2019 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Season details | |
Dates | May 18 – October 5 |
Events | 10 |
Cities | 10 |
Countries | 7 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | 230 (in 10 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | POL Bartosz Zmarzlik |
Runner-up | DEN Leon Madsen |
3rd place | RUS Emil Sayfutdinov |
The 2019 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 25th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 74th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1][2] It was the nineteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
The title was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, who beat debutant Leon Madsen by two points with Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov finishing third. Zmarzlik became the third Polish world champion after Jerzy Szczakiel won in 1973 and Tomasz Gollob took the title in 2010. Defending champion Tai Woffinden's season was hampered by injury and he finished in 13th place.