2022 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 28th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 77th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1][2] It will be the first series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
| 2022 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | April 30 - November 15 |
| Events | 12 |
| Cities | 12 |
| Countries | 9 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 276 (in 12 events) |
Artem Laguta is the defending champion having won the 2021 series.
Qualification
For the 2022 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 2021 championship qualified automatically.[3] These riders will be joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge, and the 2021 Speedway European Championship winner.
The final five riders were nominated by series promoters, Discovery Sports Events, following the completion of the 2021 season.[4]
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2021 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artem Laguta | 1 | — | 6th | 2011, 2018–2021 |
| 95 |  Bartosz Zmarzlik | 2 | — | 7th | 2012–2015, 2016–2021 |
| 89 | Emil Sayfutdinov | 3 | — | 11th | 2009–2013, 2017–2021 |
| 66 |  Fredrik Lindgren | 4 | — | 13th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2021 |
| 71 | Maciej Janowski | 5 | — | 8th | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2021 |
| 108 |  Tai Woffinden | 6 | — | 11th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2021 |
| 30 |  Leon Madsen | 7 | — | 4th | 2013, 2019–2021 |
| 69 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Doyle | 9 | — | 8th | 2015–2021 |
| 505 | Robert Lambert | 10 | 13 | 2nd | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021 |
| 105 | Anders Thomsen | 11 | — | 2nd | 2016, 2020, 2021 |
| 54 |  Martin Vaculík | 12 | — | 7th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2021 |
| TBA | Paweł Przedpełski | 17 | 1 | 1st | 2016, 2017, 2021 |
| 46 | Max Fricke | 8 | 2 | 3rd | 2016-2017, 2019, 2020-2021 |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | — | 3 | 5th | 2016, 2017–2020 |
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 18 | — | 2nd | 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2021 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Jack Holder | — | — |
| 99 | Dan Bewley | — | 7 |
| TBA |  Andžejs Ļebedevs | — | 6 |
| TBA | Jakub Miśkowiak | — | — |
| TBA | Mads Hansen | 35 | — |
| TBA |  Luke Becker | — | — |
| TBA |  David Bellego | — | — |
Calendar
The 2022 season will consist of 12 events.
| Round | Date | Venue | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Apr |  Stadium Millenium, Gorican | |||
| 2 | 14 May | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw | |||
| 3 | 28 May |  Markéta Stadium, Prague | |||
| 4 | 4 Jun |  Bergring Arena, Teterow | |||
| 5 | 25 Jun | Edward Jancarz Stadium, Gorzow | |||
| 6 | 9 Jul | Anatoly Stepanov Stadium, Togliatti | |||
| 7 | 13 Aug |  Principality Stadium, Cardiff | |||
| 8 | 27 Aug | Olympic Stadium, Wrocław | |||
| 9 | 10 Sep | Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens | |||
| 10 | 17 Sep | G&B Arena, Malila | |||
| 11 | 1 Oct | Rose Motoarena, Torun | |||
| 12 | 5 Nov | Oceania | |||
References
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "2021 FIM Speedway World Championship results". SGP.
- "2022 wildcards announced". SGP.
External links
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
| See also | ||