Hosts Germany, Czech Republic, Nice Britain and Ukraine have confirmed their squads for WWK Schwaiger & Associate FIM Speedway World Cup Semi-Closing 1 in Landshut on Friday, Could 1.
Launching the 2026 FIM Speedway season, the occasion takes place 24 hours earlier than the WWK Schwaiger & Associate FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on Saturday, Could 2 – the opening spherical of the SGP World Championship.
For the primary time since 2023, the FIM SWC makes a preferred return to the FIM Speedway calendar for 2026, with occasions going down throughout three completely different international locations – Germany, Latvia and Poland.
Riga’s Bikernieki observe phases 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Closing 2 on Friday, August 7, that includes Latvia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The winner of every Semi-Closing joins hosts Poland and 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia within the BOLL FIM SWC Closing at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy on Saturday, August 29.
Nationwide workforce managers should listing a squad of as much as 10 riders three weeks earlier than their Semi-Closing, earlier than narrowing this right down to a five-rider beginning line-up six days earlier than racing.
Germany names a aspect that includes a mix of youth and expertise, with former Speedway GP star Kai Huckenbeck captaining the squad.
He’s joined by three riders who received Germany’s first-ever FIM Speedway world workforce championship of any sort, 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 winners Norick Blodorn, Mario Hausl and Hannah Grunwald – the 2025 FIM Ladies’s Speedway Gold Trophy winner.
They’re joined by two-time FIM Lengthy Monitor world champion Erik Riss, Kevin Wolbert, Valentin Grobauer, Ben Iken, Janek Konzack and Lars Skupien.
Nice Britain’s squad is led by two Speedway GP riders in captain Robert Lambert and world No.3 Dan Bewley. They workforce up with their 2021 and 2024 FIM SON world title-winning teammate Tom Brennan.
Former British champion Adam Ellis and 2025 SGP2 star Dan Thompson additionally be part of the squad together with Landshut Devils duo Charles Wright and Leon Flint, who name the OneSolar Area residence in Poland’s Nationwide Speedway League.
Competing of their first-ever FIM SWC Semi-Closing, Ukraine’s problem is led by SGP2 world champion Nazar Parnitskyi, who makes his Speedway GP debut in 2026 after being promoted into the line-up following triple world champion Tai Woffinden’s withdrawal resulting from damage.
Parnitskyi joins forces with captain Marko Levishyn, younger prospect Roman Kapustin, Andrii Karpov, Andrii Rozaliuk, Stanislav Melnychuk, Vitalii Lysak, Danko Hladkovskyi, Volodymyr Zlaman and Nazar Fedorchuk.
Former Speedway GP racer Jan Kvech captains the Czech Republic squad, with Vaclav Milik and SGP2 sensation Adam Bubba Bednar becoming a member of him.
Additionally within the squad are Daniel Klima, former SGP3 star Adam Nejezchleba, Bruno Belan, Jaroslav Vanicek and Jan Jenicek.
The color draw for WWK Schwaiger & Associate FIM SWC Semi-Closing 1 has additionally been accomplished by the FIM. Germany strains up in yellow, with Nice Britain in purple, Czech Republic in blue and Ukraine in white. Every color palms the 4 international locations an allotted set of beginning positions for the 20 heats.
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WWK SCHWAIGER & PARTNER FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 1 SQUADS:
GREAT BRITAIN – RED
1. Robert Lambert (captain)
2. Dan Bewley
3. Tom Brennan
4. Adam Ellis
5. Leon Flint
6. Dan Thompson
7. Charles Wright
Workforce Supervisor: Oliver Allen
CZECH REPUBLIC – BLUE
1. Jan Kvěch (captain)
2. Adam Bubba Bednář
3. Václav Milik
4. Daniel Klíma
5. Adam Nejezchleba
6. Bruno Belan
7. Jaroslav Vaníček
8. Jan Jeniček
Workforce Supervisor: Zdeněk Schneiderwind
UKRAINE – WHITE
1. Marko Levishyn (captain)
2. Roman Kapustin
3. Nazar Parnitskyi
4. Andrii Rozaliuk
5. Stanislav Melnychuk
6. Vitalii Lysak
7. Danko Hladkovskyi
8. Volodymyr Zlaman
9. Andrii Karpov
10. Nazar Fedorchuk
Workforce Supervisor: Sergii Golovnia
GERMANY – YELLOW
1. Norick Blödorn
2. Valentin Grobauer
3. Hannah Grunwald
4. Mario Häusl
5. Kai Huckenbeck (captain)
6. Ben Iken
7. Janek Konzack
8. Erik Riss
9. Lars Skupien
10. Kevin Wölbert
Workforce Managers: Sascha Dörner and Mathias Bartz
Phrases by FIM Speedway – Function Picture by Taylor Lanning
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