Speedway of Nations

The Speedway of Nations is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. 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. Russia are the current champions, having won the tournament in 2018 and 2019.

FIM Speedway of Nations
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 Speedway of Nations
SportMotorcycle speedway
Founded2018
DirectorPhil Morris
MottoNo brakes, no gears, no fear
No. of teams15 national teams
ContinentWorld
Most recent
champion(s)		 Russia
Most titles Russia (2 times)
TV partner(s)BT Sport (UK)
Related
competitions		Speedway Grand Prix
Official website

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 Wrocław Russia (45 Pts) Great Britain (46 Pts) Poland (36 Pts)
2019 Tolyatti Russia (45 Pts) Poland (47 Pts) Australia (41 Pts)
Year Venue Winners Runner-up 3rd place

Medal classification
PosNational TeamTotal
1. Russia2 2
2. Poland2 11
3. Great Britain1 1
4. Australia1 1

Rider classification
PosRiderTeamTotal
1.Artem Laguta Russia 22
Emil Sayfutdinov Russia 22
Gleb Chugunov Russia 22
4.Patryk Dudek Poland 211
Maksym Drabik Poland 211
6.Tai Woffinden Great Britain 11
Robert Lambert Great Britain 11
Craig Cook Great Britain 11
Bartosz Zmarzlik Poland 11
10.Maciej Janowski Poland 11
Jason Doyle Australia 11
Max Fricke Australia 11
Jaimon Lidsey Australia 11

See also

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