2024 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Season details | |
Dates | 27 April – 28 September |
Events | 11 |
Cities | 11 |
Countries | 8 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | 230 (in 11 events) |
The 2024 Speedway Grand Prix season is the 30th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 79th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1] It is the third series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
Bartosz Zmarzlik is the defending champion, having won the previous two titles.
For the 2024 season there are 15 permanent riders, who were joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top six riders from the 2023 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge and the 2023 Speedway European Championship winner.
The final five riders were nominated by series promoters, Discovery Sports Events.[1]
# | Riders | 2023 place | GP Ch place | Permanent rider appearance | Previous appearances in series |
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95 | ![]() |
1 | — | 9th | 2012–2015, 2016–2023 |
66 | ![]() |
2 | — | 15th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017–2023 |
54 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 9th | 2012, 2013, 2017–2023 |
25 | ![]() |
4 | — | 3rd | 2016, 2020, 2022–2023 |
30 | ![]() |
5 | — | 6th | 2010, 2013, 2019–2023 |
505 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 4th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2023 |
99 | ![]() |
7 | — | 3rd | 2018, 2022–2023 |
69 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 10th | 2015–2023 |
108 | ![]() |
11 | — | 13th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2023 |
155 | ![]() |
12 | — | 4th | 2015, 2018–2019, 2020, 2021, 2022–2023 |
29 | ![]() |
16 | 7 | 1st | 2013–2014, 2022–2023 |
744 | ![]() |
17 | — | 1st | 2017–2019, 2022–2023 |
415 | ![]() |
=21 | — | 1st | 2021, 2023 |
48 | ![]() |
=26 | 3 | 1st | 2018, 2022-2023 |
201 | ![]() |
=31 | 5 | 1st | 2020-2023 |
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
# | Riders | 2023 place | GP Ch place |
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46 | ![]() |
9 | — |
233 | ![]() |
13 | — |
71 | ![]() |
14 | — |
67 | ![]() |
=19 | — |
22 | ![]() |
=24 | 8 |
96 | ![]() |
— | 10 |
842 | ![]() |
— | — |
The 2024 season will consist of 11 events.[2]
Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
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1 | 27 April | ![]() Stadium Milenium |
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2 | 11 May | ![]() Stadion Narodowy |
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3 | 18 May | ![]() Ellermühle Speedway Stadium |
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4 | 1 June | ![]() Markéta Stadium |
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5 | 15 June | ![]() Skrotfrag Arena |
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6 | 29 June | ![]() Edward Jancarz Stadium |
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7 | 17 August | ![]() Principality Stadium |
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8 | 31 August | ![]() Olympic Stadium |
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9 | 7 September | ![]() Riga Speedway Stadium |
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10 | 14 September | ![]() Vojens Speedway Center |
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11 | 28 September | ![]() MotoArena Toruń |
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