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)		 Australia
Most titles Russia (3 times)
TV partner(s)Eurosport 2 (UK)
Official websiteFIMspeedway.com/son

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. Australia are the current champions after winning in 2022. The Speedway of Nations was not held in 2023 due to the return of the Speedway World Cup, but will return to the speedway calendar in 2024 and 2025.[2]

Format

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.[3]

Two semi-finals are held in different countries, 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.

Winners

By season

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

Medal classification

PosNational TeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1. Russia 3--3
2. Great Britain 12-3
3. Australia 1-12
4. Poland -314
5. Denmark --22
6. Sweden --11

Rider classification

PosRiderTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1.Artem Laguta Russia 3--3
Emil Sayfutdinov Russia 3--3
3.Gleb Chugunov Russia 2--2
4.Robert Lambert Great Britain 12-3
Tai Woffinden Great Britain 12-3
6.Dan Bewley Great Britain 11-2
7.Jason Doyle Australia 1-12
Max Fricke Australia 1-12
9.Tom Brennan Great Britain 1--1
Jack Holder Australia 1--1
Evgeny Saidullin Russia 1--1
13.Bartosz Zmarzlik Poland -3-3
14.Patryk Dudek Poland -112
Maksym Drabik Poland -112
Maciej Janowski Poland -112
18.Craig Cook Great Britain -1-1
Dominik Kubera Poland -1-1
Szymon Woźniak Poland -1-1
Jakub Miśkowiak Poland -1-1
23.Leon Madsen Denmark --22
24.Jaimon Lidsey Australia --11
Anders Thomsen Denmark --11
Marcus Birkemose Denmark --11
Mikkel Michelsen Denmark --11
Mads Hansen Denmark --11
Fredrik Lindgren Sweden --11
Oliver Berntzon Sweden --11
Victor Palovaara Sweden --11

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Speedway of Nations draw and calendar". SGP.com.
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