2026 Speedway Grand Prix
| 2026 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | TBC |
| Events | TBC |
| Cities | TBC |
| Countries | TBC |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in TBC events) |
The 2026 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 32nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 81st FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be the first series promoted by Mayfield Sports Events Ltd, who will take over from Discovery.[1]
Bartosz Zmarzlik will be the defending champion having won the title in 2025. A win will mean he surpasses Tony Rickardsson and Ivan Mauger's record of six world championships.[2] Brady Kurtz will also be aiming to become the first rider in history to win six consecutive Grand Prix in the season opener, having won the last five rounds in 2025.[3]
Qualification
For the 2026 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 seven riders from the 2025 championship qualify automatically. These riders will be joined by the four riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge[4][5] and the 2025 Speedway European Championship winner. The final three riders will be nominated by the SGP Commission.
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2025 place | GP Ch place | 2025 SEC place | Permanent rider appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 1 | — | — | 11th | 2012–2015, 2016–2025 |
| 101 | Brady Kurtz | 2 | — | — | 2nd | 2016-2017, 2025 |
| 99 | Dan Bewley | 3 | — | — | 5th | 2018, 2022–2025 |
| 66 | Fredrik Lindgren | 4 | — | — | 17th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2025 |
| 25 | Jack Holder | 5 | — | — | 5th | 2016, 2020, 2022–2025 |
| 29 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | 2013–2014, 2022–2023, 2024-2025 |
| 505 | Robert Lambert | 7 | — | — | 6th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2025 |
| 415 | Dominik Kubera | 12 | 1 | — | 3rd | 2021, 2023, 2024-2025 |
| 223 | Kacper Woryna | — | 2 | 4 | 1st | 2016, 2022 |
| 30 | Leon Madsen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7th | 2010, 2013, 2019–2024, 2025 |
| 52 | Michael Jepsen Jensen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 2012-2014, 2015, 2016-2018, 2025 |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | 16 | — | 1 | 7th | 2016, 2017–2020, 2022-2023, 2024-2025 |
| 46 | Max Fricke | 8 | — | — | 6th | 2016–2017, 2019, 2020–2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 69 | Jason Doyle | 10 | — | — | 12th | 2015–2025 |
| 785 | Nazar Parnitskyi | — | — | 5 | 1st | – |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2025 place | GP Ch place | 2025 SEC place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Anders Thomsen | 11 | 6 | — |
| 201 | Jan Kvěch | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 744 | Kai Huckenbeck | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 999 | Mathias Pollestad | — | 16 | — |
Calendar
The 2026 season consists of 10 events.[6]
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May | Landshut, Germany Ellermühle Speedway Stadium |
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| 2 | 23 May | Prague, Czech Republic Markéta Stadium |
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| 3 | 5 June | Manchester, Great Britain National Speedway Stadium |
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| 4 | 6 June | Manchester, Great Britain National Speedway Stadium |
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| 5 | 20 June | Wrocław, Poland Olympic Stadium |
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| 6 | 11 July | Målilla, Sweden Skrotfrag Arena |
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| 7 | 1 August | Łódź, Poland Moto Arena Łódź |
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| 8 | 8 August | Riga, Latvia Riga Speedway Stadium |
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| 9 | 12 September | Vojens, Denmark Vojens Speedway Center |
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| 10 | 26 September | Toruń, Poland MotoArena Toruń |
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By league
Among the 15 permanent riders:[7]
- 15 participate in the Polish league
- 10 in the Swedish league
- 6 in the British league
- 4 in the Danish league
(club/league participation as of October 2025)
References
- ^ "Mayfield Sports Events Ltd becomes FIM Speedway global promoter". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Bartosz Zmarzlik crowned world champion despite Brady Kurtz winning in Vojens". TNT Sports. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Brady Kurtz misses FIM Speedway GP crown by single point". MC News. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Kubera, Woryna, Maden and Lebedevs ready for 2026". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship Challenge decided in Denmark". FIM. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "2026 Speedway Grand Prix calendar". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Welcome to a new era of Speedway!". www.fimspeedway.com. Retrieved 12 October 2025.