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2025 FIM Speedway GP

Spherical 9 – Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw

Brady Kurtz pledged to “benefit from the expertise, it doesn’t matter what the result” as he arrange a nail-biting finale to the Speedway GP World Championship race.

Kurtz turned solely the second rider in Speedway GP historical past to win 4 SGP rounds on the bounce as he received the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw on Saturday, triumphing forward of title rival Bartosz Zmarzlik of Poland in second, Britain’s Dan Bewley in third and Australia’s Jack Holder in fourth place.

After ending third within the afternoon dash race, received by Bewley, Zmarzlik maintained the three-point lead he took into Saturday’s occasion at a sold-out Olympic Stadium.

First or second place on the series-closing Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 13 will assure Zmarzlik a record-equalling sixth gold medal, matching the mark achieved by New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger and Swedish nice Tony Rickardsson. He additionally hopes to change into the primary rider within the sport’s historical past to win 4 world titles in as a few years.

In the meantime, Kurtz heads to Vojens hoping to change into the primary rider since Speedway GP was launched in 1995 to win the world title of their debut sequence.

Victory at his Polish house monitor in Wroclaw, added to wins in Gorzow (June 21), Malilla (July 5) and Riga (August 2), noticed him change into solely the second Speedway GP rider to win 4 rounds in a row – matching the quartet received by Rickardsson on his approach to a sixth world title in 2005.

Having already secured the Speedway GP silver medal, Kurtz is decided to take pleasure in his world-title showdown with Zmarzlik at Vojens’ Weekend of Champions on September 13.

Brady Kurtz

“Not many individuals get to battle Bartek for the world title on the closing spherical of the GP sequence, so I’ll take a second to take that in and hopefully benefit from the expertise, it doesn’t matter what the result.

“I don’t actually know what to say after successful 4 in a row. All I do know is the one probability I needed to win was to maintain successful rounds actually. I’ve received yet one more, and now it’s one spherical to go. Earlier than the season, I simply wished to take pleasure in it. I didn’t need to say something about my objectives or what I wished to do. It has been a hell of a season, and my group has been unbelievable. They’ve been completely excellent from begin to end.

“Gorzow was particular, being my first win, however this one undoubtedly felt cool. It was unbelievable to see how a lot assist I had within the stands at a Polish GP. It was good to win. I simply love this stadium, and I like the town. Thanks a lot to all the followers who had been right here.”

Kurtz final appeared at Vojens Speedway Middle when he made his skilled debut for Danish membership Holsted on the age of 16 in 2013.

He admits he should adapt shortly if he’s to make the last word return and change into Speedway GP world champion at Denmark’s nationwide speedway stadium. He mentioned: “We’ll see what occurs in Vojens. I haven’t raced there in a really very long time, so I should study shortly in free follow hopefully. I simply need to benefit from the expertise.”

Runner-up Zmarzlik raced to a improbable 15-point most within the heats and was happy to keep up his three-point lead as he confronted off with Wroclaw house riders Kurtz and Bewley in an epic closing.

Bartosz Zmarzlik

“I feel it was a pleasant day for everybody. We placed on a very good present, with many good races. I’m completely satisfied as a result of it’s the primary time I’ve scored 15 factors within the heats. I used to be second within the closing – congrats to Brady, Dan and Jack. It was a giant battle within the closing. I used to be very shut, however I’m second and I’m actually completely satisfied as a result of I used to be just a little bit nervous earlier than the assembly. I’ve not had the most effective leads to the final two or three SGPs right here. However I used to be feeling actually quick. I did all the things effectively. If you go to a monitor in opposition to house riders like Brady and Dan, it’s not straightforward. Brady has been king all 12 months right here. He received right this moment additionally and did an unbelievable job. Possibly I made a small mistake with the gate choice, however you by no means know earlier than the ultimate. The ultimate is all the time 50/50 with the gates as to which one would be the greatest. I’m actually pleased with second. I might have one hundred pc taken this place earlier than the assembly.”

Third-placed Bewley surged 5 factors forward of Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren within the battle for the Speedway GP World Championship bronze medal.

After beginning the day 9 factors behind the present world No.3, Bewley received the dash race to assert 4 championship factors, earlier than bagging one other 16 for third place within the DeWalt FIM Wroclaw Speedway GP.

2025 FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw Outcomes

1. Brady Kurtz 20
2. Bartosz Zmarzlik 18
3. Dan Bewley 16
4. Jack Holder 14
5. Jason Doyle 12
6. Andzejs Lebedevs 11
7. Mikkel Michelsen 10
8. Anders Thomsen 9
9. Macej Janowski 8
10. Max Fricke 7
11. Fredrik Lindgren 6
12. Jan Kvech 5
13. Kai Huckenbeck 4
14. Martin Vaculik 3
15. Robert Lambert 2
16. Dominik Kubera 1

FIM Speedway GP Standings

Photos Taylor Lanning and Jarek Pabijan