The Speedway of Nations is a motorcycle speedway event for national teams, held each year in a different country. The first edition of the competition in the current format took place in 2018.[1] It was the first time an official FIM international pairs competition was staged since the World Pairs Championship ceased in 1993. Great Britain are the current champions after winning in 2024. The Speedway of Nations was not held in 2023 due to the return of the Speedway World Cup, but returned to the speedway calendar in 2024 and 2025.[2][3]

FIM Speedway of Nations
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Speedway of Nations
FormerlySpeedway World Pairs Championship (held 1968-1993)
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded2018
DirectorPhil Morris
MottoNo brakes, no gears, no fear
No. of teams15 national teams
ContinentWorld
Most recent
champion(s)
 Great Britain
Most titles Russia (3 times)
TV partner(s)Eurosport 2 (UK)
Official websiteFIMspeedway.com/son

Format

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Each meeting is staged between seven national teams, with each national team represented by two riders. A third rider, who must be aged 21 years or under, acts as a reserve and can be used at any time. Each pairing rides against each other once. The combined total of each pair will be used to determine the outcome.[4]

Two semi-finals are held with the top three teams in each progressing to the final. The final is then staged between the hosts and the six qualified nations. It takes places over two rounds, with the second and third placed nations progressing to the semi-final, which is a single race. The winner of the semi-final faces the first placed nation in the Grand Final. The Grand Final winners are crowned Speedway of Nations champions.

Past Winners

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Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2018   Olympic Stadium
Wrocław
  Russia (45 pts)
Artem Laguta
Emil Sayfutdinov
Gleb Chugunov
  Great Britain (46 pts)
Tai Woffinden
Robert Lambert
Craig Cook
  Poland (36 pts)
Maciej Janowski
Patryk Dudek
Maksym Drabik
2019   Anatoly Stepanov Stadium
Tolyatti
  Russia (45 pts)
Artem Laguta
Emil Sayfutdinov
Gleb Chugunov
  Poland (47 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Patryk Dudek
Maksym Drabik
Maciej Janowski
  Australia (41 pts)
Jason Doyle
Max Fricke
Jaimon Lidsey
2020   Stadion MOSiR
Lublin
  Russia (23 pts)
Emil Sayfutdinov
Artem Laguta
Evgeny Saidullin
  Poland (23 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Szymon Woźniak
Dominik Kubera
  Denmark (19 pts)
Leon Madsen
Marcus Birkemose
Anders Thomsen
2021   National Speedway Stadium
Manchester
  Great Britain (64 pts)
Robert Lambert
Dan Bewley
Tai Woffinden
Tom Brennan
  Poland (74 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Maciej Janowski
Jakub Miśkowiak
  Denmark (68 pts)
Leon Madsen
Mikkel Michelsen
Mads Hansen
2022   Vojens Speedway Center
Vojens
  Australia (30 pts)
Jack Holder
Max Fricke
Jason Doyle
  Great Britain (32 pts)
Dan Bewley
Robert Lambert
Tai Woffinden
  Sweden (30 pts)
Fredrik Lindgren
Oliver Berntzon
Victor Palovaara
2024   National Speedway Stadium
Manchester
  Great Britain (35 pts)
Robert Lambert
Dan Bewley
Tom Brennan
  Australia (36 pts)
Jack Holder
Brady Kurtz
Max Fricke
  Sweden (27 pts)
Fredrik Lindgren
Jacob Thorssell
Oliver Berntzon
  • 2020 Finished after 14 Heats due to bad weather condition. Russia awarded gold as they beat Poland in Heat 8.

Medal classification

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Pos National Team       Total
1.   Russia 3 - - 3
2.   Great Britain 2 2 - 4
3.   Australia 1 1 1 3
4.   Poland - 3 1 4
5.   Denmark - - 2 2
6.   Sweden - - 2 2

Leading riders

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Pos Rider Team       Total
1. Artem Laguta   Russia 3 - - 3
Emil Sayfutdinov   Russia 3 - - 3
3. Robert Lambert   Great Britain 2 2 - 4
4. Dan Bewley   Great Britain 2 1 - 3
5. Gleb Chugunov   Russia 2 - - 2
Tom Brennan   Great Britain 2 - - 2
7. Tai Woffinden   Great Britain 1 2 - 3
8. Max Fricke   Australia 1 1 1 3
9. Jack Holder   Australia 1 1 - 2
10. Jason Doyle   Australia 1 - 1 2
11. Evgeny Saidullin   Russia 1 - - 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Breaking News:FIM Speedway of Nations". SGP.com.
  2. ^ "2023 MONSTER ENERGY FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FORMAT REVEALED". FIM Speedway. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Speedway of Nations draw and calendar". SGP.com.