FIM Speedway of Nations
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Speedway of Nations
FormerlyWorld Team Cup (held 1960-2000)
World Cup (held 2001-2017)
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded2018
DirectorPhil Morris
MottoNo brakes, no gears, no fear
No. of teams15 national teams
ContinentWorld
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia
Most titles Russia (3 times)
TV partner(s)Eurosport 2 (UK)
Related
competitions
Speedway Grand Prix
Official websiteFIMspeedway.com/son

The Speedway of Nations is a speedway event for national teams, held each year in a different country. The first edition of the competition in the current format took place in 2018, replacing the Speedway World Cup on the international calendar.[1] It was the first time an official FIM international pairs competition was staged since the World Pairs Championship ceased in 1993. Australia are the current champions after winning in 2022.

Format

Each meeting is staged between seven national teams, with each national team represented by two riders. A third rider, who must be aged 21 years or under, acts as a reserve and can be used at any time. Each pairing rides against each other once. The combined total of each pair will be used to determine the outcome.[2]

Two semi-finals are held in different countries, with the top three teams in each progressing to the final. The final is then staged between the hosts and the six qualified nations. It takes places over two rounds, with the second and third placed nations progressing to the semi-final, which is a single race. The winner of the semi-final faces the first placed nation in the Grand Final. The Grand Final winners are crowned Speedway of Nations champions.

Winners

By season

Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place
2018 Poland Wrocław Russia Russia (45 pts)
Artem Laguta
Emil Sayfutdinov
United Kingdom Great Britain (46 pts)
Tai Woffinden
Robert Lambert
Craig Cook
Poland Poland (36 pts)
Maciej Janowski
Patryk Dudek
Maksym Drabik
2019 Russia Tolyatti Russia Russia (45 pts)
Artem Laguta
Emil Sayfutdinov
Gleb Chugunov
Poland Poland (47 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Patryk Dudek
Maksym Drabik
Maciej Janowski
Australia Australia (41 pts)
Jason Doyle
Max Fricke
Jaimon Lidsey
2020 Poland Lublin Russia Russia (23 pts)
Emil Sayfutdinov
Artem Laguta
Evgeny Saidullin
Poland Poland (23 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Szymon Woźniak
Dominik Kubera
Denmark Denmark (19 pts)
Leon Madsen
Marcus Birkemose
Anders Thomsen
2021 United Kingdom Belle Vue United Kingdom Great Britain (64 pts)
Robert Lambert
Dan Bewley
Tai Woffinden
Tom Brennan
Poland Poland (74 pts)
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Maciej Janowski
Jakub Miśkowiak
Denmark Denmark (68 pts)
Leon Madsen
Mikkel Michelsen
Mads Hansen
2022 Denmark Vojens Australia Australia (30 pts)
Jack Holder
Max Fricke
Jason Doyle
United Kingdom Great Britain (32 pts)
Dan Bewley
Robert Lambert
Tai Woffinden
Sweden Sweden (30 pts)
Fredrik Lindgren
Oliver Berntzon
2024

Medal classification

Pos National Team
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1.  Russia 3 - - 3
2.  Great Britain 1 2 - 3
3.  Australia 1 - 1 2
4.  Poland - 3 1 4
5.  Denmark - - 2 2
6.  Sweden - - 1 1

Rider classification

Pos Rider Team
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1. Artem Laguta  Russia 3 - - 3
Emil Sayfutdinov  Russia 3 - - 3
3. Gleb Chugunov  Russia 2 - - 2
4. Robert Lambert  Great Britain 1 2 - 3
Tai Woffinden  Great Britain 1 2 - 3
6. Dan Bewley  Great Britain 1 1 - 2
7. Jason Doyle  Australia 1 - 1 2
Max Fricke  Australia 1 - 1 2
9. Tom Brennan  Great Britain 1 - - 1
Jack Holder  Australia 1 - - 1
Evgeny Saidullin  Russia 1 - - 1
13. Bartosz Zmarzlik  Poland - 3 - 3
14. Patryk Dudek  Poland - 1 1 2
Maksym Drabik  Poland - 1 1 2
Maciej Janowski  Poland - 1 1 2
18. Craig Cook  Great Britain - 1 - 1
Dominik Kubera  Poland - 1 - 1
Szymon Woźniak  Poland - 1 - 1
Jakub Miśkowiak  Poland - 1 - 1
23. Leon Madsen  Denmark - - 2 2
24. Jaimon Lidsey  Australia - - 1 1
Anders Thomsen  Denmark - - 1 1
Marcus Birkemose  Denmark - - 1 1
Mikkel Michelsen  Denmark - - 1 1
Mads Hansen  Denmark - - 1 1
Fredrik Lindgren  Sweden - - 1 1
Oliver Berntzon  Sweden - - 1 1
Victor Palovaara  Sweden - - 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Breaking News:FIM Speedway of Nations". SGP.com.
  2. ^ "Speedway of Nations draw and calendar". SGP.com.