Zmarzlik reasserts dominance with victory in Pragu...

2025 FIM Speedway GP

Spherical Three – Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague

Poland’s five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik hailed one other landmark second in his storied profession as he celebrated his a centesimal FIM Speedway Grand Prix look with a record-extending twenty eighth SGP win in a single day on the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on the iconic Marketa Stadium, successful the ultimate forward of Swedish racer Fredrik Lindgren in second place.  Denmark’s Leon Madsen third and Australia’s Jack Holder in fourth spot.

Zmarzlik additionally regained the Speedway GP World Championship lead from pre-meeting chief Brady Kurtz, transferring on to 53 factors, with the Aussie on 45 factors after crashing out on the ultimate flip of his last-chance qualifier following a detailed conflict with Madsen.

Zmarzlik’s third victory in Prague – including to his back-to-back wins within the 2020 Marketa double-header – was a end result which topped an astonishing century of Speedway GP appearances for one of many sport’s all-time greats.

This comes within the yr he’s chasing a record-equalling sixth Speedway GP World Championship as he bids to develop into the primary rider in historical past to win 4 in a row.

The Lublin and Lejonen rider has reached an unimaginable 64 finals, successful 28 of them, and aged solely 30, he appears to be like set to rewrite the game’s historical past books within the coming years.

Bartosz Zmarzlik

“I’m very completely satisfied. It is a particular second for me as a result of that is the a centesimal spherical in my Speedway GP profession. I’ve received 28 of them and I’m very completely satisfied about this. I really feel this can be a particular second. Reaching 64 finals can also be nice! I’m actually very completely satisfied and proud about this, however I’ll really feel this extra in later years once I look again on my profession and at these statistics. From the primary race, I felt very nice. The monitor was good for racing, and everybody made a very good present for the group. It was an incredible end result for me.”

Prague runner-up Fredrik Lindgren – now fifth within the standings on 40 factors – joined Zmarzlik in qualifying routinely for the ultimate after 5 heats. The Swede was happy to succeed in his first closing of 2025, preserving him within the title race as he stands 13 factors adrift of Zmarzlik with seven rounds remaining.

Third-placed Madsen – this season’s Speedway GP first substitute rider – stepped into the Prague occasion as a alternative for injured Aussie rider Jason Doyle, who was dominated out with a hip damage. Having missed out on a spot on this season’s sequence, Madsen was elated to underline his SGP credentials as soon as once more.

The Czech followers left Marketa Stadium’s record-extending thirty first Speedway GP occasion completely satisfied after residence hero Jan Kvech reached his first last-chance qualifier of 2025 and scored 9 championship factors – his best-ever SGP end in Prague, which additionally featured his first Speedway GP warmth win at Marketa.

Subsequent up is the ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Nice Britain – Manchester double-header on June 13 and 14 – intently adopted by the FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow on June 21.

2025 FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague Outcomes

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

FIM Speedway GP Standings

1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 53
2. Brady Kurtz 45
3. Jack Holder 42
4. Andzejs Lebedevs 41
5. Fredrik Lindgren 40
6. Dan Bewley 34
7. Dominik Kubera 27
8. Robert Lambert 27
9. Anders Thomsen 24
10. Max Fricke 22
11. Jan Kvech 21
12. Leon Madsen 16
13. Patryk Dudek 16
14. Martin Vaculik 16
15. Mikkel Michelsen 16
16. Jason Doyle 8
17. Kai Huckenbeck 7
18. Erik Riss 2

Photographs Taylor Lanning and Jarek Pabijan