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 be aiming to equal Tony Rickardsson and Ivan Mauger's record of six world championships.[4][5]
The choice of the wildcard riders caused significant controversy due to the fact that Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov were once again omitted,[6] as was 2022 world runner-up Leon Madsen. The 2025 event would be the fourth consecutive year that Zmarzlik would be missing his strongest rivals.[7]
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 qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge[8] and the 2024 Speedway European Championship winner. The final four riders were nominated by the SGP Commission.[9]
Qualified riders
edit| # | Riders | 2024 place | GP Ch place | Permanent rider appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 1 | — | 10th | 2012–2015, 2016–2024 | |
| 505 | 2 | — | 5th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2024 | |
| 66 | 3 | — | 16th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2024 | |
| 99 | 4 | — | 4th | 2018, 2022–2024 | |
| 54 | 5 | — | 10th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2024 | |
| 25 | 6 | — | 4th | 2016, 2020, 2022–2024 | |
| 29 | 10 | — | 2nd | 2013–2014, 2022–2023, 2024 | |
| 101 | — | 1 | 1st | 2016 | |
| 105 | 21 | 2 | 4th | 2016, 2020, 2021–2023, 2024 | |
| 415 | 8 | 3 | 2nd | 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| 46 | 11 | 4 | 5th | 2016–2017, 2019, 2020–2023, 2024 | |
| 155 | 7 | — | 5th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–2024 | |
| 744 | 12 | 13 | 2nd | 2017–2019, 2022–2023, 2024 | |
| 201 | 15 | 9 | 2nd | 2020–2023, 2024 | |
| 69 | 16 | — | 11th | 2015–2024 |
Qualified substitutes
editThe following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2024 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 9 | — | |
| 692 | 17 | 11 | |
| 108 | 18 | — | |
| 24 | — | 5 | |
| 22 | — | — | |
| 96 | — | — | |
| TBC | — | — | |
| 785 | — | — | |
| 999 | — | — |
Calendar
editThe 2025 season consists of 10 events.[10]
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 May | Ellermühle Speedway Stadium |
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| 2 | 17 May | Stadion Narodowy |
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| 3 | 31 May | Markéta Stadium |
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| 4 | 14 June | National Speedway Stadium |
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| 5 | 21 June | Edward Jancarz Stadium |
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| 6 | 5 July | Skrotfrag Arena |
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| 7 | 2 August | Riga Speedway Stadium |
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| 8 | 16 August | Principality Stadium |
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| 9 | 30 August | Olympic Stadium |
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| 10 | 13 September | 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.
- ^ "Łaguta misses, but can forget. Wild cards for the 2025 Grand Prix almost given out!". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Leaked 'wild cards' for the 2025 Grand Prix! Madsen's entourage makes blunt comment". Przegląd Sportowy Onet. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Kurtz, Thomsen, Kubera & Fricke seal places". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "2025 Speedway GP wildcards named". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "2025 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2024.