2023 Speedway Grand Prix | |
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Season details | |
Dates | 29 April – 30 September |
Events | 10 |
Cities | 10 |
Countries | 8 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | 230 (in 10 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | POL Bartosz Zmarzlik |
Runner-up | SWE Fredrik Lindgren |
3rd place | SVK Martin Vaculík |
The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 78th FIM Speedway World Championship.[1] It was the second series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
Bartosz Zmarzlik was the defending champion, having won the 2022 title.
Zmarzlik successfully retained the title, winning a fourth championship, despite being disqualified from round nine in Denmark. He beat Fredrik Lindgren by eight points, with Martin Vaculík securing the bronze medal. During the championships, Zmarzlik secured four Grand Prix wins after the Latvian Grand Prix, which equalled the 22 career Grand Prix wins of fellow Pole Tomasz Gollob.[2] He then went on to win a fifth Grand Prix, which equalled the all-time record of 23 held by Jason Crump.[3]