2020 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2020 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 26th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 75th FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be the 20th series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company
2020 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Season details | |
Dates | TBC |
Events | TBC |
Cities | TBC |
Countries | TBC |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | (in TBC events) |
A new points system will be introduced with overall positions deciding the number of championship points a rider will score from a GP and points scored in each individual heat used to determine a rider's progress in a GP.
Bartosz Zmarzlik will be the defending champion having won the 2019 Speedway Grand Prix series.
Qualification
For the 2020 season there will be 15 permanent riders, who will be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2019 championship have qualified automatically.[1] These riders will be joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2019 season.[2]
Qualified riders
# | Riders | 2019 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
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95 | ![]() | 1 | — | 5th | 2012–2015, 2016–2019 |
30 | ![]() | 2 | — | 2nd | 2013, 2019 |
89 | ![]() | 3 | — | 9th | 2009–2013, 2017–2019 |
66 | ![]() | 4 | — | 11th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2019 |
54 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 5th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2019 |
71 | ![]() | 6 | — | 6th | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2019 |
69 | ![]() | 7 | — | 6th | 2015–2019 |
692 | ![]() | 8 | — | 4th | 2016, 2017–2019 |
55 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 10th | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2019 |
88 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 9th | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2017, 2018, 2019 |
46 | ![]() | 16 | 3 | 1st | 2016-2017, 2019 |
222 | ![]() | 11 | — | 4th | 2011, 2018–2019 |
85 | ![]() | 12 | — | 10th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016–2017, 2019 |
108 | ![]() | 13 | — | 9th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2019 |
45 | ![]() | — | — | 25th | 1995–2018 |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
# | Riders | 2019 place | GP Ch place |
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84 | ![]() | 26 | 10 |
155 | ![]() | 17 | 14 |
115 | ![]() | 18 | — |
105 | ![]() | — | 5 |
20 | ![]() | — | 6 |
96 | ![]() | — | — |
Martin Smolinski will take over Greg Hancock's entry after Hancock announced his retirement from the sport in February.
Calendar
The 2020 season consists of 10 events, the same number as in 2019.[3] The Slovenian round has been replaced by a new round in Russia. The British Grand Prix was orginally schedule to be held on July 18, but was Cancelled on June 1. The first round in Warsaw, are postponed to August 8, The Czech Grand Prix is postponed to September 19 & The German Grand Prix is postponed to a unknown date, all due to COVID-19 pandemic
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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1 | July 25 | ![]() HZ Bygg Arena |
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2 | August 1 | ![]() Olympic Stadium |
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3 | August 8 | ![]() Stadion Narodowy |
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4 | August 15 | ![]() G&B Arena |
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5 | August 29 | ![]() Anatoly Stepanovs Stadium |
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6 | September 12 | ![]() Vojens Speedway Center |
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7 | September 19 | ![]() Markéta Stadium |
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8 | October 3 | ![]() Rose Motoarena |
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? | ? | ![]() Bergring Arena |
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See also
- 2020 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship