Denmark’s Tino Stjernegaard Olsen took the win on the first-ever FIM Speedway World Championship (SGP4) with a 15-point most at Danish venue Vojens on Saturday.
The SGP4 venture made its debut in 2023 as a part of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports activities’ imaginative and prescient to ship a brand new era of champions, with six-time world champion Tony Rickardsson designing a 190cc bike to coach the game’s latest riders, aged between 11 and 13. For the primary time because the SGP4 class was launched, the competitors has been granted full world-championship standing by the FIM. Riders from 11 totally different nations and 4 totally different continents headed to Vojens Speedway Heart throughout its Fiftieth-anniversary Weekend of Champions, battling it out over a hard-fought 20 heats.
Residence hero Olsen went unbeaten over all 5 races to develop into the first-ever under-13 world champion, while fellow countryman Harry Moller completed second with 13 factors. Australia’s Cooper Antone rounded out the rostrum after a third-place run-off, which noticed him defeat Sweden’s Ludvig Lundgren after they tied on 11 factors.
Olsen, 12, was delighted to take the win in entrance of an excited dwelling crowd at his second SGP4 occasion. He stated: “I’m feeling good. I used to be very nervous (going into the final race). After I acquired as much as the beginning, my coronary heart was pounding so laborious. I’ve lots of people serving to me. At the moment, I had Jacob Jensen as my coach, and it was him that was calming me down.”
Runner-up Moller made it a Danish one-two on his SGP4 debut to the adoration of the house followers. In the meantime, Antone, 13, tried to make it third time fortunate in his quest for gold after profitable silver within the 2023 and 2024 SGP4 occasions in Malilla, Sweden, however he was compelled to accept bronze this time round after hitting the tapes in his second race.
He stated: “I’m a bit upset however it’s racing. You need to go together with this stuff. However general, I’m glad. It was a superb race assembly; the boys rode properly. I’m glad!”
When requested if he sees SGP3, the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship for 250cc, under-16 riders as the subsequent step, he responded: “Yeah, that’ll be the subsequent objective to get to – we’ve acquired to qualify for it first!”
Historical past was additionally made by Danish younger gun Viktoria Coopersen, who grew to become the first-ever feminine warmth winner in an FIM Speedway World Championships occasion.
Swedish legend Tony Rickardsson applauded Saturday’s SGP4 riders and thanked the households for his or her help.
He stated: “I believe the entire beginning discipline proved to be very sturdy, and these guys particularly stood out. They had been doing incredible racing, shut racing and stayed protected – and that’s most essential for me, that everyone can get dwelling within the van in a single piece.
“And what an amazing present they placed on. They’d lots of spectators coming and watching the assembly, so for me, it was a brilliant good success. Congratulations to all three, and naturally to the remainder of the riders who participated on this first world championship.
“It has been a incredible journey (to acquire world-championship standing for this occasion), and we couldn’t have accomplished it with out each the youngsters and their households serving to us out and making this potential. To take a seat right here with these children and see how properly they’ve been driving … I’ve seen them for some years now, and the development has been incredible. I truly really feel somewhat bit emotional. It was incredible to see these guys doing so properly.”
SGP4 RESULT:
1. Tino Stjernegaard Olsen (Denmark) 15 pts
2. Harry Moller (Denmark) 13 pts
3. Cooper Antone (Australia) 11 pts
4. Ludvig Lundgren (Sweden) 11pts
5. Riley Rearick (USA) 8 pts
6. Theo Trofast (Sweden) 8 pts
7. Johannes Ebel (Germany) 7 pts
8. Odd Leo Vigre (Norway) 6 pts
9. Simon Jul Vindum (Denmark) 6 pts
10. Ondrej Trnik (Slovakia) 5 pts
11. Harald Fohlin (Sweden) 5 pts
12. Nico Will (Germany) 4 pts
13. Augusto Camoriano (Argentina) 4 pts
14. Valters Buss (Latvia) 4 pts
15. Fraser Buckle (Nice Britain) 4 pts
16. Viktoria Coopersen (Denmark – reserve) 3 pts
17. Ravi Nijenhuis (Netherlands) 1 pt
Phrases by SGP – Characteristic Picture courtesy of Taylor Lanning
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