The most prestigious World Championship grand prix of the year will be held on Saturday.
Over 50,000 fans are gathered under one roof when Poland's national stadium – Stadion Narodowy – in the capital Warsaw, hosts the World Cup race for the 9th time.
By Ib Søby – Photo: WBDS
After Cardiff and the Millennium Stadium have disappeared from the calendar, Saturday's Grand Prix has become an absolute must. The Big One in the World Speedway Championship series and led by five-time champion and current World Cup runner-up Bartosz Zmarzlik, Saturday will feature a gigantic speedway party around the historic bridge over the Wiesla River, where the ultra-modern stadium was built for the UEFA Euro 2012 football championship, jointly organized by Poland and Ukraine.
The official inauguration took place on January 29, 2012, and a month later
The first match between Poland and Portugal was played at the stadium and ended goalless.
Denmark has – as you know – Anders Thomsen and Mikkel Michelsen in Warsaw, and after the disappointment at the Grand Prix opening in Landshut, Germany, there is only one way – and that is forward, on the one-off track that has been established for the occasion under the leadership of Danish speedway legend Ole Olsen.
There is a time trial and sprint on Friday at 3:00 PM.
Bartosz Zmarzlik has – yet – not tried to win in his country's capital, but has been in the last two finals.
Polish Patryk Dudek has a wildcard.
See the World Cup standings:
https://www.fimspeedway.com/sgp/standings
The race will be shown in Denmark on MAX and 6éren.
Finals in Warsaw:
2015: Matej Zagar, Chris Harris, Jaroslaw Hampel, Niels Kr. Iversen – interrupted after 12.
2016: Tai Woffinden, Greg Hancock, Matej Zager, Chris Holder.
2017: Frederik Lindgren, Maciej Janowski, Jason Doyle, Martin Vaculik.
2018: Tai Woffinden, Maciej Janowski, Frederik Lindgren, Artem Laguta.
2019: Leon Madsen, Frederik Lindgren, Patryk Dudek, Niels Kr. Iversen.
2020: -not run due to Covid 19
2021: -not run due to Covid 19
2022: Max Fricke, Leon Madsen, Frederik Lindgren, Mikkel Michelsen.
2023: Frederik Lindgren, Jack Holder, Bartosz Zmarzlik, Jason Doyle
2024: Jason Doyle, Bartosz Zmarzlik, Robert Lambert, Martin Vaculik