FIM Speedway GP at Western Springs next March All of this year’s FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) venues stay on the calendar for 2012 as the competition expands to 12 rounds. Another key
change sees the sport’s flagship event, the FIM British Speedway Grand
Prix in Cardiff, shift from its traditional late June slot to August 25
to accommodate Olympic football in the Welsh capital.
Meanwhile, Torun’s stunning Marian Rose Motoarena in Poland has been picked to host the final round, where the World Champion will be officially crowned, on 06 October. Once the SGP elite return from New Zealand, the action moves to more familiar territory on 28 April 28, when Polish track Leszno stages the FIM European Grand Prix. This will be followed by the Czech SGP on 12 May as Prague’s Marketa Stadium hosts the event for the 16th time. The historic Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg is the venue for the Swedish round on 26 May, before the action moves to Copenhagen’s PARKEN Stadium for the FIM Dansk Metal Danish SGP on 09 June. Gorzow’s Edward Jancarz Stadium, stage for last Saturday’s FIM Enea Gorzow SGP of Poland, opens its door to the Grand Prix series heavyweights again on 23 June. The competition then takes its annual month-long break for the FIM Speedway World Cup, before resuming in Croatia at Gorican’s Speedway Stadium Milenium on 28 July. The FIM Italian SGP takes place at Terenzano on 11 August, ahead of the jewel in the World Championship crown – the British Grand Prix at Cardiff’s magnificent Millennium Stadium. Swedish venue Malilla is next and hosts the FIM Scandinavian SGP on 08 September, before legendary Danish track Vojens stages the FIM Nordic Speedway Grand Prix on 22 September and the World Championship closes with the FIM Torun SGP of Poland. The dates have also been announced for next year’s FIM Speedway World Cup and the tournament’s opening meeting sees legendary former SGP venue Bydgoszcz return to the international calendar. The historic Polonia Stadium, where Polish icon Tomasz Gollob rose to stardom, stages Event One on 07 July. British track King’s Lynn puts on Event Two for the third year running on 09 July, before the action switches to Sweden, where Malilla’s G&B Arena will host the SWC Race-Off on 12 July. The SWC Final takes place there on 14 July. BSI Speedway and the FIM have also confirmed the 15 permanent riders for the 2012 FIM Speedway Grand Prix series. The four permanent wild cards, who join the top eight from the 2011 championship and the three riders who qualified from the FIM Grand Prix Challenge are confirmed as: Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden); Nicki Pedersen (Denmark); Chris Harris (Great Britain); Darcy Ward (Australia) The full 2012 rider line-up and calendar are detailed below:
2012 FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX PERMANENT RIDER LINE-UP
FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX 2012 CALENDAR
FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP 2012 CALENDAR
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