2023 Speedway European Championship
| 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 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Mikkel Michelsen |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Leon Madsen |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of Poland.svg POL Janusz Kołodziej |
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]
Qualification
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Qualification
[edit | edit source]The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.[4]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May | Hungary Nagyhalász Speedway Ring, Nagyhalász | France Dimitri Bergé |
| Nagyhalász | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
| 1 | France Dimitri Bergé | 13 |
| 2 | Poland Kacper Woryna | 10 |
| 3 | Czech Republic Jan Kvěch | 10 |
| 4 | Poland Grzegorz Zengota | 10 |
| 5 | Denmark Andreas Lyager | 9 |
| 6 | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | 9 |
| 7 | Poland Szymon Woźniak | 9 |
| 8 | Denmark Niels-Kristian Iversen | 9 |
| 9 | Denmark Mads Hansen | 9 |
| 10 | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | 8 |
| 11 | Finland Timo Lahti | 8 |
| 12 | Finland Antti Vuolas | 6 |
| 13 | Denmark Frederik Jakobsen | 5 |
| 14 | Sweden Jacob Thorssell | 4 |
| 15 | Hungary Norbert Magosi | 1 |
| 16 | Hungary Márk Bárány | 0 |
| 17 | Hungary Roland Kovacs | 0 |
Qualified riders
[edit | edit source]| # | Riders | 2022 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Denmark Leon Madsen | 1 | 8th | |
| 333 | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | 2 | 5th | |
| 155 | Denmark Mikkel Michelsen | 3 | 6th | |
| 692 | Poland Patryk Dudek | 4 | 4rd | |
| 415 | Poland Dominik Kubera | 5 | 2nd | |
| 96 | France Dimitri Bergé | 13 | 1 | 2nd |
| 223 | Poland Kacper Woryna | 14 | 2 | 4th |
| 201 | Czech Republic Jan Kvěch | 18 | 3 | 1st |
| 29 | Poland Grzegorz Zengota | 4 | 1st | |
| 114 | Denmark Andreas Lyager | 5 | 1st | |
| 85 | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | 5th | |
| 129 | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | 11 | 10 | 7th |
| 225 | Czech Republic Václav Milík | 15 | 9th | |
| 744 | Germany Kai Huckenbeck | 16 | 6th | |
| 299 | United Kingdom Adam Ellis | 17 | 2nd |
Championship Series
[edit | edit source]The 2023 series will be staged over four rounds.[5]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June | Poland Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa | Denmark Leon Madsen |
| 2 | 5 August | Germany Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow | Poland Janusz Kołodziej |
| 3 | 9 September | Poland Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz | Denmark Leon Madsen |
| 4 | 22 September | Czech Republic Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice | Poland Janusz Kołodziej |
Final Classification
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