Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia

The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship).[1]

LatviaLatvian Speedway Grand Prix
StadiumRiga Speedway Stadium, Riga, Latvia
Years10 (2006–2009, 2013–2015, 2017, 2023–2024)
Trackspeedway track
Track Length373 m
Last Event (season 2024)
Date7 Sep 2024
WinnerPoland Bartosz Zmarzlik

History

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From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils. In 2023, the event returned to Latvia but at the new venue known as Riga Speedway Stadium.[2]

The 2023 event was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, which equalled the 22 career Grand Prix wins of fellow Pole Tomasz Gollob.[3]

Past winners

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Season City Stadium Winner
1 2006 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Greg Hancock result[4]
2 2007 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Leigh Adams result
3 2008 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Jason Crump result
4 2009 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Greg Hancock result
5 2013 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Greg Hancock result[5]
6 2014 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Krzysztof Kasprzak result[6]
7 2015 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Maciej Janowski result
8 2017 Daugavpils Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs   Piotr Pawlicki Jr. result[7]
9 2023 Riga Riga Speedway Stadium   Bartosz Zmarzlik result[8]
10 2024 Riga Riga Speedway Stadium   Bartosz Zmarzlik result[9]
11 2025 Riga Riga Speedway Stadium result

Most win

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  Greg Hancock 3 times

References

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  1. ^ "2006 SGP series now over ten rounds". Crash.net. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Round 7 Riga Latvia". FIM. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "POLISH HERO ZMARZLIK EQUALS IDOL GOLLOB'S TALLY OF 22 SPEEDWAY GP WINS IN RIGA". FIM. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Hancock wins in Latvia". Swindon Speedway. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Greg Hancock Takes Latvian Hat-Trick". Full Noise. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Kasprzak wins Latvian Speedway GP". MC News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2017 SGP CALENDAR REVEALED". FIM. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "'Superb stuff' - Bartosz Zmarzlik storms to victory in Speedway Grand Prix in Riga". Europsort. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Vaculík si opäť polepšil v celkovom poradí, v Rige však nebol spokojný". Sport Net. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

See also

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