2023 Speedway European Championship
The 2023 Speedway European Championship season was the 11th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 23rd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the 10th series under the promotion of Polish company One Sport Lts. Danish rider Mikkel Michelsen won the Championship for the third time.[1]
| 2023 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 17 June – 22 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  DEN Mikkel Michelsen |
| Runner-up | DEN Leon Madsen |
| 3rd place |  POL Janusz Kołodziej |
Qualification
For the 2023 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Leon Madsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Janusz Kołodziej, Mikkel Michelsen, Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2022 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge,[2] while the final five riders were handed wildcards by the SEC Commission.[3]
Calendar
Qualification
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.[4]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May |  Nagyhalász Speedway Ring, Nagyhalász |  Dimitri Bergé |
| Nagyhalász | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
| 1 | Dimitri Bergé | 13 |
| 2 | Kacper Woryna | 10 |
| 3 |  Jan Kvěch | 10 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Zengota | 10 |
| 5 | Andreas Lyager | 9 |
| 6 |  Antonio Lindbäck | 9 |
| 7 | Szymon Woźniak | 9 |
| 8 | Niels-Kristian Iversen | 9 |
| 9 | Mads Hansen | 9 |
| 10 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs | 8 |
| 11 |  Timo Lahti | 8 |
| 12 | Antti Vuolas | 6 |
| 13 | Frederik Jakobsen | 5 |
| 14 | Jacob Thorssell | 4 |
| 15 | Norbert Magosi | 1 |
| 16 | Márk Bárány | 0 |
| 17 | Roland Kovacs | 0 |
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2022 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Leon Madsen | 1 | 8th | |
| 333 | Janusz Kołodziej | 2 | 5th | |
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 3 | 6th | |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | 4 | 4rd | |
| 415 | Dominik Kubera | 5 | 2nd | |
| 96 | Dimitri Bergé | 13 | 1 | 2nd |
| 223 | Kacper Woryna | 14 | 2 | 4th |
| 201 | Jan Kvěch | 18 | 3 | 1st |
| 29 | Grzegorz Zengota | 4 | 1st | |
| 114 | Andreas Lyager | 5 | 1st | |
| 85 | Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | 5th | |
| 129 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | 11 | 10 | 7th |
| 225 | Václav Milík | 15 | 9th | |
| 744 |  Kai Huckenbeck | 16 | 6th | |
| 299 |  Adam Ellis | 17 | 2nd | |
Championship Series
The 2023 series will be staged over four rounds.[5]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June | Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa | Leon Madsen |
| 2 | 5 August | Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow | Janusz Kołodziej |
| 3 | 9 September | Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz | Leon Madsen |
| 4 | 22 September | Speedway Stadium, Pardubice | Janusz Kołodziej |
Final Classification
| Pos. | Rider | Points | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen |
52 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2 | (30) Leon Madsen |
44 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | (333) Janusz Kołodziej |
42 | – | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
33 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | (129) Andžejs Ļebedevs |
33 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | (415) Dominik Kubera |
30 | – | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | (744) Kai Huckenbeck |
30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | (223) Kacper Woryna |
27 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | (96) Dimitri Bergé |
24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck |
25 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | (299) Adam Ellis |
22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | (114) Andreas Lyager |
20 | – | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 13 | (48) Szymon Woźniak |
18 | 12 | – | 6 | – |
| 14 | (201) Jan Kvěch |
13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 16 | (16) Maksym Drabik |
9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 17 | (29) Grzegorz Zengota |
9 | – | 7 | 2 | – |
| 18 | (225) Václav Milík |
9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – |
| 19 | (98) Timo Lahti |
5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Norick Blödorn |
3 | – | 3 | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Petr Chlupáč |
1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 22 | (16) Kacper Pludra |
1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 23 | (17) Kacper Halkiewicz |
0 | 0 | – | – | – |
See also
References
- "Michelsen Seals Third European Title and 2024 Speedway GP Qualification". FIM. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- "2023 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
- "Speedway Euro Championship: wild cards announced". FIM Europe.
- "2023 SEC Challenge result". FIM Speedway.
- "2023 SEC Events". SEC.
- "2023 SEC Standings". SEC.
