Poland’s six-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik is decided to ship one other golden evening in Torun as he leads his facet into the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations Last on Saturday evening.
The beginning line-ups for the game’s final take a look at of workforce using have been revealed as hosts Poland tackle reigning FIM SON world champions Nice Britain, plus Semi-Last 1 winners Sweden, Semi-Last 2 victors Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark and Latvia.
The six groups that progressed via Semi-Finals 1 and a pair of on Tuesday and Wednesday all identify unchanged beginning line-ups, with Poland seeded straight via to the Last as hosts, and spearheaded by skipper Zmarzlik, who received a record-equalling sixth Speedway GP world title this season. He’s partnered by new European champion Patryk Dudek and No.3 Piotr Pawlicki, a former FIM Speedway World Cup winner, who makes his FIM SON debut.
Saturday’s remaining FIM Speedway motion of 2025 options 13 riders who both raced in Speedway GP this season and/or have certified to compete within the 2026 collection, and the Poles are decided to return out on high within the FIM SON for the primary time.
Zmarzlik has received 4 Speedway GPs at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena and picked up all however certainly one of his SGP gold medals on the iconic venue. He would love so as to add an FIM SON victory to the gathering.
He mentioned: “This can be a particular place for me. I’ve had a variety of good moments right here. I collected my first 5 Speedway GP gold medals right here, so I’m blissful to return again to Torun for a very good assembly just like the SON. I welcome the followers to the stadium and the Polish workforce will do the most effective they will for our nation.”
Zmarzlik has an opportunity to change into the primary rider to finish the modern-day grand slam of Speedway GP, FIM Speedway World Cup and FIM Speedway of Nations world titles this Saturday. The three-time SWC winner can be proud to win his tenth world title in all competitions representing his nation. He mentioned: “I at all times need the identical – I simply wish to do the most effective I can. It’s at all times good racing with our nationwide kevlars and representing our nation. Everybody will do the most effective they will for us.”
The 2025 FIM SON world champions will earn extra than simply this 12 months’s gold medals – they may also seal a assured spot within the 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup Last at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy. If the Poles win on Saturday, the FIM SON runners-up will head for the Polish capital subsequent 12 months as Poland is seeded into the occasion as host nation.
Each workforce should monitor two starters at No.1 and No.2 for Saturday’s FIM SON Last and one reserve at No.3, who could be referred to as into motion by their workforce supervisor at any time.
All six profitable semi-finalists have opted for unchanged beginning orders after securing their spots within the FIM SON Last.
Nice Britain defends the FIM SON world title they received on house shale at Manchester’s Nationwide Speedway Stadium final summer time, with Torun and GB workforce captain Robert Lambert, world No.3 Dan Bewley and reserve Tom Brennan going for his or her third world title as a trio – and the Lions’ first on overseas soil since England received the 1984 FIM Speedway World Pairs Championship in Lonigo, Italy.
Australia tracks world No.2 Brady Kurtz, skipper Jack Holder and 2017 Speedway GP world champion Jason Doyle at No.3 as they bid to regain the FIM SON trophy that they received in Vojens, Denmark in 2022.
Sweden’s problem is led by world No.4 Fredrik Lindgren, with double nationwide champion Jacob Thorssell and Timo Lahti additionally chosen after the trio mixed to win Tuesday’s Semi-Last 1 in positive fashion.
Danish boss Nicki Pedersen retains religion with 2026 Speedway GP qualifiers Leon Madsen and Michael Jepsen Jensen, with Torun rider Mikkel Michelsen chosen at No.3 on his Polish house monitor.
One other Torun rider, Czech charger Jan Kvech, led his facet to their first Last since 2022 as they took third place in Semi-Last 2 on Wednesday. He groups up with Vaclav Milik and gifted teenager Adam Bubba Bednar, who stays at No.3, and will play a key function within the largest assembly of his profession to date.
Latvia’s world No.6 Andzejs Lebedevs ends the most effective season of his profession by main his nation into their third FIM SON Last in 4 years, having solely led his fast-rising speedway nation into its first FIM Speedway world workforce remaining in 2021. He joins forces with Jevgenijs Kostigovs and Daniils Kolodinskis as soon as once more.
Having received three silver medals and a bronze because the FIM SON was launched in 2018, Poland would love to finish the set with gold in Torun.
Polish workforce supervisor Rafal Dobrucki mentioned: “After all, we at all times give attention to good outcomes, and this weekend would be the similar. It’s one other essential assembly for us. Everyone desires to win, and we do as effectively. Now we have some actually good riders. Now we have a reasonably good likelihood to win, and we are going to give attention to that.
“Every part was okay in follow. Two riders practised on Wednesday – Bartosz and Piotr. That is Patryk’s house monitor, so he didn’t want a variety of follow. The opposite factor is he had just a little crash final Sunday, so we wished to avoid wasting him, let him loosen up and be robust for Saturday.”
Dobrucki is anticipating an thrilling evening of motion on Torun’s well-known Marian Motoarena circuit and hopes a passionate house crowd can roar his facet to victory on Saturday.
He mentioned: “I feel we could have good Polish followers right here, and particularly after the large success Torun had a couple of days in the past in changing into Polish league champions. We predict an enormous crowd, which is able to give us additional energy.
“That is the right monitor to search out good strains on and have good races on. Like anyplace, you want the velocity and that’s the most vital factor. This is without doubt one of the greatest tracks on the planet, so we are going to attempt to discover good strains and go for the gold medals.”
Forward of Saturday’s Last, the FIM Speedway of Nations continues on Friday with SON2 – the FIM Staff Speedway Beneath-21 World Championship.
Hosts Poland chase an 18th gold medal in opposition to Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Nice Britain, Latvia and Sweden.
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2025 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS FINAL STARTING LINE-UPS:
TEAM A – CZECH REPUBLIC: 1. Vaclav Milik, 2. Jan Kvech (captain), 3. Adam Bubba Bednar. Staff Supervisor: Zdenek Schneiderwind.
TEAM B – SWEDEN: 1. Jacob Thorssell, 2. Fredrik Lindgren (captain), 3. Timo Lahti. Staff Supervisor: Linus Sundstrom.
TEAM C – POLAND: 1. Patryk Dudek, 2. Bartosz Zmarzlik (captain), 3. Piotr Pawlicki. Staff Supervisor: Rafal Dobrucki.
TEAM D – AUSTRALIA: 1. Brady Kurtz, 2. Jack Holder (captain), 3. Jason Doyle. Staff Supervisor: Mark Lemon.
TEAM E – DENMARK: 1. Leon Madsen, 2. Michael Jepsen Jensen, 3. Mikkel Michelsen (captain). Staff Supervisor: Nicki Pedersen.
TEAM F – GREAT BRITAIN: 1. Robert Lambert (captain), 2. Dan Bewley, 3. Tom Brennan. Staff Managers: Simon Stead and Oliver Allen.
TEAM G – LATVIA: 1. Andzejs Lebedevs (captain), 2. Jevgenijs Kostigovs, 3. Daniils Kolodinskis. Staff Supervisor: Vladimirs Vagels.
Phrases by FIM Speedway – Characteristic Picture courtesy of Taylor Lanning
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