This year’s Danish champion will earn a dream call-up for the nation’s biggest speedway event for a generation, the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 13 The Danish Championship Final takes place in Brovst on June 25 and Denmark’s Motor Union (DMU) and national team manager Nicki Pedersen have agreed to nominate the winner as wild card for the final Speedway GP of 2025.  If the Danish title is won by reigning champion Anders Thomsen or 2023 winner Mikkel Michelsen who are already members of the Speedway GP line-up the highest-placed non-SGP rider will receive the wild card The two track reserves will be nominated by Pedersen The coveted wild card was previously awarded to a rider by the national coach but Pedersen hopes the change will raise the stakes when the country’s finest battle it out for Danish Championship gold He said: “Being Danish champion is something special and the chance to earn the wild card for Vojens only makes the Danish Final even more exciting “Competition for the Danish Championship is always extremely fierce and I look forward to seeing who wins the opportunity to be part of such a huge weekend of racing in Vojens Hopefully we will see a Danish rider on top of the podium in Speedway GP The legendary Vojens Speedway Centre, opened by triple FIM Speedway world champion Ole Olsen in 1975 celebrates its 50th anniversary with a spectacular weekend which will see three world champions crowned at one of the sport’s most storied venues The three-round FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship reaches its climax with the Deluxe Homeart FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday Tickets for an iconic FIM Speedway weekend in Vojens are available online now. Secure your spot at Denmark’s biggest night of racing HERE EKSTRALIGA | VACULIK LEADS GORZOW TO DERBY DELIGHT ZMARZLIK LANDS MAXIMUM POINTS IN LANDSHUT AFTER SPEEDWAY GP & SPRINT DOUBLE ZMARZLIK TAKES SPEEDWAY GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER WINNING LANDSHUT SPRINT RACE Highlights from Speedway Grand Prix in Denmark as Zmarzlik wins title for fifth time Speedway GPWatch: Top 5 overtakes of 2024 speedway season00:04:49|23/12/2024 at 16:42Zmarzlik said: "This is really unbelievable because all the titles are so different "Now it's so different because I think I made a hat-trick "It's such a nice feeling and really I say for everyone here this one is so different this title is so nice."All the time fighting "A lot of big thanks for all the people around me and of course the love to my wife and kids because she really understands and has been a big help I don't really know what to say now because the last two months I haven't had a life "I was thinking all the time about rides and corners and making the starts and laps "Life was hard but now I think it's great."‘It is unbelievable’ - Zmarzlik thrilled to secure Speedway GP title for fifth time ‘What a feeling’ - Lambert delighted to break Speedway GP duck with victory in Denmark AdvertisementHow was your experience today as we know them today, were founded in 2004 as part of a large regional project in which also football men's handball and women's handball teams are represented but the history of ice hockey in Vojens dates back to 1963 when the Vojens Ishockey Klub (VIK) were founded.  The club first played in Denmark's top tier in 1965 They won their first championship in 1978/1979 and followed up with two more in the next three seasons a seesaw-like period in the 1980s and early 1990s saw the club drop down to the second tier on more than one occasion The club stabilised after that and have played in Denmark's first league since 1992 SønderjyskE Vojens opened a new hockey arena with a capacity of 5,000 spectators The club won three titles in a row between 2013 and 2015 and have returned to winning ways with a historical 7th trophy in 2023/24 since the club's modern-day founding in 2004 They enjoy fantastic support from the entire region and the team are consistently one of the best in Denmark they won the IIHF Continental Cup and became the first Danish team to do so 2024/25 will be the club's fourth in the Champions Hockey League as SønderjyskE played in the competition's first two seasons in 2014/15 and 2015/16 and also in 2021/22 Home   Sport   Article King’s Lynn favourite Robert Lambert is a Grand Prix winner for the first time – and he now has a great chance of securing second place in the 2024 World Championship who rode for the Stars the majority of his time in regular British racing finally took the win he had been threatening with victory at the Danish Grand Prix in Vojens on Saturday It was the tenth time he had reached a Final and on this occasion he was able to convert it into the win he richly deserved Lambert finished ahead of Bartosz Zmarzlik although second place on the night was enough for the Polish star to clinch his fifth World title But Lambert is now ten points clear of third-placed Fredrik Lindgren in the race for silver with one round remaining at Torun in a fortnight (September 28) “I have put in a lot of hard work and there has been a lot of disappointment at coming so close so often before and not getting it “It comes as a relief to finally get it done and stop the talk going around about it It was a hot topic about me not winning one “I am so happy at the moment and this trophy is going nowhere It’s going to be sticking with me for a long time.”Current PSH Environmental Stars racer Jan Kvech scored five points as he continues to gain experience in his debut GP campaign All at King's Lynn Speedway congratulate Robert on his superb victory and wish him all the best in his bid to secure silver overall in Torun Former Danish champion Rasmus Jensen has received a late call-up for the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens after 2023 winner Leon Madsen confirmed his withdrawal Madsen was caught up in a crash with Aussie star Jack Holder in heat 18 of the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga and continues to feel the after-effects of the incident Jensen is drafted into the starting line-up for his home event where he stormed into the semi-finals in 2022 as a wild card Jensen won the 2022 Danish Championship and featured in the 2023 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup He was also part of their 2024 FIM Speedway of Nations side Rider No.67 also has a place in the FIM SGP Challenge at Czech track Pardubice where the top four riders secure full-time places in the 2025 Speedway GP series We wish Leon a speedy recovery and return to racing Wild card Anders Thomsen can’t wait to return to the sport’s biggest stage as he bids to give his home crowd a second straight Danish winner in the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday The stakes are high in Denmark’s biggest motorsport event as Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik arrives at Vojens with the chance to wrap up an historic fifth Speedway GP World Championship – if he holds a lead of 21 points or more after racing on Saturday.  This would see him become only the fourth rider in history to win five or more world titles and only the second after New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger to win three in a row Zmarzlik is on 141 points and has a 17-point lead at the top of the standings over Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren with Great Britain’s Robert Lambert in third place on 117 as he chases what would be his first ever Speedway GP World Championship medal on the Vojens track where he finished second in 2022 and fourth last year.  Thomsen races for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway in the Danish Speedwayligaen and makes only his second SGP appearance at his home club having missed the past two FIM Danish Speedway GPs due to injury The former FIM Gorzow Speedway GP winner is determined to give fans a night to remember on the track where he first experienced world-class speedway as a child as he makes his first SGP appearance in over a year.  He said: “I am looking forward to getting back into the Grand Prix It’s always something special to be in the Danish GP in front of the Danish spectators with the Danish flag on your chest “I know the other 15 riders are going there to try and stand on top of the podium and it’s also the goal for me to get to the top I have raced there for the last four years in the league things can change a lot with the track for a GP do what I normally do and see how far I can get.”  This is Speedway GP’s 18th visit to one of world speedway’s most storied venues, which celebrates its 50th anniversary of racing in 2025 after being built and developed by three-time FIM Speedway world champion Ole Olsen Thomsen is proud to take to one of the sport’s most iconic tracks where he saw legends of the sport race as a child He said: “I have been at Vojens since I was a kid and I remember when my dad used to bring me here for the GPs “I remember the old GP flags we had back in the day You could get a black and white chequered flag with the SGP logo on I jumped over to get them and I still have them at home It’s something special and there is real history there – with the GP and Ole Olsen Thomsen missed out on a place in the 2024 Speedway GP series after finishing 15th in the standings on 36 points having missed the final three rounds due to a hand injury sustained in a crash at the 2023 OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga The disappointment of losing his SGP status hasn’t slowed Thomsen down. As well as winning his third Danish Championship he is currently sixth in Poland’s PGE Ekstraliga averages on 2.198 points per race Thomsen could regain his Speedway GP status at the FIM SGP Challenge at Czech track Pardubice on October 4 when the top four riders earn places in the 2025 series Thomsen is making the most of what he hopes will be a short break from Speedway GP. The Odense-born man said: “I feel it has been good for me to have a year out and hopefully I can come back even stronger I would say I am taking care of myself this year so that I can get back to the top and go flat out.”  2024 DELUXE HOMEART FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF DENMARK – VOJENS LINE-UP: Rasmus Jensen (Denmark – substitute for 30 Maciej Janowski (Poland – substitute for 108 Frederik Jakobsen (Denmark – first track reserve) Mads Hansen (Denmark – second track reserve)  Fans can enjoy a full afternoon of entertainment before racing gets started at Vojens as the Deluxe Homeart FIM Danish Speedway GP fanzone opens at 14:30 CET the fanzone features the official Speedway GP autograph session where fans can meet all 18 riders from 16:30 CET and grab a signature or selfie.  Grab some exclusive freebies from Monster Energy athletes Fredrik Lindgren The Monster Energy area will be open throughout the afternoon There will also be a special Q&A with some VIP guests in the fanzone at 17:45 Win Speedway GP prizes with our quizzes on the big screen at 16:00 and 17:30 Fans can also pose for a photo with the Speedway GP trophy throughout the afternoon and meet FIM Speedway mascot Speedy who will be teaming up with Vojens mascot Felix at 14:45 and 17:30 There will be a vintage speedway bikes exhibition just before racing gets underway at 19:00.  WHERE TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND: TUNE INTO MAX Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens – Saturday European fans can enjoy all this weekend’s action on Warner Bros which is officially live and available to watch across selected countries Discovery’s real-life entertainment and Eurosport’s world-class sports It is the Speedway GP series’ new streaming home Fans with access to discovery+ or the Eurosport App can still enjoy full live coverage of all the FIM Speedway action 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 digital and linear coverage – see below for more details of where to watch BRITAIN: Live on discovery+ and Eurosport 2  POLAND: Live on Max and Eurosport Extra in Player ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Eurosport platforms CZECH REPUBLIC: Live on Max and Eurosport platforms CROATIA: Live on Max and Eurosport platforms REST OF THE WORLD: Live on Staylive  Relive an unforgettable night for Bartosz Zmarzlik and Robert Lambert at the 2024 Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark - Vojens Triple Danish champion Anders Thomsen returns to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix stage for his home event – the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 14 The Odense-born ace dons the famous No.16 race jacket for the penultimate round of the Speedway GP season on his Speedwayligaen home track Thomsen competes for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway alongside Speedway GP rival Leon Madsen but it will be every Dane for himself when the SGP series returns to one of its most storied venues Thomsen missed out on a Speedway GP return for this season after suffering a hand injury at the 2023 OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga which ruled him out of the final three rounds of last year and left him 15th in the Speedway GP World Championship on 36 points This cost him his place in the 2023 Deluxe Homeart FIM Danish Speedway GP, so he will be determined to make the most of his chance to shine in 2024 as he bids to emulate Madsen’s popular home win at Vojens last season. The 30-year-old has also shown he is more than capable of delivering big results on the sport’s biggest stage, famously winning the 2022 FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow on his PGE Ekstraliga home track He has been in fine form this season, averaging 2.183 points per race for Stal Gorzow This puts him seventh in the average charts in the world’s top speedway league – ahead of all but three members of the Speedway GP line-up Thomsen also picked up his third Danish Championship this year adding to his victories in the 2020 and 2021 national individual finals He is joined in the Vojens line-up by track reserves – Danish internationals Frederik Jakobsen and Mads Hansen who line up at No.17 and No.18 respectively They will be called into action if any of the main 16 riders are forced out of races due to injury Tickets for the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens are still available online.  BOOK HERE NOW European champion Andzejs Lebedevs hopes to gain some home advantage for the final Speedway GP of 2025 The Latvian racer will line up for their Sønderjylland Elite Speedway team in the Speedwayligaen next season as he makes the move from Fjelsted The 2025 Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 13 will bring the curtain down on next season’s FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship series Lebedevs reached his first-ever SGP final at Vojens Speedway Center this year and he hopes spending the season with SES will give him some inside track knowledge as he chases vital points there again next season He told the club’s official website: “Vojens is a technical track which will be an exciting challenge for me which I would like to be a part of and do my part to win the Danish championship with next year of course it also played a role that Vojens will host the last and decisive Speedway GP in 2025.” Lebedevs has emerged as one of Latvia’s top sporting names and lifted his second Speedway European Championship this year to extend his stay in the Speedway GP series into 2025 The country’s first full-time Speedway GP rider is determined to continue bringing success to his homeland He said: “Ice hockey and football are very important in Latvia but if we can do well – as a nation – in the FIM Speedway of Nations and FIM Speedway World Cup then it will really mean something because the Latvian sports fans are very proud of the nation.” Poland’s five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik cemented his spot among FIM Speedway’s greats – and immediately braced himself for questions about chasing title No.6 Zmarzlik finished second in the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday with Great Britain racer Robert Lambert powering to his first-ever SGP victory at Denmark’s national speedway stadium With a 22-point lead over Lambert in the Speedway GP standings, Zmarzlik heads to the final round at Polish track Torun on September 28 to collect an historic fifth World Championship gold medal and his third in as many years The 29-year-old became only the second rider in speedway history to win three FIM Speedway World Championships on the bounce matching New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger’s World Final hat-trick Zmarzlik is now tied on five world titles with Swedish icon Ove Fundin and stands just one short of the record haul of six, shared by Mauger and Swedish legend Tony Rickardsson The Pole now has plenty of time to celebrate title No.5 But asked about the prospect of taking his place in FIM Speedway’s most elite club alongside Mauger and Rickardsson Zmarzlik admits speculation about his next historic achievement is nothing new to him.  “I knew this question will be coming up again!” he smiled I will 100 percent get it again after winning five ‘I must do it,’ only ‘I can do it.’ I love racing on the bike and what I do in the future “Today was one example – big congratulations to Robert [Lambert] It was his first time winning a Speedway GP round I know the feeling and I say to him that the first time is always the best feeling.”  Zmarzlik’s triumph comes just 12 months after he was disqualified from the 2023 Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens for wearing a race suit that did not comply with the rules during Qualifying Practice The Pole is understandably much happier to be hitting the road with a fifth world title to celebrate this time around He added: “This is an unbelievable night after what happened last season in this place “But now I have taken this championship before the last round and that’s very good for me because now I have a bit of an easier life until March “I am very happy because I am the first rider to win three world titles in a row in the history of the Speedway GP series I love to do something different in the sport Denmark’s biggest motorsport event was raced in front of a sizeable 15,378-strong crowd which is the club’s highest attendance since Jacob Olsen took over leadership of the storied Vojens Speedway Center from his three-time FIM Speedway world champion father Ole The venue celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 All eyes were on Zmarzlik as he lined up alongside Lambert needing at least first or second place in the final The Brit produced a sublime start to get the better of his rival going into bend one he got the better of third-placed Maciej Janowski and fourth-placed Andzejs Lebedevs who also made history as Latvia’s first-ever Speedway GP finalist But it was Zmarzlik who had the most to celebrate as he delivered another moment of glory He said: “My brother Pawel said it didn’t matter what place I got today but he also told me that if I finished one position behind Robert this would be the most important plan for the final “I made a little bit of a mistake from the start and I felt the title was coming to me.”  Deluxe Homeart FIM Danish Speedway GP winner Lambert is now guaranteed at least a Speedway GP World Championship bronze medal – his first-ever podium finish in the series He goes into the season-closing DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun on September 28 placed second in the overall standings on 137 points – putting him 10 clear of third-placed Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren on 127 who scored three championship points in Vojens A top-six finish in Torun would guarantee Lambert the silver medal and he admits there were tears of joy as he sealed his first-ever SGP victory on his 10th final appearance.  It comes as a relief to finally get it done and stop the talk going around about it I am so happy at the moment and this trophy is going nowhere It’s going to be sticking with me for a long time but I progressed and went in the right direction with the bike and that’s what we have been missing a few times we had the bike setup for most of the night went a few steps back and then not enough steps forward to make it happen in the final “I am really happy with the way we all worked as a team I am sure I will be lying in the bed in the van not getting much sleep after all of this excitement.”  Polish star Janowski continued his strong finish to 2024 by celebrating his first Speedway GP final since 2022 after never previously making even the semi-finals in Vojens He said: “The end of the season has been pretty good for me It’s very good to be back on the podium in Speedway GP “I am very happy because Vojens never used to be a good place for me I am happy that I have finally scored good points here Fourth-placed Lebedevs could seal his spot in the 2025 Speedway GP series next Saturday, when he defends a six-point lead at the final Speedway European Championship round in Chorzow, Poland The continental champion is guaranteed a spot in the following season’s SGP series having broken new ground in his debut year on the sport’s biggest stage Latvia’s trailblazing first-ever Speedway GP finalist is determined to extend his stay at this level The next goal was to make my first final before the end of the season “I couldn’t do it at my home round in Riga last weekend He has been in Speedway GP for a long time and you can see the finals and podiums he has achieved in his career have been very hard coming.  I am looking forward and hopefully I can keep my place in Speedway GP for next season and have good results from the beginning in 2025.”  Returning Speedway GP star Anders Thomsen is back with Vojens club Sonderjylland Elite Speedway for 2025 and insists he “can't imagine being anywhere else in the Danish league.” Thomsen captained the team to third place in this year’s Danish Speedwayligaen and has become a popular figure at Vojens Speedway Center – venue for the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens His return to SES means he will have home advantage for the final Speedway GP of 2025 on a high-stakes weekend when three champions will be crowned September 12 and the Speedway GP and SGP4 events on Saturday Thomsen secured his return to the Speedway GP line-up with second place at the FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice on October 4 and as he prepares for his SGP comeback after a season away he’s also looking forward to captaining SES He said: “I have been with SES since the beginning and can't imagine being anywhere else in the Danish league “We had a frustrating start to the season with seven defeats in a row but still made it through the semi-finals and ended up with bronze but this particular one has a special place in my heart.” Thomsen is not expecting a testing time as captain in 2025 and an excellent mix of experience and young talent so I don't need to run around the pit area and play boss we are good at giving each other support and good advice so I am already looking forward to a new season where SES will have a better start than we had this year.” Thirty years on from the very first SGP series in 1995, the 2025 Speedway GP world champion will be crowned over 10 epic rounds with action taking place across seven different countries.  Poland hosts three events in capital Warsaw with rounds in British cities Cardiff and Manchester and action in Denmark’s speedway mecca Vojens German city Landshut and at Swedish venue Malilla For the first time since its opening in 2016, Britain’s National Speedway Stadium hosts SGP action as the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester takes place on June 14 – following up its successful FIM Speedway of Nations this summer, which saw GB duo Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley win their second world title in three years The SGP action then returns to Wales for the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on August 16, where Bewley and Lambert raced to the nation’s first-ever SGP one-two at the famous Principality Stadium this year This event will be followed by a huge week of racing in picturesque Polish city Toruń, which stages the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations – the sport’s ultimate test of team riding – from Tuesday October 4 as 15 countries compete over four nights of action to become world team champions for 2025 Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik bids to win a record-equalling sixth FIM Speedway World Championship joining New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger and Swedish great Tony Rickardsson in speedway’s most elite club He is also chasing an unprecedented fourth gold medal in a row after topping the podium for a third straight season in 2023.  Motorsport Events Director for FIM Speedway global promoter Warner Bros looks forward to an unforgettable season of racing He said: “In Speedway GP’s 30th anniversary year we are celebrating with 10 fantastic events and it’s an absolute pleasure to welcome Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium on to the calendar joining Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for what’s set to be a special season for British fans “There’s plenty to look forward to for our fans across Europe a huge Speedway GP season finale in Vojens – a fitting way to mark 50 years of racing at this famous club fans around the world and our partners at the FIM for working with us to deliver a great season of FIM Speedway in 2024 We can’t wait for our first event in Landshut on May 3 when the battle to be crowned 2025 Speedway GP world champion begins.”  FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP) director said: “Speedway fans have plenty to look forward to in 2025 and it’s great to see Manchester join the Speedway GP calendar for the first time following what was a very entertaining FIM Speedway of Nations at the National Speedway Stadium this year “Next season marks 30 years since Speedway GP was launched and it’s fitting that both Wroclaw and Vojens host racing in 2025 having been part of that first SGP season in 1995 I congratulate the Vojens club on what will be their 50th anniversary and I look forward to seeing which riders will be crowned champion on that big speedway weekend in September “I would like to thank everyone involved in FIM Speedway for a great season in 2024 and we look forward to returning to action in 2025.”  FIM Speedway race director Phil Morris commented: “I'm happy to see the Speedway GP series coming to one of the best racetracks in the world at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester alongside my local event – the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff I hope having two truly excellent British events on the calendar will inspire fans old and new to enjoy the action in 2025 “Bartosz Zmarzlik will be chasing down Ivan Mauger and Tony Rickardsson’s FIM Speedway World Championship record but there will be plenty of riders determined to deny him this moment of history.  “I want to pass on my thanks to all of the riders for their efforts during the 2024 season and I look forward to working with everyone who makes our FIM Speedway events possible again next year.”  The 2025 Speedway GP series gets underway with the FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 3 – a year after the Bavarian club staged its first SGP event since 1997 at a packed OneSolar Arena Over 50,000 fans then descend on the Polish capital for the PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw at the iconic PGE Narodowy on May 17 Czech capital Prague stages its record-extending 31st Speedway GP round on May 31 – 24 hours after the storied Marketa Stadium hosts the 2025 FIM SGP3 Final on Friday The FIM Speedway Youth World Championship is one of motorcycling’s most exciting youth events as the sport’s top 250cc under-16 riders go wheel to wheel Manchester then makes its Speedway GP debut on June 14 as the series finally comes to a National Speedway Stadium circuit widely regarded as one of the world’s best racetracks.  This is followed by another of the sport’s finest ovals just a week later as Polish hero Bartosz Zmarzlik returns to his boyhood club for the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow on June 21 The SGP2 series for speedway’s finest under-21 riders gets underway with the FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla on Friday and there will be more high-speed action in the forests on Saturday July 5 as the Skrotfrag Arena stages the weekend’s main event – the FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla The FIM Speedway action takes a month-long break but it will be full throttle from August 1 when the Latvia’s biggest motorsport venue Bikernieki stages a double-header of racing in capital city Riga – starting with the FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga on Friday before the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga returns on Saturday Speedway’s elite then jet to Principality Stadium for the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on August 16 for Britain’s biggest and best indoor motorsport event.  The FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw on August 30 is the penultimate round of the season as the world’s top riders battle it out 30 years on from the very first Speedway GP event at the Olympic Stadium on May 20 The SGP series then concludes with a weekend of champions at Vojens Speedway Center Three champions will be crowned on one weekend starting at the FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday September 12 with the sport’s FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion The FIM Speedway Youth World Cup (SGP4) will be contested during the afternoon of Saturday, September 13 as FIM Speedway’s youngest stars compete on the 190cc SGP4 bikes, designed by Swedish legend Tony Rickardsson to train a new generation of champions the SGP series reaches its climax when the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens takes place as the class of 2025 bids to become the first rider of the 21st century to lift the Speedway GP World Championship trophy in Denmark – following in the footsteps of racing legends Tony Rickardsson The FIM Speedway season reaches a thrilling finale as the FIM Speedway of Nations heads to Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena for the first time September 30 and Semi-Final 2 on Wednesday The top three nations in each event progress to the FIM SON Final on Saturday where they will battle hosts Poland for the right to be crowned world team champions for 2025 The sport’s top under-21 teams will also be in action on Friday October 3 in FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 as hosts Poland bid for a 12th straight FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship and their 18th in total please visit the Speedway GP and FIM SON calendar pages where you can check back for all the latest event and ticket information in the weeks and months ahead.  May 3 – FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut May 17 – PZM FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw May 31 – FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague June 14 – FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Manchester June 21 – FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow July 5 – FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla August 2 – OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga August 16 – FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff August 30 – FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw September 13 – FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens September 30 – FIM Speedway of Nations Semi-Final 1 October 1 – FIM Speedway of Nations Semi-Final 2 October 3 - FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 October 4 – FIM Speedway of Nations Final  2025 FIM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (SGP2) September 12 – FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens 2025 FIM SPEEDWAY YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (SGP3) May 30 – FIM SGP3 Final – Prague (Czech Republic) September 13 – FIM Speedway Youth World Cup (Vojens Swedish star Oliver Berntzon has the chance to reproduce his 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations magic after signing for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway ahead of this year’s Danish Speedwayligaen season Berntzon was the top-scoring rider of all 15 nations when he racked up a total of 40 points across Sweden’s Semi-Final and the FIM SON Final as his country won a bronze medal two years ago After emerging as the rider of the tournament at Vojens Speedway Center he has attracted interest from the venue’s Danish league team SES They bring him into a squad already featuring Speedway GP star Leon Madsen Sam Jensen and 2022 SGP3 champion Mikkel Andersen Last year’s fourth-placed SGP2 star Keynan Rew is also on the list Vojens boss Jacob Olsen believes Berntzon could play a key role in helping 2022 champions SES regain their Speedwayligaen crown we are strongly equipped in our efforts to exchange last year's Danish league silver for the gold we won in 2022.  “Oliver has a special relationship with Vojens where we have also seen him do well for the Swedish national team.” Latvian racer Andzejs Lebedevs has joined the line-up for the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens after Danish star Anders Thomsen officially withdrew from his home event on Saturday Thomsen underwent surgery after suffering a broken hand in the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga on August 12 He was ruled out of the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff last Saturday and the Vojens event also comes too soon for him Speedway GP first substitute rider Lebedevs steps in for his fourth appearance in the 2023 series as he bids to reach his first semi-final of the season and make his debut in a Speedway GP final There is also a change to the line-up for the Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday Swedish star Gustav Grahn announced that he was taking a break from the sport following round two of the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship series in Gorzow in June SGP2 first substitute rider Nazar Parnitskiy of Ukraine steps into the line-up for his series debut He impressed in the qualifier at Czech track Pardubice in May falling just a point short of a full place in the line-up.  Parnitskiy has represented Polish club Leszno in both the PGE Ekstraliga and the Under-24 Ekstraliga this season He will hope to put that experience to good use against the sport’s top under-21 stars in the final round of this season’s SGP2 series where Poland’s Mateusz Cierniak needs a top-six finish to guarantee his second straight World Under-21 title The 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations has been relocated from Esbjerg to Vojens Speedway Center The four-day event to crown the 2022 world team champions will still be raced from July 27-30 but will now take place at the home of the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens – sponsored by ECCO The change was necessary as EMS Event AsP chief executive officer Lars Guldager Dyhr stepped down from his position due to ill health and the board of directors from that company was unable to continue to run the event We wish him all the best for a speedy recovery We thank our partners at Vojens Speedway Center for being willing to step up and host the event at such short notice and look forward to working with them to make the first FIM SON of the new era under global promoter Discovery Sports Events a great success Vojens Speedway Center is located just 71km from Esbjerg’s Granly Speedway Arena and it is hoped this will cause as little disruption as possible to both teams and supporters’ travel plans Ticket information will be announced very soon The draw and format of the FIM SON remains unchanged The top three countries from each Semi-Final join hosts Denmark in the FIM SON Final on Saturday Squads for the FIM SON will be announced later this week Vojens boss Jacob Olsen hailed FIM SGP3 champion Mikkel Andersen “an historical talent” as he prepares for his first full Danish Speedwayligaen season in 2024 Andersen will line up for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway in Denmark's top tier as well as the venue’s First Division team won the 2022 FIM Speedway Youth World Championship in Wroclaw before winning bronze in the 2023 FIM SGP3 competition in Malilla last July – following that with a gold medal in the European 250cc Championship The son of former Speedway GP winner Brian Andersen is being tipped to reach the sport’s biggest stage himself one day And Olsen is determined to ensure he develops his considerable talent in the right way at Vojens Speedway Center He said: “Mikkel Andersen is an historical talent and we want to help develop him in a safe environment “There is a good chemistry between the Andersen family and my team Mikkel Andersen can become a very big asset for Danish speedway We don't have to tell him that all the time.” Olsen’s former Coventry teammate Brian Andersen believes starting his professional career at Vojens is the ideal move for Mikkel He said: “It's important for Mikkel to have the same home ground both in the Speedwayligaen and in the First Division and with the fine facilities at Vojens Speedway Center and the staff at SES I feel like we've ended up in just the right place.” Danish champion Anders Thomsen is set for an overnight stay in hospital after being left concussed following a first-turn clash with Mikkel Michelsen while the European champion has concerns over a knee injury The duo crashed in the opening exchanges of race four in Vojens as host club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway defeated visitors Slangerup 42-40 According to SES rider Thomsen’s official Facebook page the rider was knocked unconscious “for a few minutes.” He was taken to hospital for checks and will remain there overnight for observation The page confirmed: “Anders has been through a medical check at the hospital Anders has suffered concussion and is hospitalised until tomorrow.” Slangerup star Michelsen is set to return to Poland where he will undergo an MRI scan on his knee the Rybnik-based racer wrote: “Feeling okay but the knee is not well Heading to Poland for MRI scan and check-ups in the morning.” Both riders will be determined to recover in time for the 3W FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow on June 25 World No.2 Leon Madsen has completed a blockbuster move to Vojens club Sonderjylland Elite Speedway for the rest of 2023 – and he’s joined by 2022 SGP3 champion Mikkel Andersen Madsen steps into the SES Danish Speedwayligaen side to replace Anders Thomsen who is sidelined after suffering a hand injury at the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga last Saturday.  who suffered a broken C3 vertebra in his neck in Poland and confirmed he faces around two months on the sidelines Madsen returns to Danish racing after Brovst club Nordjyske Elite Sport withdrew from the league ahead of the season leaving the rider with only a job at Polish side Czestochowa With the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens fast approaching on September 16 Madsen believes the move could offer him the ideal preparation for the nation’s biggest speedway event He said: “I am very happy to have the opportunity to ride in the Danish league I also see an opportunity to be better equipped for the three remaining Speedway GP rounds the penultimate of which will be run at Vojens Speedway Center.” SES director Jacob Olsen believes that Leon Madsen can have a decisive role in the club’s efforts to retain the championship they won in 2022 He said: “We have been looking for a Danish rider as a replacement and Leon Madsen is the country's best rider so we are proud to be able to have him on the team for the decisive matches.” Andersen has been racing for Vojens in the Danish First Division – the nation’s second tier debuts for SES alongside Madsen against Slangerup at Vojens Speedway Center on August 23 World No.2 Leon Madsen was elated to realise his Vojens dream as he became the first home winner of the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark since 2015 on Saturday Madsen sent Denmark’s packed national speedway stadium into raptures as he overhauled Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren to win a dramatic final showdown with Australia’s Jack Holder third and Great Britain star Robert Lambert fourth The two-time Speedway GP silver medallist celebrated wildly with the locals as he achieved his first SGP victory since 2019 – the night he won the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun with an unforgettable seven-ride maximum He is the first Danish rider to win a home Speedway GP since Peter Kildemand topped the podium in Horsens in 2015 Madsen managed just two championship points at the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on September 2 He was delighted to bounce back in style and move up to seventh place on 95 points – just two short of the top-six automatic qualification places going into the final round in Torun on September 30 The Vejle-born racer said: “It feels amazing I am just so happy to have bounced back after that terrible meeting in Cardiff “I know the Danish fans have been longing for a Danish winner in Vojens It was such a hectic race in the final and I just managed to find a way through and win it “I have been struggling so hard all season on the slick tracks I think Vojens has been the slickest track on the calendar this year so we are definitely going in the right direction and it made a huge difference on the track It’s not just something we say – one or two changes on the bike really can make a huge difference on the track We really had to work hard to find the right setup and I feel we are going in the right way with that “I was also happy to see so many fans up here in Vojens supporting me and the rest of the Danish guys “I have been dreaming about winning in Vojens for many years but it was just amazing to win it this time.  “I am very happy and hopefully we can keep going forward and be more stable next year Hopefully then I can get back up the top and fight for the World Championship.”  Lindgren’s 18-point haul for finishing second saw the Swede reduce his Lublin’s teammate’s championship lead from 24 to six ahead of the title decider in Torun While Lindgren took no pleasure in seeing his rival ruled out he was determined to focus on the task in hand as he bids to become Sweden’s first world champion since Tony Rickardsson clinched his sixth and final Speedway GP World Championship in 2005 – 18 years ago Lindgren said: “When I came back from the autograph sessions I got the news that Bartosz was not going to ride “I had to try and re-group and focus on tonight and what I had to do on the track but I managed to get to the semi and the final I was leading and I thought I could clinch it “I am just going to go to Torun and do the best I can I am six points down and it’s not that easy to get that back Third-placed Holder was elated with his second straight Speedway GP podium Having missed round seven in Riga with a broken wrist and bounced back with a second place in Cardiff on September 2 the Appin-born racer was pleased to pull level on 113 points with third-placed Martin Vaculik in the battle for bronze While the Slovak star is placed higher by virtue of his two Speedway GP wins in Prague and Cardiff Holder is determined to overhaul his rival on long-time former Polish home track Torun he said: “I am super stoked to be on the podium again Legendary Danish club Vojens has been crowned FIM Speedway’s Local Organiser of the Year for 2022 after staging an unforgettable FIM Speedway of Nations – with just 19 days’ notice Vojens is the first winner of global promoter Discovery Sports Events’ new annual prize which will be given to one FIM Speedway local organiser which could honour anything from excellence and professionalism to those who deliver impressive improvements and innovation at their event As well as hosting the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 10 Vojens stepped in at the eleventh hour to stage four huge nights of FIM SON racing from July 27-30 as Australia saw off 14 other countries to win their first world team title since 2002 It was the first time the FIM SON had been staged at one venue across four straight nights as part of Discovery Sports Events’ vision to create a truly international festival of racing Working around the clock with just 19 days to prepare the Vojens team delivered an incredible tournament earning them the FIM Speedway Local Organiser of the Year title With Danish club Esbjerg withdrawing as FIM SON host in early July Vojens CEO Jacob Olsen insisted there was no way he would allow the prestigious event to be lost to Denmark I want Danish speedway to grow and be on the map with big events I also really want the Danish riders to do well with the whole history of success we have in Danish speedway “It would have been a big blow if this event had been taken out of Denmark to another nation I didn’t want the FIM SON to disappear out of the country “It all went quite crazy when (head of DSE) François Ribeiro called me 19 days before the Speedway of Nations It was very sad that Esbjerg couldn’t push through the event I was on holiday in Spain with my family and our company manager Helge Frimodt Pedersen was at his summer house Our stadium operator Jens Jorgen Forum was on holiday in the US I asked him if he would give us one day and then we would come back to him if we could do it We called the day after and said: ‘let’s go for it.’ Then the work really began “We have talked a lot about it since the event We can’t understand how we made the event so great We got so much respect from the FIM and Discovery for the work and effort we put into it I am very delighted for not only me and the company Olsen says the FIM Speedway Local Organiser of the Year award caps off a special 2022 season for Vojens He said: “I am very delighted to get the prize It’s quite special with Discovery coming on board and all these new things that are happening in the sport 2022 was quite a special season for us at Vojens The Speedway GP event was great – probably the best event we have had so far with everything Discovery brings – the fanzone and whole setup made it really fantastic The racing was some of the best we have had in Vojens for many years we won the Danish Championship with our league team Sønderjylland Elite Speedway It was history for us because that was the first time Vojens has ever won the championship in the Danish league “That gives us a bit of confidence and we have had an increase in crowds by about 30 percent said: “Staging an event with a year to plan and work on the arrangements is no easy task To deliver the FIM Speedway of Nations – four nights of racing with just 19 days to make it happen is astonishing “With vast experience of staging big events and their incredible professionalism we had every confidence Vojens could deliver a successful FIM SON and we were all rewarded with some epic racing and also a big thank you to all of our local organisers who work so hard to make FIM Speedway events possible.” Vojens is set to stage two high-stakes nights of racing in September with the penultimate round of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series taking place there on Saturday when this year’s FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion will be crowned at the FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens – the final round of the SGP2 series “This is going to be a big year too,” Olsen said We are delighted that we are going to have SGP2 in Vojens on the Friday We have some really good Danish riders coming through and we are also very happy we can crown the world champion in SGP2 here “We have three really good Danish riders in Speedway GP this year with Leon Madsen as last year’s runner-up and Anders Thomsen and Mikkel Michelsen who have a bit more experience in the series now “I think Denmark will be very strong in the coming season and with Nicki Pedersen coming in as team manager I think it’s one of the best moves we have made in the sport for a long time.” Polish star Mateusz Cierniak bids to sign off a stellar junior career with back-to-back FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championships in the Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens tonight As part of their 10-yeavision for FIM Speedway Discovery Sports is showcasing world speedway’s next generation of stars From the brand-new 190cc class launched this summer by six-time FIM Speedway world champion Tony Rickardsson to the SGP3 250cc class for under-16s and SGP2 for speedway’s top under-21 talents the sport’s next generation now has the chance to climb the pyramid into the Speedway GP World Championship while racing at the sport’s biggest arenas Friday’s event sees the SGP2 class of 2023 battle it out at Denmark’s national speedway stadium in the third and final event of the three-round FIM SGP2 series the Lublin and Lejonen ace has taken victory in the opening two rounds – achieving his most recent win at the KGHM FIM SGP2 of Poland – Gorzow with a sensational seven-ride maximum on June 23 Cierniak holds a 10-point advantage over Australian Under-21 champion Keynan Rew in second and Polish Under-21 champion Bartlomiej Kowalski in third – both of whom have 30 points This means reaching the final or finishing third in one of the semis would be enough to see Cierniak become a double SGP2 champion in what will be his final FIM Speedway event as an under-21 rider He has already sealed DeWalt FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 gold with Poland in the sport’s under-21 team championship in Riga on August 11 and now he is bidding to complete a stunning FIM Speedway Under-21 individual and team championship double for the second straight season Cierniak has finished on the podium in all six FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship events he has contested since 2021 as well as registering a second and a third place Rew and Kowalski will be poised to try and capitalise Kowalski finished second at this year’s opening round in Prague on June 2 with Rew taking the runner-up spot in Gorzow last time They also face competition in the race for the rostrum from Danish young gun Emil Breum who is fourth in the standings on 26 points The Esbjerg rider was leading the final at round two in Gorzow only for Cierniak to fight his way through for victory with Rew sneaking past for second place on the final turn But with just four points separating him from Rew and Kowalski in second and third will also be in the hunt for a podium finish Breum was crowned Danish Under-21 champion in Holsted last Friday and he is joined in flying the home flag by national junior championship runner-up Esben Hjerrild with fourth-placed Nicolai Heiselberg also in action at Vojens Hjerrild and Vojens wild card Jesper Knudsen teamed up to win DeWalt FIM SON2 silver in Riga but it will be every Dane for himself in Vojens 2023 JØRGEN HANSEN BILER FIM SGP2 OF DENMARK – VOJENS LINE-UP (in FIM ranking order with rider numbers): 161 Emil Breum (Denmark) 785 Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine – substitute for 118 Gustav Grahn) 17 William Drejer (Denmark – first track reserve) 18 Bastian Pedersen (Denmark – second track reserve) FIM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (SGP2) STANDINGS: 1 Mateusz Cierniak 40 Enjoy the first of two action-packed afternoons in Vojens at Friday’s Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens fanzone with all of the 2023 FIM SGP2 riders signing autographs from 16:30 CET.  Fans can grab a photo with the Speedway GP trophy A collection of Erik Gundersen’s bikes will be on display with the legendary triple world champion taking part in a Q&A at 17:30 CET There will be a chance to win FIM Speedway prizes with quizzes on the big screen at 17:45 CET drink and official merchandise will be available for purchase WHERE TO WATCH: Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens – Friday Coverage can be enjoyed via discovery+ and the Eurosport App in markets where these are available ·      Poland – Eurosport Extra ·      Across the Baltics – Go3 ·      United States of America / Canada / New Zealand: Recast: www.recast.tv/fimspeedway Slovenian star Matej Zagar zoomed to 12 points for Sønderjylland Elite Speedway as the Vojens club won its first Danish Speedwayligaen title since its relaunch League racing returned to the Vojens Speedway Center in 2021 after a 10-year break and the club narrowly missed out on the title last year But they made no mistake on home shale this time around as Zagar led SES to victory in the Super Final on 42 points Holsted (30) and Esbjerg (29) in the four-team tournament was backed up by a 10-point haul from Danish international Nicolai Klindt while Mads Hansen followed up his Speedway GP debut in Malilla on Saturday with eight points SGP2 star Benjamin Basso and Jesper Knudsen scored six each Former Speedway GP winner Michael Jepsen Jensen led the Slangerup scoring on 11 points in the injured Mikkel Michelsen’s absence Vojens Speedway GP wild card Rasmus Jensen and former Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell topped the Holsted scorechart on nine apiece Former Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen and Grzegorz Zengota collected nine each for Esbjerg Danish racer Leon Madsen hopes to build on his Vojens Speedway GP magic by racing a full season for Sonderjylland Elite Speedway in 2024 Madsen agreed a late-season deal with Vojens Speedway Center’s Danish Speedwayligaen team SES following injuries to both Anders Thomsen and Nicolai Klindt The move was made in a bid to gain him some extra track time at the venue ahead of the 2023 DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens and it paid off spectacularly as Madsen sent Vojens wild with a popular home win Now he’s determined to become even better on Denmark’s national speedway track as he joins former Speedway GP rival Thomsen plus Australia’s Keynan Rew and Poland’s Marcin Nowak in going for title glory with SES He said: “I would love to win team gold with SES next year Jacob Olsen and I have developed a good collaboration “My chances of winning the SGP are also increased with the association with SES because in the past tracks like Vojens have not been my best.  and I might not have won the Danish Grand Prix in 2023 if I hadn’t had races for SES before the Grand Prix.” Vojens boss Jacob Olsen is pleased to see Madsen racing on in Denmark in 2024 He said: “It is great that the country’s biggest international profile is also going to compete in the Danish league I think we will have a very exciting season in 2024 and personally I would very much like to contribute to Leon Madsen becoming our next world champion which will also rub off on the entire SES squad.” Double FIM SGP2 world champion Mateusz Cierniak admits he feared he would “lose everything” after holding on to retain his FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship in dramatic style in Vojens Cierniak led an unforgettable Polish one-two-three on 49 points with Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens winner Damian Ratajczak who topped the podium in the final round to snatch silver on 45 Bartlomiej Kowalski took the bronze medal on 42 – pipping Australian Under-21 champion Keynan Rew (41) to third place by one point Lublin and Lejonen racer Cierniak went into the Vojens round with a 10-point lead over Rew and Kowalski and the Tarnow-born star just needed to avoid last place in semi-final one to seal the SGP2 crown But disaster struck when Cierniak’s front wheel caught the bottom tape with referee Craig Ackroyd forced to disqualify him from the re-run Victory in the final for either Rew or Kowalski would have seen the title snatched away from Cierniak who won the opening two rounds in Prague and Gorzow – the second of those with a sensational seven-ride maximum But both riders finished third in their semi-final missing out on qualification for the final The 20-year-old is only the fourth double FIM Speedway Under-21 world champion in history following in the footsteps of former world No.3 Emil Sayfutdinov Aussie icon Darcy Ward and Polish star Maksym Drabik Despite being tipped as red-hot favourite to grab gold Cierniak feared his tapes slip-up had cost him junior speedway’s biggest prize.  He said: “Everyone was telling me over the last few weeks No-one will take this from you.’ But I was telling everyone this very short moment before the tapes went up in the semi-final was very long waiting and maybe I was a little bit too nervous I hit one tape in this heat and now it’s possible to lose everything.’ For sure luck smiled on me and Bartek and Keynan had pressure too They knew what was at stake and now I have been working for all season.”  Cierniak graduates from the under-21 class at the end of this season and is now setting his sights on Speedway GP qualification in the years to come But he is not ready to rush such a big step in his burgeoning career he admitted: “Of course I want to be there but now I don’t think I have enough experience Reaching Speedway GP would pit Cierniak against Zmarzlik who could become a four-time world champion in Saturday’s DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens broke off from his preparations to support Cierniak in the SGP2 pits Cierniak was pleased to have his Lublin and Lejonen teammate’s input through the biggest meeting of his career so far as he benefitted from the experience of performing on the same stage the Speedway GP stars will grace on Saturday He said: “We speak about everything during the meeting We were speaking about what we must do and what we can do with the bike Cierniak was delighted to share the podium with international teammates Ratajczak and Kowalski “Bartek and I started racing together in Tarnow It’s very good to stand on the same World Championship podium as him I also want to say congratulations to Damian “It’s great for the national team and our country and it’s beautiful for Polish speedway Ratajczak was delighted to realise a racing dream and become an FIM SGP2 silver medallist Being here was my goal when I started to race speedway Kowalski had a very turbulent day after crashing during the Vojens practice session early on Friday afternoon so he’s elated to have bagged the bronze medal I would have taken a bronze medal after the practice session for sure so I am very happy that I am sitting here with the bronze medal.  “We have a Polish podium tonight with Mateusz and Damian I remember when I started racing with Mateusz in Tarnow We were both 12 years old and that was a great time It’s great to be together again on the Polish podium.”  Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens runner-up Casper Henriksson was delighted to end his series with a second straight final appearance – taking fifth place in the championship This was some feat after he scored just one point at round one in Prague He said: “Of course it’s better to think about this meeting than the first one I got better and better and I am really happy with the result now “I have taken slow steps every time and in every meeting It’s going the right way and hopefully it stays that way.”  Danish racer William Drejer started the night as first track reserve – meaning he would only race in the event of the main 16 riders in the field suffering an injury or committing a starting offence He scored eight points from four rides – one outing less than the main 16 – to book his place in the semi-finals before charging to a jaw-dropping third place in the final Drejer was stunned to have played such a stellar role in the meeting “Danish team manager Nicki Pedersen told me to do my best to make the starts I tried to do that and hopefully I did it well Getting into SGP2 is my goal for next year.” An epic weekend of racing continues with the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday night.  Former Speedway GP stars Niels-Kristian Iversen Peter Kildemand and Michael Jepsen Jensen are among the riders bidding for places in this season’s SGP qualifications rounds at Vojens on April 5 Four places in the FIM’s international qualifying rounds will be up for grabs in Denmark’s national qualifier with new national coach Nicki Pedersen set to offer one additional wild card place The country’s entrants for the Speedway European Championship qualifiers will also be decided at the Vojens event It’s unclear whether the top four will contest both the SGP and SEC qualifiers as some riders opt not to do both Mikkel Michelsen and Anders Thomsen will not take part in the qualifiers and must therefore secure a top-six finish in this season’s Speedway GP World Championship to be sure of their places in the 2024 SGP series But Madsen is already guaranteed a place in the SEC series after being crowned champion in 2022 while fellow two-time European champion Michelsen joins him after taking the bronze medal the SEC champion will be handed an automatic place in the 2024 Speedway GP series giving both riders an added incentive to push for European title No.3 Kildemand and Jepsen Jensen will all fight for Speedway GP returns at FIM Danish Speedway GP venue Vojens while Danish champion Rasmus Jensen and fellow Danish international Frederik Jakobsen will be among the favourites Last year’s SGP2 star Benjamin Basso is in the running along with 2021 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship runner-up Mads Hansen Jesper Knudsen and Matias Nielsen complete the field with Patrick Hansen and Claus Vissing named as reserves The four qualifiers and wild card enter the FIM’s international SGP qualification rounds on May 27 or 29 with the top riders advancing to the FIM GP Challenge at Swedish venue Gislaved on August 19 The top three riders there will be guaranteed places in the 2024 Speedway GP series Polish racer Bartosz Zmarzlik was delighted to defy another of his most testing FIM Speedway Grand Prix tracks to edge closer to his third Speedway GP world title in four years at Vojens on Saturday night The double world champion topped the podium in the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens winning a hard-fought final ahead of Great Britain hero Robert Lambert third-placed Danish star Leon Madsen and fourth-placed Polish racer Patryk Dudek Zmarzlik collected his second Speedway GP win of 2022 in front of a 12,451-strong crowd at a packed Vojens Speedway Center adding to his triumph at the opening round in Croatia This moves him a massive 20 points clear of second-placed Madsen ahead of the penultimate round of the season – the Kaeser FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla next Saturday If Zmarzlik leaves Sweden’s biggest speedway event 21 points or more clear of his nearest rival he will be crowned world champion with a round to spare Zmarzlik’s best two rounds of 2022 have come on two of Speedway GP’s tightest and most technically-challenging tracks While he claims Vojens isn’t his favourite circuit on the calendar two wins and a second place in three appearances at Denmark’s home of speedway suggest it suits him well The elated Gorzow star said: “I don’t love this track because this is a very hard track There was only one other winner from gate three Zmarzlik set a new career milestone in Vojens as he achieved his 1,000th Speedway GP championship point He is now on 1,013 from 75 appearances on the sport’s biggest stage Having achieved at least 12 points in all eight rounds so far this season Zmarzlik is pleased with a consistent campaign He said: “Every time this season I have wanted to win but not every round has been as good as this one I am fully focused on every meeting and every heat to score good points “I am very happy about what I have done here all the fans and especially the Polish guys I would like to thank my sponsors and family Zmarzlik made a forceful move to overhaul Lambert on the opening lap of the final shifting his body position furiously to get maximum traction and fly past the Brit Recalling the moment he surged to the front he said: “I was just thinking about my bike and what I must do to make it pull more I just sat back on my seat as much as I could and made sure my bike had good traction but I heard Robert and then knew I was in front.” where he topped the podium in both 2017 and 2021 While he also has the final round in home country Torun on October 1 to complete his title mission the Pole insists he has his sights set solely on the penultimate Speedway GP He said: “I am just fully focused for another round in Malilla and what to do in terms of my engines and setups My first plan is to do a good job in Malilla and score some really good points.” Runner-up Lambert was gutted to run out of room as he achieved his best-ever Speedway GP result only to fall agonisingly short of his maiden victory Lambert said: “I was going for the win and we both went for the same bit of track It’s close racing and with a couple more centimetres But I am happy with a second place and that’s another step forwards after finishing third in Wroclaw.” Two straight Speedway GP podiums have fired Lambert up to fifth place in the standings on 86 points – just five behind Dan Bewley in third – as the Norfolk racer makes a late surge for the medal spots Lambert admits finishing in the top six would justify the SGP Commission’s decision to give him a permanent wild card for 2022 He said: “The goal is to get into the top six and prove the point to the guys who gave me the wild card that I deserved my spot Obviously anything can happen in the last two rounds There is still racing to do and we will see where we finish after Torun.” Lambert delivered a fitting performance on the weekend the United Kingdom mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with everyone at Vojens observing a period of silence ahead of racing and no champagne celebrations as a mark of respect for the monarch’s 70 years of service The former European champion wishes he could have picked up a win on a tough weekend for his country Obviously it is very sad news and you could see we had the moment of silence and no champagne That was very respectful on Discovery’s side “I think everyone appreciated that and it was a great gesture in the Royal Family’s time of mourning.” Third-placed Madsen was delighted with his first-ever Vojens Speedway GP final but was gutted to see Zmarzlik extend his lead from 16 points to 20 as he continues to work towards a title challenge in 2023 The Dane said: “It was nice to finally be in the final here in Vojens It was nice to give something back to all the fans who come and cheer for us It was not so nice to see Bartek make such a good start from gate three “I did my best and it was definitely a step in the right direction I feel we are going in the right direction with the things we are trying now “We have the opportunity to test something given the points gap to Bartek so hopefully it will give me an advantage and I can come out next season even stronger and be at the top “If I can perform like this on a track like Vojens I’m sure it’s going to be a whole different battle next year.” SPEEDWAY GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 128 SPONSORED BY ECCO SCORES: 1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 20 SønderjyskE Vojens will return to the Champions Hockey League for the first time since 2015/16 after winning the 2020 IIHF Continental Cup The Danish side secured the trophy in their final game thanks to a 3-1 win against Poland's Comarch Cracovia, putting them into an unassailable position at the top of the four-team group. SønderjyskE beat Nottingham on penalty shots on Friday night before beating Neman Grodno in overtime on Saturday to set up the chance of lifting the trophy on Sunday afternoon the team from Vojens lost out to IFK Helsinki in a shootout to get their first CHL points before winning 4-3 in Krefeld  In 2015/16 they beat Red Bull Salzburg 4-1 at home before narrowly losing out to HV71 "I congratulate SønderjyskE Vojens on their extraordinary performance in order to win the IIHF Continental Cup as the first Danish team," said CHL CEO Martin Baumann "I'm excited to welcome back their team and organisation to the Champions Hockey League - and of course their fanbase too." Denmark's Metal Ligaen now receives an additional place in the 2020/21 Champions Hockey League If SønderjyskE win the Danish national championship then the additional CHL place for Denmark will be awarded to the Regular Season Winners or Runners-Up in case SønderjyskE also win the Regular Season Triple Speedway GP world champion Tai Woffinden and Maciej Janowski have both withdrawn from the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on Saturday due to injury Czech racer Jan Kvech and German star Kai Huckenbeck are both called into the event – making their first Speedway GP appearances outside of their home countries Woffinden underwent surgery after suffering a broken hand in the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on September 2 Despite intense rehabilitation work following his operation the penultimate Speedway GP round of 2023 comes too soon for him Janowski sustained a broken ankle in a freak accident during Wroclaw’s PGE Ekstraliga play-off semi-final His clutch malfunctioned at the tapes just before the riders were placed under starter’s orders with Janowski’s bike looping and landing on his ankle Janowski underwent successful surgery in Poznan on Monday and has set his sights on a rapid return With first substitute rider Andzejs Lebedevs of Latvia already in Saturday’s line-up as a replacement for injured Danish star Anders Thomsen It will be a hugely valuable experience for Kvech who finished fifth at the FIM GP Challenge – the final round of the 2024 Speedway GP qualifiers – in Gislaved on August 19 If Challenge top two Jason Doyle and Martin Vaculik retain their places in the 2023 Speedway GP top six Kvech will become a full-time SGP rider next year Janowski’s place is taken by third substitute Huckenbeck who raced as Wölk FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Teterow wild card this season and previously raced for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway Woffinden and Janowski a successful and speedy recovery Speedway GP star Anders Thomsen insists he’s focused on a huge week of racing as he prepares to defend his Danish Championship and go for Gorzow glory – just days after being knocked out on the track in Denmark Thomsen crashed with European champion Mikkel Michelsen at a Danish Speedwayligaen match in Vojens last Wednesday The incident left Michelsen nursing a knee injury and he has withdrawn from the Danish Final at Holsted on Wednesday night as he undergoes intense rehabilitation in a bid to be fit for the 3W FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow this Saturday Thomsen made a track comeback for Polish club Gorzow last Sunday scoring nine paid 10 points just days after being left unconscious following the crash He is also combining rest and rehabilitation in his quest to compete for what could be a third straight Danish Championship on Wednesday night before he lines up on his Polish home track seeking his third Speedway GP final Thomsen has received plenty of support from Stal Gorzow in his quest to recover He said: “I have been working pretty hard with REHAkompleks in Gorzow to get fit and get back on the bike that’s why I was not really on fire on Sunday But I was in the points and I am pretty satisfied with that but I feel like I can handle the bike well so I will relax over the next couple of days and my head is focused for the Danish Final and also the Gorzow Speedway GP.” Thomsen admits he was “sleeping on the track for 10 or 15 minutes” after his crash with Michelsen But he insists he wasn’t rushed back into action by Stal Gorzow and was happy to return to racing on Sunday afternoon He said: “I only had a headache the day after I spoke with the doctor about whether it was safe to ride and he said ‘if you feel good I would have only ridden a few heats because we have eight riders on the team and Wiktor Jasinski could have taken over from me But I was feeling alright to do all five heats He was there every time I had my treatment and he said ‘Anders Your health is more important.’ There really is no pressure on riders to get back into the squad “I want to say a big thank you to REHAkompleks in Gorzow for getting me back on track and also to Stal Gorzow.” Danish team manager Hans Nielsen is hungry for his first FIM Speedway of Nations gold medal as Vojens Speedway Center stages its biggest pairs event since 1979 from July 27-30 Four-time individual world champion Nielsen joined forces with triple world champion Ole Olsen who built Vojens and put Denmark on the world speedway map to win the 1979 FIM World Pairs Championship at the venue Nielsen went on to win the World Pairs six years in a row from 1986 until 1991 partnering triple world champion Erik Gundersen for the first four victories before winning the last two with 1991 world champion Jan O Pedersen Nielsen also won a record-breaking 11 FIM World Team Cups as a rider but the great man is still waiting for his first gold medal since he took over as Danish boss in 2016 He’s hungry to deliver it when his Danish side lines up in the FIM SON Final on Saturday which has hosted 15 Speedway GPs and four FIM Speedway World Cup Finals stages its biggest pairs event in 43 years Nielsen said: “This is my sixth year as a manager and we haven’t won the SON yet it would be really fitting to win it this year “It has been a while since we had the World Pairs in Denmark in 1979 We won it here that year and we have had some good teams since “It’s great that we have both the SON and the Speedway World Cup The World Cup with four riders and a reserve is always great But the benefit of the SON system is you have more nations involved and it is nice to see other countries becoming quite good like Latvia and France It means we have more teams and it makes the world of speedway more open.” While team riding is banned in Speedway GP – an individual world championship – it is encouraged in the FIM SON as team mates work together to ensure their country scores big and avoids last places Nielsen admits he perfected the art of pairs racing in the UK “We were lucky enough to ride in Britain for so many years,” he said Erik Gundersen and Jan O Pedersen all rode in the UK too and there is a lot more focus there on team riding there – well You learned that by racing in the British league “Not so many of our riders race in the British league now But most of the Danish boys know how to team ride we have it on the agenda – riding in pairs Most of the guys do ride for a team somewhere “Team riding is a fun part of the SON for the public as well When you only had one rider from each team on the track at a time in the SWC Now you do with SON and it’s an added attraction I think.” Vojens Speedway Centre stages four straight nights of epic FIM SON action next week Reigning champions Great Britain launch their title defence in Semi-Final 2 on Thursday The top three nations from each Semi-Final join hosts Denmark in the FIM SON Final on Saturday with the Danish Under-21 team competing in SON2 against Poland Tickets for all four nights of the FIM SON are available online now. Secure your place at Vojens here: https://www.billetlugen.dk/eventseries/3187803/?affiliate=WW2 Head Coach Rikard Grönborg is expecting a difficult test in their season opener Since I’ve coached against the Danish national team and I expect very hard competition.” he opened With a new format in place this year as the competition starts with the Round of 32 instead of the usual Group Stage something Grönborg knows he’ll have to be prepared for but we feel that every team is qualified to be in the knock-out games and hence the “fun” starts immediately," he said Places in the CHL are always a huge point of pride for the competing clubs and that’s no different for Zurich "We have worked out extremely hard this summer because we felt that we didn’t’ get the opportunity to finish out last season the way we wanted But something we did accomplish was to qualify for the CHL We feel a huge pride in representing not only our National League but also Zurich and all our fans in Europe With that pride we also see it as a responsibility to prepare the best way we can," said Grönborg it’s been a while since they last participated in the CHL with their last appearance in the 2015/16 season They qualified following their success at last year’s Continental Cup to book their third appearance in the CHL SønderjyskE will be lead for a third season straight by Head Coach Mario Simioni and he spoke about how proud the organisation is to be returning to the CHL “I would first have to say that we are very happy to be participating in the CHL last season’s team played extremely well in the Continental Cup to win it all We are the first Danish team to do so and are a very proud organization!" is to have every player on our Team to play his best hockey of the season at that point of the season," said Simioni Coming into the opening round as underdogs he's under no illusion of the difficult challenge that awaits them “It will be a very difficult task for our team but like any adversary you play against in order to have a chance of winning you need to believe that you can do it Simioni and his squad are excited ahead of their return this season and know how exciting it is for the fans as well "Obviously we are all very excited about being in the CHL. It is the 3rd time for Sonderjyske." "Our supporters, fans and sponsors are all proud of the team's accomplishments and are all very positive and enthusiastic about being able to watch hockey at the highest level being played in Vojens!" finished Simioni Former Danish champion Rasmus Jensen gets the chance to build on his impressive FIM Speedway Grand Prix debut in 2022 when he returns as DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens wild card Jensen lines up in the famous No.16 race jacket at Denmark’s national speedway stadium on Saturday the iconic track also stages the Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday The grand finale of the 2023 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship sees local Danish star Jesper Knudsen compete as wild card on a night when Poland’s Mateusz Cierniak needs just 11 points or more to become only the fourth double World Under-21 champion in the sport’s history Following the SGP2 event on the Saturday night Jensen takes on the sport’s biggest stars including Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik who could also make history and seal his fourth Speedway GP World Championship at Vojens Zmarzlik won the 2022 FIM Danish Speedway GP but Jensen also impressed – reaching the semi-finals on his first-ever SGP appearance leaving with a very healthy 12 championship points It was the best wild-card performance of last year and Jensen He has already starred for his country in this summer’s Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final in Wroclaw on July 29 topping the Danish score chart on 13 points as a team managed by triple Speedway GP world champion Nicki Pedersen won the bronze medals in Poland Jensen is joined in the Speedway GP event by track reserves Mads Hansen and Benjamin Basso who line up in the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively They will race if any of the main 16 riders are forced out of a heat due to injury Both men race for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway in the Danish Speedwayligaen Local favourite Hansen was runner-up in the 2021 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship and Basso took fifth place in last year’s competition The Jørgen Hansen Biler FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on Friday September 15 sees Jesper Knudsen – also a Sønderjylland Elite Speedway rider – don the No.16 race jacket to take on the world’s top under-21 riders He featured for Denmark in the 2023 DeWalt FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 event in Riga on August 11 He was crowned 2019 FIM Speedway Youth world champion at 250cc level – the competition now known as SGP3 – winning the title two years after his older brother Jonas Jesper will hope to make the most of his home-track knowledge as he joins fellow Danish talents and SON2 teammates Emil Breum and Esben Hjerrild in Vojens Medal contender Breum is currently fourth in the SGP2 standings on 26 points – just four short of second-placed Aussie rider Keynan Rew and Poland’s third-placed Bartlomiej Kowalski The SGP2 track reserve spots go to No.17 William Drejer and No.18 Bastian Pedersen – nephew of Speedway GP legend Nicki Tickets for Vojens’ epic FIM Speedway double-header on Friday September 16 are still available online.  For Speedway GP tickets, CLICK HERE. And for SGP2, BUY HERE. FIM Speedway fans can start securing their places at the 2024 Speedway GP events with Warsaw Next year’s FIM Speedway calendar was unveiled on Friday with the Speedway GP title race set to be contested over 11 epic rounds with the FIM Speedway of Nations returning to Britain’s National Speedway Stadium in Manchester from July 9-13 Tickets for the Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw on May 11 are already on sale Four-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik bids to build on his first Warsaw final appearance in 2023 and he will be joined at PGE Narodowy by SGP full-time debutants Szymon Wozniak and Dominik Kubera Secure your seats online from 39 PLN here now: https://www.kupbilet.pl/sgp2024/opis, or for more details, visit: https://sgpnarodowy.pl/bilety/ Tickets for the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on June 1 are also available now as the storied Marketa Stadium stages its record-breaking 30th Speedway GP event Slovak star Martin Vaculik has won the last two FIM Czech Speedway GPs and will bid to complete an heroic hat-trick in the city where he first experienced SGP action as a child He will be joined by Prague’s home hero Jan Kvech – Czech Republic’s first full-time Speedway GP rider since 2008 Secure your spot at Marketa Stadium here now: https://www.ticketportal.cz/event/2024-FIM-SPEEDWAY-GRAND-PRIX-OF-CZECH-REPUBLIC  Tickets for the penultimate round of the 2024 Speedway GP series the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 14 are also on sale now Two-time Speedway GP silver medallist Leon Madsen sent the famous Vojens Speedway Center wild with an unforgettable victory last September and he will be bidding to repeat the feat next year with triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen also flying the Danish flag Book your place at trackside for Denmark’s biggest speedway event here now: https://www.billetlugen.dk/campaign/speedway-grandprix Follow FIMSpeedway.com and @SpeedwayGP social media throughout the coming months as more FIM Speedway tickets are released.  For more details of the 2024 Speedway GP events, click here: https://www.fimspeedway.com/sgp/calendar  As speedway toasts its 100th anniversary season FIMSpeedway.com looks back at the top five moments celebrated at each of our 2023 FIM Speedway venues we feature the iconic Vojens Speedway Center – Denmark’s home of speedway and venue for the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 16 NIELSEN TRIUMPHS IN SPEEDWAY GP’S DEBUT SEASON (1995) After losing out on FIM Speedway World Championship gold in a run-off with Tony Rickardsson and Craig Boyce in the last-ever World Final at Vojens in 1994 Hans Nielsen entered the new Speedway GP series determined to make even more history With three World Final wins already under his belt he clinched championship No.4 and the first world title of the Speedway GP era And he also topped the box in front of his home fans at Vojens on September 9 The Professor set the standards alongside arch-rival Erik Gundersen in the 1980s and it was only fitting that he did the same as the sport’s World Championship reverted to a series instead of being decided by a one-day a final Nielsen retired in 1999 but claimed one last FIM Danish Speedway GP win at Vojens in 1998 before saying farewell to the sport from the Speedway GP rostrum there with a World Championship bronze medal in 1999 With a record 22 individual and team world titles he goes down as one of the all-time greats Vojens has provided the stage as numerous stars of the sport made history and two American sensations both inked their name in racing folklore at Denmark’s national speedway stadium Billy Hamill upstaged home hero Nielsen in 1996 winning the FIM Danish Speedway GP to lift the Speedway GP world title Only victory in the final would have been enough after Nielsen won the B final to claim 14 points but Hamill got his hands on the 25 he needed after beating Mark Loram Greg Hancock and Sam Ermolenko in the A final Hamill then shared the Speedway GP World Championship podium with Hancock in 1997 winning silver as Grin led an unforgettable American one-two on the Vojens rostrum Hancock also won two Speedway GP rounds at Vojens – the FIM Danish Speedway GP in 2000 and the 2011 FIM Nordic Speedway GP The second of those tightened his grip on a second world title which he clinched in Croatia – 14 years after lifting his first at Vojens and the 2012 FIM Nordic Speedway GP saw Michael Jepsen Jensen send the home fans wild while leaving national icon Nicki Pedersen heartbroken The triple world champion was leading the final and on course for what would have been his first Speedway GP win on Danish shale That was until MJJ blasted up the inside as they entered the back straight for the last time One magnificent burst of speed carried the young gun to the front and saw him top the podium in the year he also won the Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup with Denmark and the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship he may have had the momentum needed to pip Chris Holder to the 2012 Speedway GP world title But a fourth World Championship and a Speedway GP win in Denmark continue to elude him Relive MJJ’s win HERE. Having won the FIM Speedway World Pairs alongside Per Jonsson at Vojens in 1993 before clinching his first world title in the last-ever FIM Speedway World Final at Vojens in 1994 Rickardsson turned a venue universally loved by Swedish riders into something of a home track Aside from his second title winning season in 1998 when he finished third at the FIM Danish Speedway GP Rickardsson powered to victories in the 1999 2001 and 2002 events at Vojens as he piled up the Speedway GP World Championship gold medals It almost seemed as if a Rickardsson title win wasn’t complete without a Danish victory and he topped the podium at Copenhagen’s PARKEN stadium in 2005 on his way to title No.6 Polish great Tomasz Gollob enjoyed an unforgettable 2010 season as he ended his country’s 37-year wait for a world title and finally took his rightful place in the sport’s most elite club Gollob took a major stride towards sealing Speedway GP gold when he powered to victory in the FIM Nordic Speedway GP with the holy grail of a seven-ride It was his second Speedway GP maximum of the season after he also won all seven heats in Torun but victory at Vojens turbocharged his title challenge as he put both hands on the trophy at the FIM Italian Speedway GP in Terenzano just two weeks later Gollob’s FIM Nordic Speedway GP win wasn’t his only big win at Vojens that year He also lifted the FIM Speedway World Cup with Poland – one of five FIM SWC wins with his country Relive Gollob’s 2010 Vojens final win HERE. Head to Vojens to witness more iconic moments on Saturday, September 16, with the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship-deciding FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens also taking place on Friday, September 15. Tickets are on sale HERE now. Danish racer Leon Madsen bids to set up an epic finish to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix world title race as the sport’s top stars line up in the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens Round eight of the Speedway GP series comes to the legendary Vojens Speedway Center as the fight for the sport’s biggest prizes reaches its climax with three SGP rounds set for the next four weekends The championship battle picks up pace in Denmark this weekend with Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik leading the charge on 108 points – 16 clear of Madsen before taking second spot in the Danish event here last year He will be determined to deliver a big performance on a track where Madsen is fighting for his first-ever final appearance Denmark’s former European champion finished second at the Betard FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw on August 27 to narrow Zmarzlik’s lead from 22 points to 16 But he will need another big performance to pile the pressure on the Pole ahead of the final two rounds at Swedish track Malilla on September 17 and Polish venue Torun on October 1 Madsen could also come under pressure from in-form Great Britain racer Dan Bewley who has surged from 11th place to third in the standings after back-to-back victories in Cardiff (August 13) and Wroclaw Bewley has 84 points – 40 of them won in the last two rounds – putting him just eight behind Madsen in the battle for silver and 24 short of Zmarzlik If he can take his red-hot summer form into the autumn he could end his debut season on the sport’s biggest stage with a medal – possibly even silver or gold sponsored by ECCO takes place at Vojens Speedway Center – one of the nation’s most storied motorsport venues Built by triple world champion Ole Olsen to give speedway a grand stage in his homeland Vojens has established itself as Denmark’s national speedway stadium It was the venue for the last-ever FIM Speedway World Final in 1994 before the Speedway GP series was launched in 1995 This will be the 16th SGP event to be staged at Vojens Some of the sport’s biggest team events have also been hosted at the South Jutland circuit Vojens played host to the 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations – the sport’s team world championship That week saw Australia carry off their first team world title since 2002 but it will be every rider for himself in this weekend’s FIM Danish Speedway GP Madsen is joined in the FIM Danish Speedway GP sponsored by ECCO by fellow countrymen Mikkel Michelsen and Rasmus Jensen Reigning European champion Michelsen is currently ninth in the Speedway GP World Championship on 61 points – nine short of Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren who holds the sixth and final automatic qualifying place for the 2023 series Michelsen’s qualification quest suffered a sizeable setback last Friday During the warm-up for his Polish club Lublin’s PGE Ekstraliga semi-final Michelsen’s machine picked up drive unexpectedly with the bike landing hard on his left ankle but will hope a few days of intense rehabilitation ahead of the FIM Danish Speedway GP sponsored by ECCO will leave him in better shape for Vojens wild card Jensen makes his Speedway GP debut in Vojens this weekend crowning a fine season which saw him become Danish champion in June and reach the FIM GP Challenge in Glasgow on August 20 – the final qualifying round for the 2023 Speedway GP series Jensen took sixth place with 10 points there and will bid to deliver an even bigger performance in what is undoubtedly the biggest meeting of his career so far The battle for places in the 2023 Speedway GP series could not be closer with just 19 points separating fourth-placed Polish star Patryk Dudek on 76 and 11th placed Aussie ace Jason Doyle The top six riders in the Speedway GP World Championship all secure qualification for next season with those places currently held by Zmarzlik (108 points) Maciej Janowski (74) and Fredrik Lindgren (70) Great Britain star Robert Lambert stepped up his qualification bid by reaching his first-ever podium in Wroclaw with compatriot Tai Woffinden eighth on 64 with Slovak star Martin Vaculik 10th on 58 Three riders have already guaranteed their spots for 2023 – Kim Nilsson of Sweden GB shooting star Bewley and Australia’s Jack Holder all booked qualification at the FIM GP Challenge They will be joined by the winner of the Speedway European Championship The lead is currently led by Poland’s Janusz Kolodziej going into the final round in Pardubice The 2023 Speedway GP line-up will be completed by five wild cards SPONSORED BY ECCO LINE-UP (in FIM ranking order with rider numbers): 95 Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia – substitute for 105 Benjamin Basso (Denmark – first track reserve) Emil Breum (Denmark – second track reserve) Fans can enjoy a full day of action and entertainment on and off the track at Vojens Speedway Center with the FIM Danish Speedway GP – Vojens the focus switches to the Vojens training track All of the Speedway GP riders will be taking part in an autograph session from 16:30 – the perfect opportunity to pick up a signature or a speedway selfie Fans can meet the Monster Energy athletes and grab some hero cards in the Monster Zone from 16:00 Monster Energy will be on hand with free drinks and lots of photo opportunities throughout the afternoon Fans can also enjoy mountain biking demonstration races at 15:30 17:10 and 18:10 as well as visit the UCI promotional booth Visitors can pose with one of Denmark’s F16 fighter jets throughout the day – or grab a photo with the FIM Speedway trophies and the brand-new We Love Speedway sign There’s also the chance to sit on a speedway bike and some vintage bikes on display There will also be quizzes and games on the big screen from 17:30 and face painting for kids throughout the afternoon as well as the chance to meet Vojens club mascot Felix Fans can pick up their brand-new SGP merchandise and food and drink will be available for purchase Fans with access to Discovery+ or the Eurosport App can enjoy full live coverage of all the FIM Speedway action this year a documentary series and other innovative features including live data such as rider heartbeat Linear coverage is also available in selected countries – see below for more details of where to watch BRITAIN: Live on Discovery+ and Eurosport 2 ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Discovery+ and Go3 SELECTED ASIAN MARKETS: Coverage on beIN SPORTS The 2022 FIM Speedway World Championship includes: April 30: Tehnix FIM Speedway GP of Croatia – Donji Kraljevec May 14: Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Warsaw May 28: Prague FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague June 4: Wölk FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Teterow June 25: 3W FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow August 13: FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff August 27: Betard FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw September 10: FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens September 17: Kaeser FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla October 1: FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun Danish shooting star Frederik Jakobsen has taken a step closer to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series after winning the country’s SGP qualifier at Vojens on Wednesday Jakobsen will now take his place in the Speedway GP international qualifiers after topping the podium on 14 points at Denmark’s national speedway stadium – venue for the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 16 Former Speedway GP rider Michael Jepsen Jensen also moved closer to securing a return to the sport’s elite after taking second place on 13 while 2021 FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship runner-up Mads Hansen was third on 11 Former world No.3 Niels-Kristian Iversen’s hopes of getting back into the Speedway GP series were boosted after he won a run-off for fourth place with Andreas Lyager to take the fourth guaranteed spot But Lyager will also enter the Speedway GP qualifiers after national coach Nicki Pedersen opted to hand him Denmark’s last spot in the international rounds as a wild card The international rounds take place at Slovakian circuit Zarnovica and Italian track Lonigo on May 27 with two further qualifiers at Hungarian venue Debrecen and German circuit Abensberg on May 29 The top three or four riders in these events advance to the FIM GP Challenge at Swedish club Gislaved – home of Bauhaus Elitserien team Lejonen – on August 19 The top three riders in one of world speedway’s hardest-fought meetings earn places in the 2024 Speedway GP series Denmark’s five qualified riders will also represent their nation in the Speedway European Championship qualifiers for this summer’s four-round series The European champion earns a guaranteed place in the 2024 Speedway GP series Last year’s title was won by Danish hero Leon Madsen But with the SEC champion also finishing second in Speedway GP the SGP spot Madsen earned for winning the continental title passed to a wild card Danish champion Rasmus Jensen crowns his biggest season so far by making his FIM Speedway Grand Prix debut after being named as wild card for the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens Jensen lines up in the famous No.16 race jacket on September 10 – and it’s set to be his biggest night of a stellar season which has seen him emerge as one Danish speedway brightest stars He stormed to Danish Championship glory at his home track Holsted on June 22 before earning a place in the five-man national squad for the FIM Speedway of Nations Final in Vojens just missing out on a spot in the starting line-up Jensen also took sixth place at the FIM GP Challenge in Glasgow last Saturday scoring 10 points and falling only three points short of certain qualification for the 2023 Speedway GP series and two adrift of a spot in the third-place run-off The 28-year-old has enjoyed a fine season across Europe He’s currently sixth in the Polish First Division average charts for Gdansk on 2.250 points per race Jensen also races for Dackarna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien He is joined in flying the home flag at Denmark’s biggest annual speedway event by Speedway GP duo Leon Madsen and Mikkel Michelsen with Latvian star Andzejs Lebedevs replacing injured home rider Anders Thomsen whose season was ended by a badly broken leg suffered at the FIM GP Challenge The Vojens line-up is completed by track reserves Benjamin Basso and Emil Breum who wear the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively Basso races for Vojens club Sønderjylland Elite Speedway and competes in the brand-new SGP2 series for the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship Breum races for Esbjerg in Denmark’s Speedwayligaen Tickets for the FIM Danish Speedway GP, sponsored by ECCO are still available online. Book your place at Denmark’s iconic home of speedway on September 10. Visit: https://www.billetlugen.dk/artist/danish-fim-speedway-grand-prix/?affiliate=WW2 Danish star Anders Thomsen took a step closer to regaining his FIM Speedway Grand Prix status after booking his place in the Speedway GP and Speedway European Championship qualifiers at Vojens on Tuesday Denmark’s national qualifier for the SGP and SEC international qualification rounds was won by Andreas Lyager on 13 points tying with 2022 Danish champion Rasmus Jensen before beating him in a run-off for second on the night as both men take their places in the qualifiers Former SGP2 rider Benjamin Basso made the cut on 10 points while Frederik Jakobsen won the fifth and final berth on offer triumphing in a run-off with Kevin Juhl Pedersen and Jonas Seifert-Salk after the trio tied on nine Former Speedway GP regulars Peter Kildemand and Michael Jepsen Jensen both fell short of qualification on eight and seven points respectively It was a tough night for former world No.3 Niels-Kristian Iversen and Jesper Knudsen Basso and Jakobsen will now advance to the Speedway GP qualifiers for the 2025 World Championship which take place in Abensberg (Germany) and Debrecen (Hungary) on May 20 and Lonigo (Italy) and Zarnovica (Slovakia) on May 25.  The top three or four riders in these qualifiers head to the FIM SGP Challenge at Czech track Pardubice on the city’s famous Golden Helmet weekend on October 4 when the top four riders will be guaranteed places in the 2025 Speedway GP series The top five in Vojens will also take their places in the Speedway European Championship qualifiers in early May with the leading riders advancing to the SEC Challenge at Latvian club Daugavpils on May 12 The top five riders there will join this year’s SEC line-up The winner of the SEC series earns automatic qualification for the 2025 Speedway GP World Championship Denmark’s current Speedway GP riders Leon Madsen and Mikkel Michelsen will not contest the SGP qualifiers but both are already certain of places in this season’s SEC field after Michelsen won his third European title in 2023 They are joined in the SEC line-up by fellow automatic qualifiers Janusz Kolodziej and Patryk Dudek of Poland who makes his full-time Speedway GP debut this season Denmark’s top riders will bid to take a step closer to the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series as Vojens Speedway Center hosts the nation’s Speedway GP and 2024 Speedway European Championship qualifier on April 16 Four places in the Speedway GP and SEC international qualifiers will be up for grabs at the home of the FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens with national coach Nicki Pedersen also set to nominate two wild cards in addition It is unclear whether Speedway GP duo Leon Madsen and Mikkel Michelsen will opt to take part or instead focus on their bid to gain automatic qualification for 2025 by finishing in this year’s Speedway GP World Championship top six.  Both riders also compete in the 2024 SEC series in which the European champion is guaranteed a spot in next year’s Speedway GP elite Michelsen claimed that place for this season by winning the 2023 SEC title – sealing a record-breaking third European crown that former Speedway GP winner Anders Thomsen will start his bid to regain his SGP spot in the Vojens qualifier with 2022 Danish champion Rasmus Jensen also set to be among the contenders The Speedway GP international qualifiers for the 2025 series take place at German track Abensberg and Hungarian circuit Debrecen on May 20 with Italian venue Lonigo and Slovak track Zarnovica staging two more rounds on May 25.  The top riders from these meetings will line up in the FIM GP Challenge on Czech track Pardubice’s iconic Golden Helmet weekend on Friday where the top three riders qualify for the 2025 Speedway GP series The SEC qualifiers for the 2024 series get underway at Debrecen and Austrian venue Mureck on May 1 with two more rounds at German track Stralsund and former FIM Slovenian Speedway GP venue Krsko on May 4.  The top riders in these events qualify for the SEC Challenge at former FIM Latvian Speedway GP circuit Daugavpils on May 12 where the leading five riders will seal places in this year’s SEC field VM i Speedway: Bartosz Zmarzlik snublende nær VM-titel efter sejr i Vojens Speedway GP'An amazing evening' - Zmarzlik thrilled with first win of season with victory in Malilla00:02:04|15/06/2024 at 23:24The championship leader extends his lead on top and takes his second Grand Prix win of the year LambertZmarzlik claims the win from gate 2 Lambert takes second on the night with Madsen in third Zmarzlik.Dudek opts for the inside gate with Lambert choosing the outside Madsen picks gate 2 with Zmarzlik left with gate 3.Semi-final 2 - Dudek MichelsenDudek and Zmarzlik are the next two through to the final Doyle tried to squeeze his way in but Zmarzlik was too strong Michelsen pull off track halfway through after falling to the back.Semi-final 1 - Madsen WoffindenDespite coming from the least desirable gate Lambert takes the win and is through to the final Madsen will follow him after taking second Back luck to Jensen and Woffinden who have been strong all night Zmarzlik picks gate 2 with Doyle left with gate 3.Semi-final draw 1 - Woffinden LambertWoffinden goes with the outside gate Jensen goes with gate 3 leaving gate 2 for Lambert.Top eight through to the semi-finalsTai WoffindenMikkel MichelsenPatryk DudekLeon MadsenBartosz ZmarzlikRasmus JensenRobert LambertJason DoyleHEAT 20 - Zmarzlik LambertBewley jumps before the tapes are up and he's been excluded His night is over and we won't be seeing him in the semi-finals Zmarzlik takes two points i second with Przedpelski in third WoffindenThe outside gate proved it's still the strongest with Woffinden flying out to the front Lebedevs crossed the line in second with Dudek in third Lindgren is left with no points from this heat JanowskiMadsen needed a win and stormed out of the gate to take it Fricke took second with Michelsen coming in third HolderHolder takes a win on his last try of the night but it won't be enough to take him to the semi's Jensen took second but Doyle nearly took it from him on the last corner Standings after 16 heatsWith just one heat left for each rider Michelsen and Dudek are on 10 points and are through to the semi-finals The other six places are yet to be determined 1 - Mikkel Michelsen 10pts2 - Patryk Dudek 10pts3 - Bartosz Zmarzlik 8pts4 - Tai Woffinden 8pts5 - Rasmus Jensen 8pts6 - Leon Madsen 7pts7 - Jason Doyle 7pts8 - Dan Bewley 6ptsHEAT 16 - Madsen Vaculik gets a point with Lambert riding away with nothing ZmarzlikZmarzlik storms out the outside gate and doesn't look back He's come alive as the night has gone on Lebedevs could only follow him in second with Janowski in third Holder has been having a night to forget in fourth PrzedpelskiWe are getting some good racing in the mid stages of this night Dudek tries to fly to the front but Doyle holds his own until the dying lap when he makes a little mistake and goes wide Fricke third and Przedpelski last.HEAT 13 - Michelsen JensenMichelsen is the man of the moment taking yet another win Wildcard Jensen battled him for the win but Michelsen was just too strong to hold off Bewley takes the final point with Lindgren in fourth Top eight after 12 heatsHome favourite Madsen has now dropped out of the top eight and he's got some work to do if he wants to reach the semi-finals 1 - Mikkel Michelsen 7pts2 - Patryk Dudek 7pts3 - Tai Woffinden 6pts4 - Rasmus Jensen 6pts5 - Dan Bewley 5pts6 - Jason Doyle 5pts7 - Bartosz Zmarzlik 5pts8 - Robert Lambert 5ptsHEAT 12 - Dudek MichelsenLambert is the first man to be excluded tonight He touches the tapes for the second time on the night and misses out this heat Michelsen's ankle isn't stopping him as he takes his second win on the night BewleyThat was a great battle between Bewley and Doyle The pair switching for the heat win but it was Bewley that won in the end Doyle claimed second with Lebedevs in third FrickeZmarzlik has gone back to his winning ways taking his first win of the night Fricke takes two point with Lindgren taking one from third Vaculik's bad luck on the night continues with no points to his name this heat PrzedpelskiWoffinden claims his second win and his night is looking stronger Another good heat from Jensen put him second with Przedpelski in third and Janowski the man with no points Top eight after eight heats1 - Robert Lambert 5pts2 - Patryk Dudek 5 pts3 - Fredrik Lindgren 4pts4 - Leon Madsen 4pts5 - Mikkel Michelsen 4pts6 - Rasmus Jensen 4pts7 - Jason Doyle 3pts8 - Tai Woffinden 3ptsNo Zmarzlik or Bewley in the top eight who have had a disappointing first two heats Lambert and Janowski battled for the win with Lindgren and Doyle battling for the final point Lindgren and Doyle the remaining order.HEAT 7 - Przedpelski Michelsen flies out of gate 3 to take his first win of the night This guy is struggling to walk but can still put on a show for his home crowd Przedpelski crossed the line second with Lebedevs third and Vaculik fourth WoffindenIt seems to be that the outside gate is the one to start from Woffinden charges out to the front with Bewley following him in second Holder tried to attack him but could only get third with Fricke the man at back MadsenMadsen put on a show for his home crowd to take his first win of the night Dudek flew ahead but Madsen charged him down Jensen claimed the final point with Zmarzlik failing to pick up any points.Standings after four heatsLindgren Dudek and Jensen are all on maximum points after winning their first heats Fricke and Michelsen have all finished third DudekThe outside gate has proven powerful again with Dudek flying out front Vaculik followed him with Janowski taking the final point Bewley's luck hasn't continued with the young Brit crossing the line last LindgrenStarting on the outside worked perfectly for Lindgren Holder made sure to follow him closely in second Madsen had to settle with third and Przedpelski was the last across the line DoyleDoyle takes the nights second win after a fantastic first lap Zmarzlik picked up two points in second with Michelsen claiming third LambertIt's a red light on the first heat after Lambert and Lebedevs move before the tapes are up The duo are given a warning and all four riders are allowed to return Lambert followed him in second with Fricke in third One minute silenceWe take one minute silence in remembrance of Her Majesty Minute's silence observed for Queen Elizabeth II at SGP Denmark in Vojens Bewley continues great run of form with fastest qualifying time for SGP Vojens Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser By 2023-04-28T09:29:00+01:00 There will also be enhanced on-screen graphics during the 100th year of speedway Discovery has added a number of enhancements for its 2023 FIM Speedway GP coverage.  that will display live race data including rider speed and standings across each lap and 3D track presentations that will be displayed before each round to demonstrate the intricacies of each circuit as well as four on-board cameras - two on bikes There will also be a number of RF and ISO cameras and each Speedway GP winner will be equipped with a live camera to show fans the podium ceremony after every race in first person.  Every round of the 2023 FIM Speedway GP will be shown on discovery+ and the Eurosport App in addition to live and highlights television coverage on Eurosport (Pan-Euro and Asia) and free-to-air network coverage on Quest (UK) Kanal 9 (Sweden) and Eurosport 1 (Germany) 29 April – Tehnix FIM Speedway GP of Croatia (Donji Kraljevec)13 May – Orlen FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Warsaw2 June - FIM SGP2 of Czech Republic - Prague3 June – FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic - Prague10 June – FIM Speedway GP of Germany - Teterow23 June - FIM SGP2 of Poland - Gorzow24 June – FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Gorzow14 July - FIM SGP3 Final (Malilla Sweden)15 July – FIM Speedway GP of Sweden - Malilla25-29 July - Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (Wroclaw Poland)12 August – FIM Speedway GP of Latvia - Riga2 September – FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain - Cardiff15 September - FIM SGP2 of Denmark - Vojens16 September – FIM Speedway GP of Denmark - Vojens30 September – FIM Speedway GP of Poland - Torun The international presentation team includes host Abi Stephens former professional riders Kelvin Tatum and Chris Louis on commentary and seven-time British champion Scott Nicholls as on-site reporter Four-time SGP World Champion Greg Hancock also joins for 2023 to provide analysis SVP of content and production at Warner Bros said: “Our first season as the promoter and host broadcaster of Speedway Grand Prix provided us with a unique opportunity to apply a new approach to a much loved  sport Our Events and Content teams had a blank canvas to map out exactly how we could unpack everything this exhilarating competition has to offer “We wanted to connect the stars of the sport to their fans in new and innovative ways showcasing an entertainment spectacle around the teams and riders Our ambition was to expand engagement by connecting fans to the sport in ways they couldn’t ordinarily gain access to We had to be authentic for existing fans whilst introducing SGP to a new casual audience “After reaching tens of millions of fans last year through our all-platform approach Discovery’s channels and digital platforms with broad free-to-air access through our partners we are excited to return with even more action-packed features and storytelling tools that will truly highlight the spectacle that is speedway All this supports our mission to continue the growth of the sport for all to enjoy.” Broadcaster will air live Hundred matches and highlights of international cricket It takes a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of four Formula E drivers during Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 101 games will be made available live and on-demand during the 2025 season Site powered by Webvision Cloud 'The opposition had no answers' - Zmarzlik storms to victory at SGP Denmark Speedway GP'An amazing evening' - Zmarzlik thrilled with first win of season with victory in Malilla00:02:04|15/06/2024 at 23:24Come the final he faced compatriot Dudek along with home favourite Leon Madsen and Robert Lambert being the last man to pick his gate which was gate 3 the troublesome gate didn’t deny him his destiny Lambert tried to battle him on the first lap but ultimately he wasn’t the strongest on track leaving Zmarzlik to roar to victory.Lambert come through in second with Madsen in third 'Sensational move by him' - Zmarzlik recovers to power his way into SGP final behind Dudek Speedway GP'An amazing evening' - Zmarzlik thrilled with first win of season with victory in Malilla00:02:04|15/06/2024 at 23:24The track proved to be a little difficult for some riders with Tai Woffinden finding himself in the wall during his second run Wild card Rasmus Jensen also came into some difficulty but was seen later laughing at his misfortune leaving the favoured options of nine and five to be snatched up by Madsen and Zmarzlik respectively and it was Jensen who was the lucky man to make that pick Mikkel Michelsen returned to action this weekend after damaging his ankle during a track test for Lublin’s PGE Ekstraliga It proved to hinder his session as he was only the 15th fastest man on track Hang on!' - Woffinden takes a tumble during qualifying for SGP in Vojens Vojens - First five riders make gate picks as Bewley sets pace