Latvian racer Jevgenijs Kostigovs makes his long-awaited FIM Speedway Grand Prix debut when he traces up as OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga wild card on Saturday, August 2.
After serving as a non-riding observe reserve on the 2015 and 2017 Latvian rounds in Daugavpils, Kostigovs lastly takes on one of the best riders on the planet over no less than 5 rides in Latvia’s greatest speedway occasion.
Kostigovs isn’t any stranger to World Championship competitors, having represented Latvia in each the FIM Speedway World Cup and FIM Speedway of Nations. He was a part of final yr’s historic facet, which raced to the nation’s second world staff last in three years on the 2024 FIM SON in Manchester.
The 29-year-old is having fun with a fantastic marketing campaign for Latvian membership Lokomotiv Daugavpils, which races in Poland’s Nationwide League. With a mean of over two factors per race, he’s the staff’s high performer to this point this season.
His look within the OlyBet FIM Speedway GP of Latvia – Riga is undoubtedly the largest assembly of his profession to this point. He will probably be decided to affix Latvia’s European champion and former Daugavpils teammate Andzejs Lebedevs in turning up the quantity at Bikernieki.
The Speedway GP line-up is accomplished by observe reserves Francis Gusts and Olegs Mihailovs, who put on the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively.
Latvia’s greatest weekend of racing additionally options the DeWalt FIM SGP2 of Latvia – Riga on Friday, August 1, and the host nation will probably be represented by wild card Nikita Kaulins.
The 20-year-old takes the No.16 race jacket for spherical two of the FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship sequence. Like Kostigovs, he competes for Daugavpils within the Polish Nationwide League. He additionally represented Latvia in FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 – the world under-21 staff championship – in Manchester final summer season.
Kaulins is joined within the Riga SGP2 line-up by observe reserves Damirs Filimonovs and Artjoms Juhno, who don the No.17 and No.18 race jackets respectively.
Restricted tickets for an enormous weekend of racing within the Latvian capital are nonetheless out there on-line. Guide your tickets HERE now.
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