in qualifying automatically for the 2024 Speedway GP series. The final two top-six automatic qualification places went to Madsen in fifth and Great Britain racer Robert Lambert.They are joined by Speedway European Championship winner Mikkel Michelsen, plus Aussie ace Jason Doyle and Poland’s Szymon Wozniak, who qualified at the FIM GP Challenge in Gislaved on August 19.Vaculik also reached the rostrum to secure qualification in Sweden, but with the Slovak finishing in the Speedway GP World Championship top six, his qualification place from the Challenge passes to Czech racer Jan Kvech, who was fifth in the Challenge. He becomes the first full-time Czech Speedway GP rider since Lukas Dryml raced in the 2008 series.The 2024 Speedway GP line-up will be completed by five permanent wild cards, selected by the SGP Commission with news to follow soon.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354929/conversions/R10_STANDINGS_9x16_A-(11)-large.jpg"/><img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354928/conversions/R4_RESULTS_9x16-(6)-large.jpg"/>

POLISH HERO ZMARZLIK’S COUNTDOWN TO SPEEDWAY GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY IN TORUN

Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik became the sport’s seventh four-time FIM Speedway world champion after fending off Fredrik Lindgren to seal gold at the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on Saturday night.Zmarzlik won his fourth Speedway GP crown in five years, holding his nerve to produce the start of a lifetime and win the final ahead of the Swede, who was second, with Denmark's Leon Madsen third and Poland's Patryk Dudek fourth.Victory also saw Zmarzlik match Aussie legend Jason Crump's series record of 23 Speedway GP wins.Adding to the gold medals he won in 2019, 2020 and 2022, Zmarzlik joins six-time FIM Speedway champions Ivan Mauger and Tony Rickardsson, five-time winner Ove Fundin and four-time champions Barry Briggs, Hans Nielsen and Greg Hancock in the sport’s most elite club.Zmarzlik, 28, is the youngest rider in the sport’s history to reach four FIM Speedway world titles – surpassing Swedish legend Fundin, who lifted his fourth championship in 1963 at the age of 30.Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren has secured the Speedway GP World Championship silver medal – his first-ever top two finish – while Slovakia's Martin Vaculik bagged the bronze medal - his first Speedway GP podium.Zmarzlik, Lindgren, Vaculik, Australia's Jack Holder in fourth, Madsen in fifth and Great Britain's Robert Lambert have all secured automatic qualification for the 2024 Speedway GP series by finishing in this season’s Speedway GP World Championship top six.They are joined by Speedway European Championship winner Mikkel Michelsen, plus Aussie ace Jason Doyle and Poland’s Szymon Wozniak, who qualified at the FIM GP Challenge in Gislaved on August 19.Vaculik also reached the rostrum to secure qualification in Sweden, but with the Slovak finishing in the Speedway GP World Championship top six, his qualification place from the Challenge passes to Czech racer Jan Kvech, who was fifth in the Challenge. He becomes the first full-time Czech Speedway GP rider since Lukas Dryml raced in the 2008 series.The 2024 Speedway GP line-up will be completed by five permanent wild cards, selected by the SGP Commission.Full report, confirmed standings and reaction from Torun to follow later …&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/348100/conversions/zmarzlik-world-champ-large.png"/>

SPEEDWAY GP FAB FOUR FOR POLISH ICON ZMARZLIK

Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren insists he’s ready to “put everything on the line” as he bids to realise his dream of becoming Speedway GP world champion in Torun on Saturday night.The stakes are high as the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Torun – Poland brings the curtain down on the 2023 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series, with Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik bidding to become only the seventh rider in speedway history to win four or more world titles.But Zmarzlik’s 24-point lead ahead of the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 16 shrunk to just six after he was <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/fim-jury-statement-bartosz-zmarzlik">disqualified from the event by the FIM Jury for wearing a race suit, which didn’t comply with the Speedway GP regulations during Qualifying Practice</a>.With Lindgren taking second place in Vojens, scoring 18 championship points, he is now on 132 – hot on the heels of Zmarzlik, who has 138.&nbsp;Lindgren has a golden opportunity to become Sweden’s first world champion since the legendary Tony Rickardsson won his sixth and final title in 2005 – 18 years ago.The Orebro-born racer must score seven championship points more than Zmarzlik to become Speedway GP world champion, or six to force a run-off for the gold medal. But if Zmarzlik finishes on the Torun podium, outscores Lindgren or finishes within five points of the Swede, he will retain the Speedway GP crown he previously lifted in 2019, 2020 and 2022.Aside from round four in Teterow, Germany, Lindgren has scored double figures in every Speedway GP event this season, registering eight semi-final appearances and seven finals across nine rounds. But the 38-year-old is determined to bring his very best form on the biggest night of his career so far.He said: “I have been pretty good all year I feel. I had one slip-up in Teterow, scoring five points, but I have raced well in the rest. I feel in good form, and I will put everything on the line in the last round.“I just have to go there, focus and do the best I can. Whatever happens, I will be proud of myself. I am six points down and it’s not easy to get that back. I can only do the best I can, and we will see where we end up.”&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354080/conversions/lindgren-jholder-lambert8537-large.jpg"/>FIM Speedway global ambassador Rickardsson is expecting an exciting showdown for the gold medal as Lindgren bids to become the first Swede since the six-time champion retired to lift speedway’s biggest prize.“He has nothing to lose really,” Rickardsson said. “From Freddie’s point of view, he just has everything to win in Torun. That’s sometimes a lot easier as a rider compared to what Zmarzlik has to do. &nbsp;“Of course, Zmarzlik is already defending the title, but he had it in the bag and suddenly there was a hole in the bag, the title fell out of it, and they are racing for it again. Who would have thought that a couple of weeks back?!&nbsp;“I am sure Freddie will just go there to put himself in the best position possible and try to win the meeting. That’s what he has to do. Then he just has to hope Zmarzlik doesn’t make the final.&nbsp;“This is the opportunity he has been waiting for and Freddie has had a long, tough career. I think he is just going to go for it. Who knows? I think he has a pretty good chance actually.”&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354085/conversions/2005-rickardsson-gollob7918-large.jpg"/>It isn’t just the Speedway GP World Championship on the line as Slovakia’s Martin Vaculik and Australia’s Jack Holder are deadlocked on 113 points in third and fourth places respectively, with Vaculik ranked higher by virtue of his two Speedway GP wins in Prague and Cardiff.Whoever finishes highest in the DeWalt FIM Torun Speedway GP classification out of Vaculik and Holder will be certain of bagging the bronze medal, provided they score at least six championship points.Holder jetted from Australia to watch older brother Chris win 2012 Speedway GP World Championship gold, and now the 2023 Australian champion hopes to win a medal of his own.He said: “The last couple of GPs have been good, so it all comes down to Torun. Martin and I are even going to Torun and may the best man get third. I will just go in there and do what I normally do. I wish I was fighting for the gold medal, but any medal is good to me. We will push hard.”<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354083/conversions/vaculik-jholder7145-large.jpg"/>The fact Holder is level on points with Vaculik is some feat after he <a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/local-hero-gusts-handed-speedway-gp-debut-in-riga-as-holder-withdraws">missed round seven in Riga due to a broken wrist, suffered in the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final in Wroclaw on July 29.</a>Holder has since fought back with a second place on his return in Cardiff on September 2 and a third in Vojens. But there’s no doubt sitting out the Riga round hurt.“It was definitely hard to watch,” he said. “But I did everything I could to come back as fast as possible. I did that and scored good points in Cardiff and good points again in Vojens.”&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354076/conversions/jholder7301-large.jpg"/>The battle for 2023 Speedway GP qualification is also intense. Both Zmarzlik and Lindgren are guaranteed to finish in the Speedway GP World Championship’s top six, which secures them a place in the 2024 series.<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/polish-star-wozniak-celebrates-speedway-gp-gift-as-he-joins-doyle-vaculik-in-2024-series">Aussie star&nbsp;Jason Doyle&nbsp;of Australia,&nbsp;Vaculik&nbsp;and Poland’s&nbsp;Szymon Wozniak&nbsp;are guaranteed to join them after reaching the rostrum at the FIM GP Challenge in Gislaved, Sweden on August 19 – the last round of the 2024 SGP qualifiers.</a><a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/michelsen-seals-third-european-title-2024-speedway-gp-qualification">This year’s Speedway European Championship winner Mikkel Michelsen&nbsp;of Denmark has also secured a spot in next season’s line-up.</a>&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354082/conversions/Michelsen9236-large.jpg"/>Holder only needs three championship points to be certain of qualification for next term, but the race for the final two qualification places is set to be fiercely contested, with Britain’s Dan Bewley fifth on 98 and his compatriot Robert Lambert sixth on 97.&nbsp;Seventh-placed Leon Madsen on 95 will fancy his chances of breaking into the top six on a Torun track where he topped the podium with a seven-ride maximum in 2019.If Vaculik holds his top six spot, the qualification place he earned at the FIM GP Challenge will pass to Lambert, who finished fourth in the Challenge.&nbsp;But if Lambert or eighth-placed Doyle join Vaculik in the top six, a qualification place passes to Czech rider Jan Kvech – fifth in the Challenge – who will become his country’s first full-time Speedway GP rider since Lukas Dryml competed in 2008.If Vaculik, Lambert and Doyle all finish inside the 2023 Speedway GP top six, a qualification place will be handed to Poland’s Przemyslaw Pawlicki, who was sixth in the Challenge. He would return to the series for the first time since 2018.The 2024 Speedway GP line-up will be completed by five permanent wild cards, selected by the SGP Commission.2023 DeWALT FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF POLAND - TORUN LINE-UP (in FIM ranking order with rider numbers): 95 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland), 30 Leon Madsen (Denmark), 29 Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia – substitute for 71 Maciej Janowski), 66 Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden), 505 Robert Lambert (Great Britain), 99 Dan Bewley (Great Britain), 692 Patryk Dudek (Poland), 744 Kai Huckenbeck (Germany – substitute for 108 Tai Woffinden), 54 Martin Vaculik (Slovakia), 69 Jason Doyle (Australia), 155 Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark), 25 Jack Holder (Australia), 46 Max Fricke (Australia), 22 Luke Becker (United States – substitute for 105 Anders Thomsen), 233 Kim Nilsson (Sweden), 16 Dominik Kubera (Poland – wild card), 17 Mateusz Cierniak (Poland – first track reserve), 18 Bartlomiej Kowalski (Poland – second track reserve).&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354077/conversions/lambert-lindgren6641-large.jpg"/>TORUN FANZONE&nbsp;Fans can enjoy a huge afternoon of entertainment in the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun fanzone – located next to the stadium behind bends three and four and close to the main car park entrance.&nbsp;The action gets underway at 12:30 local time, with Speedway GP Qualifying Practice getting started at 13:00. Fans can watch the action live at trackside simply by purchasing an event programme to gain admission.The Speedway GP trophy will be on display for fans to take pictures with. There will also be vintage bike displays, attractions for kids, plenty of entertainment in the Monster Energy Zone, plus Speedway GP and rider merchandise available for purchase.&nbsp;There will be an MX Jumps Show at 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:00, and fans can grab a selfie with official FIM Speedway mascot Speedy at 14:45 and 18:00.&nbsp;Monster Energy athlete and former Speedway GP world champion Chris Holder will be cranking up the volume with a burnout at 15:45, before Fredrik Lindgren, Dan Bewley, Patryk Dudek and Jack Holder join him for the Monster Energy Rig Riot from 16:00.&nbsp;This will be followed by our Speedway GP rider autograph session, featuring all 18 riders, from 16:30.&nbsp;Chris Holder will be back on stage from 17:15 alongside fellow former Torun favourites Jan Zabik and Adrian Miedzinski for a special Q&amp;A session.Fans can win Speedway GP prizes in our quizzes on the big screen at 15:15 and 17:45, before the action switches to the Marian Rose Motoarena for a huge night of racing.&nbsp;<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354084/conversions/fanzone_44_1479-ok-large.jpg"/>WHERE TO WATCH&nbsp;DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun – Saturday, September 30 at 19:00 CET&nbsp;Fans with access to discovery+ or the Eurosport App, available in selected countries, can enjoy full live coverage of all the FIM Speedway action, featuring Qualifying Practice, plus all the build-up from the pits and reaction after the chequered flag falls, as well as the very best coverage of the racing including pit and on-board cameras and rider reaction times.Coverage of Speedway GP is available worldwide with linear coverage of the racing also available in selected countries – see below for more details of where to watch.&nbsp;Fans can also get live results throughout the Speedway GP via the official FIM Speedway app. Download it now on the App Store or Google Play. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ACROSS EUROPE: Live on the Eurosport App&nbsp;BRITAIN: Live on discovery+, Eurosport 2 and the Eurosport App&nbsp;POLAND: Live on TTV and Eurosport Extra in Player&nbsp;SWEDEN: Live on discovery+ and the Eurosport App&nbsp;DENMARK: Live on 6’eren, discovery+ and the Eurosport App&nbsp;AUSTRALIA: Live on Fox Sports (Kayo)&nbsp;NEW ZEALAND: Live on Speedway GP YouTube&nbsp;USA/CANADA: Live on Speedway GP YouTube&nbsp;GERMANY: Live on discovery+ and the Eurosport App&nbsp;ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on discovery+, Eurosport App, Go3 and TV3 Sport channels&nbsp;CZECH REP: Live on the Eurosport App&nbsp;SLOVAKIA: Live on the Eurosport App and RTVS&nbsp;CROATIA: Live on the Eurosport App&nbsp;AUSTRIA: Live on discovery+ and the Eurosport App&nbsp;NORWAY: Live on discovery+&nbsp;FINLAND: Live on discovery+&nbsp;ARGENTINA: Live on Speedway GP YouTube&nbsp;ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN: Live on SportsMax&nbsp;ACROSS AFRICA: Live on SuperSport&nbsp;ACROSS ASIA: Live on beINSPORTS&nbsp;REST OF THE WORLD: Live on Speedway GP YouTube

SWEDISH STAR LINDGREN READY FOR SPEEDWAY GP TITLE SHOWDOWN WITH ZMARZLIK IN TORUN

Great Britain icon Tai Woffinden has confirmed his season is over after he suffered concussion in last Sunday’s PGE Ekstraliga play-off final decider in Wroclaw.The triple world champion made an early comeback from the broken hand he suffered in the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on September 2 in a bid to help his side snatch the title.But Woffinden, whose British side Sheffield races in the Sports Insure Premiership Grand Final against Ipswich next week, suffered a further crash at the Olympic Stadium.&nbsp;He was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun as Lublin retained their PGE Ekstraliga crown.Posting on his official Facebook page, Woffinden admitted he was knocked out after catching Lublin junior Bartosz Banbor’s back wheel and crashing in heat seven. He wrote: “Hey guys, a lot of people asking about me riding this weekend in Torun. On Sunday, I had another crash and was knocked out for about a minute.&nbsp;“I have really bad concussion. I don’t remember anything between preparing the rut in heat seven and walking to podium to receive the medal. I have had a headache since Sunday!&nbsp;“I came back too soon and paid the price; my season is over, and I need time to let my body recover and rest! Thank you for your support.”Everyone involved in FIM Speedway wishes Tai a speedy recovery.

SEASON OVER FOR WOFFINDEN

As part of its 100th anniversary celebration, FIM Speedway is looking towards the future with a preview of the first-ever FIM Speedway Metaverse Season, expanding on its mission to engage fans in new and exciting ways and to further expand its community.&nbsp;As the global promoter of FIM Speedway, the events division of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has teamed with Infinite Reality (iR) to explore new ways to provide interactive fan engagement opportunities through Web3 technology to further engage the international speedway community.Infinite Reality’s chief innovation officer Elliott Jobe and CEO of Infinite Reality Europe, François Ribeiro, provide an exclusive walkthrough of the FIM Speedway Metaverse and some of its features.<img src="https://eventrack-1.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/staging/354036/conversions/METAVERSE-WALKTHROUGH-large.jpg"/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/fim-speedway-previews-trailblazing-digital-immersive-experience-during-historic-centennial-season">EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIM SPEEDWAY METAVERSE PREVIEW&nbsp;</a>

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FIM North America champion Luke Becker becomes the first rider since four-time world champion Greg Hancock retired to represent the USA in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series.The fourth series substitute rider has been handed a late call-up to replace injured Czech racer Jan Kvech in the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun this Saturday.Second substitute Kvech was due to stand in for Danish ace Anders Thomsen, but the Prague rider has been forced to withdraw after suffering multiple fractures to his left wrist in a training crash in his homeland.This sees his opportunity pass to Becker, who is a protegee of Hancock – the USA’s all-time greatest speedway rider, who made his 218th and final Speedway GP appearance in Torun in 2018.&nbsp;Fittingly, Becker picks up where Hancock left off, having impressed across Europe’s leagues in 2023.He is seventh in the Polish First Division averages on 2.143 points per race for promotion chasing Zielona Gora, who face Rybnik in the play-off final as they battle for a spot in the 2024 PGE Ekstraliga.Becker has already clinched one league title after topping the score chart on 11 points as Esbjerg won the Danish Speedwayligaen Super Final in Vojens on September 20.He also helped Swedish side Rospiggarna qualify for the Bauhaus Elitserien play-offs and Wolverhampton make the top four in Britain’s Sports Insure Premiership.Kvech’s crash sees his season end. Posting on Facebook, the gutted Rybnik rider said: “In training before the Czech national championship, I got hooked up with the air fence and flew over the handlebars. Just released from hospital with several bones cracked in my left wrist and a few bruises. The title fight is lost, and the season has ended too early.”There could still be some good news for Kvech this weekend. Should two of Martin Vaculik, Jason Doyle and Robert Lambert finish in the Speedway GP World Championship top six, Kvech will become Czech Republic’s first full-time SGP rider since Lukas Dryml raced in the 2008 series.Doyle won the FIM GP Challenge – the final 2024 Speedway GP qualifying round in Gislaved, Sweden on August 19, with Vaculik second, Poland’s Szymon Wozniak third and Lambert fourth.With bronze medal contender Vaculik, currently third in the Speedway GP standings, just three points off guaranteeing his place in the top six automatic qualification spots, he may not need the SGP 2024 position he won in Sweden, meaning it would pass to Lambert.&nbsp;But if Lambert holds on to sixth place, or eighth-placed Doyle climbs into the tops six, a qualification berth will be handed to Kvech, who was fifth in the Challenge.

SPEEDWAY GP DEBUT FOR AMERICAN RACER BECKER AS KVECH WITHDRAWS

Great Britain racer Dan Bewley is determined to end his 2023 FIM Speedway Grand Prix season in style as he goes for DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun victory this Saturday.The Cumbrian heads to the Marian Rose Motoarena placed fifth in the Speedway GP standings on 98 points – three ahead of seventh-placed Danish star Leon Madsen in the battle for the top-six automatic qualification spots for the 2024 series.While the stakes are high as Bewley bids to book a Speedway GP berth for the third straight season, the Belle Vue rider isn’t focusing on the qualification battle.He has Torun victory in his sights as he bids to add to his Holmgrens Bil FIM Swedish Speedway GP triumph and end 2023 on top of the podium.He said: “Fifth place going into Torun is good. I will try and finish with a win. I am not really thinking about the top six, to be honest.&nbsp; I just need to have a good round in Torun and finish the season off with a good one.&nbsp;“Torun is a pretty good track. I have been there a couple of times, and it can be good. It depends how they prep it, but it’s a pretty iconic venue.”

BEWLEY SEEKS TORUN TRIUMPH

German racer Kai Huckenbeck has been handed a late call-up for the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun after Great Britain star Tai Woffinden officially withdrew due to injury.Woffinden made a very early comeback from a broken hand in Wroclaw’s PGE Ekstraliga play-off final decider at home to Lublin last Sunday.But following a further crash at the Olympic Stadium, Woffinden is unable to line up at the Marian Rose Motoarena.His absence hands a golden opportunity to Huckenbeck, who makes his third Speedway GP appearance of 2023.&nbsp;He stepped into the line-up for the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens, scoring five points. He also registered one as Wölk FIM German Speedway GP wild card in Teterow.Woffinden follows Polish star Maciej Janowski and Denmark’s Anders Thomsen in withdrawing from the Torun event, with Latvia’s Andzejs Lebedevs and Czech racer Jan Kvech replacing them.

HUCKENBECK TAKES WOFFINDEN'S PLACE IN TORUN

Speedway GP substitute Jan Kvech hopes to inspire more Czech youngsters to take up the sport as he bids to become Czech Republic’s first full-time Speedway GP rider since 2008.Kvech has been called up for the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun this Saturday, replacing Danish star Anders Thomsen, who is nursing a broken hand, suffered at the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga on August 12.It’s a golden opportunity for the 2022 FIM SGP2 and SON2 silver medallist to gain more experience on the Speedway GP stage, especially as he could race every round in 2024.Kvech finished fifth at the FIM GP Challenge in Gislaved, Sweden on August 19 – two places short of qualifying for the 2024 Speedway GP series.However, if Challenge runner-up Vaculik scores at least three championship points in Torun, he is certain of a top-six finish in the 2023 Speedway GP World Championship and automatic qualification for next year, meaning the SGP 2024 place he earned in Gislaved passes to GB star Robert Lambert, who was fourth in Sweden.&nbsp;But if Lambert holds on to sixth spot in the Speedway GP standings and also qualifies automatically for 2024, or Challenge winner Jason Doyle leaps from eighth place into the SGP top six, then a qualification spot passes to Kvech – regardless of his score on Saturday.Kvech would become the first Czech rider to race a full Speedway GP series since Lukas Dryml in 2008, and it’s a chance the Prague rider would relish. He said: “We will see what happens now. What will be, will be – I will wait. If I am in the Grand Prix, I will be very happy. I want to be in the Grand Prix.“If I can be in Speedway GP, it would be good for Czech speedway because maybe more young riders will be interested in the sport. I want to be in there and be fast for Czech Republic.“Am I ready? I think yes. Being a Speedway GP rider will be good for me for the future, and I want to be there.”

CZECH STAR KVECH: CHANCE TO INSPIRE IN SPEEDWAY GP?

Danish racer Rasmus Jensen starred on 10 paid 13 points for delighted Dackarna as they clinched their second Bauhaus Elitserien title in three years with a hard-fought 46-44 victory over Vastervik in Malilla on Tuesday.Having won the first leg 47-43, Dackarna will have fancied the chances of seeing off their near neighbours on home shale.But they were given a considerable fight as Speedway GP World Championship contender Fredrik Lindgren warmed up for the biggest night of his career so far at the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun this Saturday by scoring 13 paid 15 points from six races for Vastervik.He was well supported by double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell, who tallied 12, and triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen, who notched nine.But a rock-solid team performance from Dackarna won them the crown 93-87 on aggregate with Jensen leading the way. Former Aussie champion Brady Kurtz tallied 10 and Latvian ace Andzejs Lebedevs notched nine paid 11.Last-minute signing Leon Madsen – replacing the injured Maciej Janowski – scored nine and his Speedway GP rival Dan Bewley added six paid eight.After ending their 14-year wait for a league title in 2021, the FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla host club regained their status as Sweden’s top team.

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