The 2025 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 31st season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 80th FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be the fourth series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
| 2025 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 3 May – 13 September |
| Events | 10 |
| Cities | 10 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 230 (in 10 events) |
For the first time Great Britain will host two rounds of the championship, with the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester joining the flagship Principality Stadium in Cardiff on the calendar.[1][2] There will be eight other rounds, with Poland's allocation reduced from four to three.[3]
Bartosz Zmarzlik is the defending champion having won the title in 2024. He will aiming to equal Tony Rickardsson and Ivan Mauger's record of six world championships.[4][5]
Qualification
editFor the 2025 season there will be 15 permanent riders, who will be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top six riders from the 2024 championship qualify automatically. These riders will be joined by the four riders who qualify via the Grand Prix Challenge and the 2024 Speedway European Championship winner. The final four riders will be nominated by the SGP Commission.
Qualified riders
edit| # | Riders | 2024 place | GP Ch place | Permanent rider appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 |  Bartosz Zmarzlik |
1 | — | 10th | 2012–2015, 2016–2024 |
| 505 |  Robert Lambert |
2 | - | 5th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2024 |
| 66 |  Fredrik Lindgren |
3 | — | 16th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2024 |
| 99 | Dan Bewley |
4 | — | 4th | 2018, 2022–2024 |
| 54 |  Martin Vaculík |
5 | - | 10th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2024 |
| 25 |  Jack Holder |
6 | — | 4th | 2016, 2020, 2022–2024 |
| 29 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs |
10 | - | 2nd | 2013–2014, 2022–2023, 2024 |
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Calendar
editThe 2025 season consists of 10 events.[6]
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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| 1 | 3 May |  Landshut, Germany Ellermühle Speedway Stadium |
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| 2 | 17 May | Warsaw, Poland Stadion Narodowy |
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| 3 | 31 May |  Prague, Czech Republic Markéta Stadium |
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| 4 | 14 June | Manchester, Great Britain National Speedway Stadium |
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| 5 | 21 June | Gorzów, Poland Edward Jancarz Stadium |
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| 6 | 5 July | Målilla, Sweden Skrotfrag Arena |
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| 7 | 2 August | Riga, Latvia Riga Speedway Stadium |
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| 8 | 16 August | Cardiff, Great Britain Principality Stadium |
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| 9 | 30 August | Wrocław, Poland Olympic Stadium |
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| 10 | 13 September |  Vojens, Denmark Vojens Speedway Center |
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References
edit- ^ "Historic moment as Belle Vue set to host Grand Prix". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Belle Vue to host GP round in 2025". Speedway Star. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "2025 FIM Speedway calendar confirmed". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Polish hero Zmarzlik ready for question no.6". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Zmarzlik one step away from history". Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "2025 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2024.