The road-up for the 2025 FIM SGP2 sequence has been confirmed as Australia’s Mitchell McDiarmid, Czechia’s Adam Bubba Bednar and Nice Britain’s Dan Thompson full the sphere as everlasting wild playing cards for the FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship sequence.
Fifteen riders from 10 completely different nations will compete throughout three rounds, which comply with the Speedway GP format, beginning with the Virkvarn Jord och Skog AB FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla on July 4. The motion then strikes to the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga on August 1, with the champion topped on the Deluxe Homeart FIM SGP2 of Denmark – Vojens on evening considered one of FIM Speedway’s Weekend of Champions on September 12.
McDiarmid represents Australia within the sequence after narrowly lacking out on qualification following a run-off on the SGP2 qualifier in Debrecen, Hungary final Saturday. He competes for Zielona Gora in Poland, in addition to racing for the Oxford Cheetahs in Britain’s Cab Direct Championship.
Prague rider Bednar is Czechia’s subsequent nice hope on the world stage and has impressed with Gorzow in Poland, in addition to ending second within the 2023 Czech Championship, aged 16.
British expertise Thompson was unable to compete in his SGP2 qualifier in Glasgow, Nice Britain as a result of a damaged scaphoid. However the 2024 SGP2 sequence substitute has starred with Ipswich in Britain’s Rowe Motor Oil Premiership, in addition to Glasgow within the Cab Direct Championship.
The trio takes on the 12 riders who certified for SGP2 by reaching top-four finishes on the three qualification rounds in Pardubice (Czechia) and Glasgow (Nice Britain) on Could 24 and Debrecen (Hungary) on June 7.
All of final season’s SGP2 prime 4 are again to compete for FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship gold, as 2024 champion Wiktor Przyjemski of Poland, Ukrainian runner-up Nazar Parnitskyi, Norwegian bronze medallist Mathias Pollestad and Denmark’s fourth-placed Mikkel Andersen made it via the qualifiers.
Sweden’s Casper Henriksson competes in what will probably be his fourth consecutive and ultimate SGP2 sequence, with Denmark’s William Drejer additionally a returning star from the 2024 discipline.
German racer Norick Blodorn is again in SGP2 after a 12 months’s absence after successful the Debrecen qualifier with a 15-point most, whereas Slovenia’s Anze Grmek additionally makes his first look within the competitors since 2023.
Poland can have three new representatives within the championship alongside returning Lublin racer Przyjemski as Grudziadz riders Kevin Malkiewicz and Jan Przanowski compete, alongside Leszno prospect Antoni Mencel.
Thompson is joined in flying the GB flag by Jake Mulford – a proficient track-racing all-rounder, who gained the 2024 Rowe Motor Oil Premiership with Manchester membership Belle Vue. He additionally gained the 2024 FIM Lengthy Observe Underneath-23 World Cup and is a multi-time British Grasstrack champion.
Ought to any of the 15 common SGP2 stars be unable to compete in a spherical as a result of damage, sickness or different causes, 2024 SGP2 star Villads Nagel of Denmark is the primary substitute in line to exchange them. He’s joined on the standby checklist by Sweden’s Sammy van Dyck, Australia’s Tate Zischke, Austria’s Sebastian Kossler and Latvia’s Nikita Kaulins.
FULL FIM SPEEDWAY UNDER-21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (SGP2) LINE-UP IN FIM RANKING ORDER WITH RIDER NUMBERS:
999. Mathias Pollestad (Norway)
37. Norick Blodorn (Germany)
97. Mikkel Andersen (Denmark)
505. Wiktor Przyjemski (Poland)
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)
72. Jake Mulford (Nice Britain)
545. William Drejer (Denmark)
802. Kevin Malkiewicz (Poland)
310. Jan Przanowski (Poland)
226. Anze Grmek (Slovenia)
305. Antoni Mencel (Poland)
43. Casper Henriksson (Sweden)
27. Mitchell McDiarmid (Australia)
79. Adam Bubba Bednar (Czechia)
237. Dan Thompson (Nice Britain)
SUBSTITUTES
108. Villads Nagel (Denmark)
150. Sammy van Dyck (Sweden)
131. Tate Zischke (Australia)
609. Sebastian Kossler (Austria)
23. Nikita Kaulins (Latvia)
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