Three multi-time FIM Speedway World Championship gold medallists full the 2026 FIM Speedway Grand Prix line-up.
Aussie icons Max Fricke and Jason Doyle and Nice Britain’s most profitable speedway rider Tai Woffinden take their locations on the game’s largest stage after being chosen by the SGP Fee, comprised of representatives from incoming FIM Speedway world promoter Mayfield Sports activities Occasions Ltd and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).
Returning to Speedway GP after a yr’s absence, three-time Speedway GP world champion Woffinden famously topped the rostrum as a 500/1 outsider in 2013, earlier than title triumphs in 2015 and 2018 noticed him turn into Britain’s first-ever three-time particular person world champion. One of many sport’s most partaking stars additionally received the 2021 FIM Speedway of Nations with Nice Britain in Manchester.
After his 2024 season was ended by a damaged elbow, Woffinden has proven unimaginable grit and willpower as soon as once more this yr, making an astonishing restoration from an early-season crash at Polish monitor Krosno in March, which ended his season earlier than it actually started as he suffered a number of accidents. He’s already again on the observe monitor as he prepares to chase Speedway GP glory as soon as once more in 2026.
Former Speedway GP world champion Doyle extends his Speedway GP profession right into a twelfth straight season – simply two days after he received his second FIM Speedway of Nations world title with the Australian staff.
Like Woffinden, Doyle has additionally been hampered by accidents, having seen his 2024 marketing campaign ended by a torn rotator cuff. A hip harm saved him out of this yr’s FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague and impacted on his efficiency on the FIM Speedway GP of Nice Britain – Manchester double-header in a yr when he completed tenth within the Speedway GP standings.
Becoming a member of Woffinden and Doyle within the 2026 Speedway GP line-up is 2022 FIM Speedway of Nations and 2016 FIM Speedway Below-21 World Championship gold medallist Fricke.
The three-time Australian champion completed eighth on this season’s Speedway GP collection – falling simply three factors wanting the top-seven automated qualification locations in a yr when he reached seven of the ten last-chance qualifiers and matched his career-best end within the standings.
The everlasting wild playing cards are joined within the 2026 Speedway GP World Championship by this season’s prime seven – led by Poland’s six-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik and Aussie silver medallist Brady Kurtz, who raced to 5 straight SGP wins in 2025 as he fell only one level wanting denying Zmarzlik gold.
Kurtz ended 2025 on an enormous excessive after profitable the FIM Speedway of Nations world title in Torun, Poland final Saturday. His Aussie teammate Jack Holder – fifth within the SGP standings – joins him in subsequent season’s collection.
Nice Britain’s two-time FIM SON world champions Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert had been among the many automated qualifiers, together with Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren and Latvia’s double European champion Andzejs Lebedevs.
Polish racer Patryk Dudek secured a return to the Speedway GP line-up after two seasons away by profitable this season’s Speedway European Championship. He was additionally topped nationwide champion, led Polish PGE Ekstraliga membership Torun to their first league title since 2008 and received FIM SON silver with Poland on Saturday night time.
The 2026 Speedway GP area is accomplished by the qualifiers from the FIM SGP Problem. Former FIM Speedway World Cup winner Dominik Kubera and Speedway GP debutant Kacper Woryna take their locations within the collection.
They’re joined by Denmark’s two-time Speedway GP silver medallist Leon Madsen and Danish champion Michael Jepsen Jensen, who’s promoted into the SGP line-up after Lebedevs, who was positioned fourth on the FIM SGP Problem in Holsted on August 9, certified by ending within the SGP prime seven.
The substitute riders for the 2026 Speedway GP collection have additionally been confirmed, with Ukraine’s new FIM Speedway Below-21 world champion Nazar Parnitskyi heading the record. He might be known as into SGP motion if any of the Speedway GP regulars are compelled out of a spherical on account of harm, sickness or different causes.
Becoming a member of him on the substitutes record are second reserve, three-time Danish champion Anders Thomsen. Czech charger Jan Kvech is third in line, with Germany’s Kai Huckenbeck the fourth reserve.
The record is accomplished by fifth substitute Mathias Pollestad of Norway, who led his nation to FIM Speedway World Cup qualification for the primary time of their historical past finally week’s FIM Speedway of Nations.
The calendar for the 2026 FIM Speedway season might be revealed sooner or later.
2026 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX LINE-UP – IN FIM RANKING ORDER WITH RIDER NUMBERS:
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
99. Dan Bewley (Nice Britain)
66. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
25. Jack Holder (Australia)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
505. Robert Lambert (Nice Britain)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
69. Jason Doyle (Australia)
415. Dominik Kubera (Poland)
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark)
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland)
223. Kacper Woryna (Poland)
108. Tai Woffinden (Nice Britain)
SUBSTITUTE RIDERS
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark)
201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic)
744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany)
999. Mathias Pollestad (Norway)
Phrases by FIM Speedway – Characteristic Picture by Taylor Lanning
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