2022 Speedway of Nations

The 2022 Speedway of Nations was the fifth FIM Speedway of Nations.[1] The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Great Britain were the defending champions having won the 2021 competition.[2]

Both the semi-finals and final were held at Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark, after the initial host Esbjerg was unable to fulfill the contract.[3] Denmark were automatically seeded into the final as hosts.

The first semi-final was won by Australia, with Finland securing the second automatic qualifying spot. Poland won a run-off with Germany to secure the last spot.[4] The second semi-final was won by Sweden, ahead of Czech Republic. Great Britain beat France in a run-off to complete the final line-up.[5]

Australia won the competition after beating Great Britain in the final.[6] Great Britain had top scored during the regular heats, but Jack Holder and Max Fricke beat Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert in the Grand Final to take the title for the first time. Sweden claimed the bronze medal.[7]

First semi-final
Pos Riders Pts
1Australia Max Fricke 15, Jack Holder 14, Jason Doyle 635
2Finland Timo Lahti 18, Timi Salonen 1634
3Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik 15, Patryk Dudek 10, Maciej Janowski 631
4Germany Kai Huckenbeck 18, Norick Blödorn 1230
5United States Luke Becker 19, Broc Nicol 6, Dillon Ruml 025
6Ukraine Marko Levishyn 18, Stanislav Melnychuk 0, Vitalli Lysak 018
7Latvia Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 7, Oļegs Mihailovs 7, Francis Gusts 216

Final Qualifier
1st 2nd
 Poland - 7
Bartosz Zmarzlik - 4
Patryk Dudek - 3		  Germany - 2
Kai Huckenbeck - 2
Norick Blödorn - 0

Second semi-final
Pos Riders Pts
1Sweden Oliver Berntzon 21, Fredrik Lindgren 1435
2Czech Republic Václav Milík 19, Jan Kvěch 1534
3France Dimitri Bergé 19, David Bellego 1332
4United Kingdom Tai Woffinden 19, Dan Bewley 6, Robert Lambert 631
5Slovenia Matic Ivačič 17, Nick Škorja 3, Anže Grmek 222
6Norway Espen Sola 11, Lasse Fredriksen 7, Glenn Moi 018
7Italy Michele Paco Castagna 17, Daniele Tessari 017

Slovakia replaced by Norway after Slovakia withdrew following an injury to their leading rider Martin Vaculík.[8]

Final Qualifier
1st 2nd
 Great Britain - 7
Dan Bewley - 4
Tai Woffinden - 3		  France - 2
Dimitri Bergé - 2
David Bellego - 0

Final
Pos Riders Pts
1United Kingdom Robert Lambert 18, Dan Bewley 1432
2Sweden Oliver Berntzon 20, Fredrik Lindgren 1030
3Australia Jack Holder 19, Max Fricke 1130
4Denmark Leon Madsen 15, Mikkel Michelsen 1328
5Czech Republic Václav Milík 18, Jan Kvěch 927
6Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik 20, Maciej Janowski 4, Patryk Dudek 226
7Finland Timo Lahti 14, Jesse Mustonen 2, Timi Salonen 016

Grand Final Qualifier
1st 2nd
 Australia - 6
Jack Holder - 4
Max Fricke - 2		  Sweden - 3
Fredrik Lindgren - 3
Oliver Berntzon - EX

Grand Final
1st 2nd
 Australia - 7
Jack Holder - 4
Max Fricke - 3		  Great Britain - 2
Dan Bewley - 2
Robert Lambert - 0

References
  1. "Speedway of Nations calendar". Speedway GP.
  2. "Speedway of Nations Preview". Speedway Star page 22. 23 July 2022.
  3. "Speedway of Nations moved to Vojens". FIM.
  4. "Speedway of Nations semi-final 1". Speedway GP.
  5. "Speedway of Nations semi-final 2". Speedway GP.
  6. "FIM SON final". Speedway GP.
  7. "Awesome Aussies". Speedway Star pages 3-10. 6 August 2022.
  8. "Slovakia pull the plug". Speedway Star page 5. 30 July 2022.
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