2022 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 28th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 77th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1][2] It was the first series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
| 2022 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 30 April - 1 October |
| Events | 10 |
| Cities | 10 |
| Countries | 7 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | 230 (in 10 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | POL Bartosz Zmarzlik |
| Runner-up | DEN Leon Madsen |
| 3rd place | POL Maciej Janowski |
Artem Laguta was the reigning champion, having won the 2021 title. However, due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, he and Emil Sayfutdinov did not return as all Russian and Belarusian riders had been suspended and were barred from participating in any FIM-sanctioned events.
Bartosz Zmarzlik won the championship, claiming a third world title. Leon Madsen finished as runner-up, with Maciej Janowski taking the last spot on the podium.
Qualification
For the 2022 season, there were 15 permanent riders who joined each Grand Prix with one wild card and two track reserves.
The top six riders from the 2021 championship qualified automatically.[3] These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge, and the 2021 Speedway European Championship winner.
The final five riders were nominated by the SGP Commission following the completion of the 2021 season.[4]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Discovery Sports Events made the decision to suspend Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov in line with the FIM's ban on Russian riders.[5] They were replaced in the line-up by Jack Holder and Dan Bewley.[6]
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2021 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 2 | — | 7th | 2012–2015, 2016–2021 |
| 66 | Fredrik Lindgren | 4 | — | 13th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2021 |
| 71 | Maciej Janowski | 5 | — | 8th | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2021 |
| 108 | Tai Woffinden | 6 | — | 11th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2021 |
| 30 | Leon Madsen | 7 | — | 4th | 2010, 2013, 2019–2021 |
| 69 | Jason Doyle | 9 | — | 8th | 2015–2021 |
| 505 | Robert Lambert | 10 | 13 | 2nd | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021 |
| 105 | Anders Thomsen | 11 | — | 2nd | 2016, 2020, 2021 |
| 54 | Martin Vaculík | 12 | — | 7th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2021 |
| 323 | Paweł Przedpełski | 17 | 1 | 1st | 2016, 2017, 2021 |
| 46 | Max Fricke | 8 | 2 | 3rd | 2016–2017, 2019, 2020–2021 |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | — | 3 | 5th | 2016, 2017–2020 |
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 18 | — | 2nd | 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 25 | Jack Holder | — | — | 1st | 2016, 2020 |
| 99 | Dan Bewley | — | 7 | 1st | 2018 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2021 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | — | 6 |
| 515 | Jakub Miśkowiak | — | — |
| 266 | Mads Hansen | 35 | — |
| 22 | Luke Becker | — | — |
| 415 | David Bellego | — | — |
Calendar
The 2022 season consisted of 10 events.
Final Classification
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CRO | POL | CZE | GER | PL2 | GBR | PL3 | DEN | SWE | PL4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik (C) | 166 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
| (30) Leon Madsen | 133 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 16 | |
| (71) Maciej Janowski | 106 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |
| 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 103 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | (505) Robert Lambert | 103 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | (99) Dan Bewley | 102 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 102 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 93 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 91 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 18 | – | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 10 | (69) Jason Doyle | 83 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen | 82 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | – | 12 |
| 12 | (25) Jack Holder | 67 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | (46) Max Fricke | 52 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – |
| 14 | (105) Anders Thomsen | 51 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (323) Paweł Przedpełski | 29 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | (16) Rasmus Jensen | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Matej Žagar | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (16) Kacper Woryna | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 20 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| " | (16) Gleb Chugunov | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| " | (266) Mads Hansen | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| 23 | (16) Oliver Berntzon | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – |
| 24 | (16) Maksym Drabik | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| " | (515) Jakub Miśkowiak | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 26 | (16) Szymon Woźniak | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (16) Jan Kvěch | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| " | (17) Tom Brennan | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| " | (17) Krzysztof Lewandowski | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | CRO | POL | CZE | GER | PL2 | GBR | PL3 | DEN | SWE | PL4 |
References
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "2021 FIM Speedway World Championship results". SGP. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Five Wild Cards Confirmed for FIM Speedway GP 2022" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "FIM Speedway GP Statement". SGP.
- "Holder & Bewley called into Speedway GP 2022 line-up". SGP. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "2022 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP.