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POLISH TITLE TREBLE FOR ZMARZLIK

Triple world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik is now a three-time Polish champion after sealing his third national crown on the bounce in Lodz on Monday.The Lublin rider raced to the top of the heat score chart on 14 points and, despite being beaten in the final by former Speedway GP rider Janusz Kolodziej, Zmarzlik carried off the crown with a huge 50 points from three rounds.Zmarzlik admits he has little time to celebrate the victory as he heads to Sweden for Lejonen’s Bauhaus Elitserien play-off semi-final, first leg away to Malilla club Dackarna on Tuesday.But he told Canal+: “I am very happy that I managed to win another gold medal in the Polish Championships and that I did it for the third time in a row. It was very nice to ride here because it was my first time here in Lodz.“Every day is different. Today was great from the beginning, practically until the very end, because even in the last run I felt good. Speedway is specific, but I am happy that, regardless of my good or bad condition, I was able to achieve good results.”Speedway GP star Patryk Dudek scored nine points in the heats to book a place in the semi-final, finishing second behind fellow former world No.2 Jaroslaw Hampel to line up in the final.Third place in the final ahead of Hampel was then enough to see Dudek end the night on 10 championship points, forcing a run-off for second overall with Speedway GP rival Maciej Janowski after they tied on 35.Janowski, who just missed the semi-final cut on eight, did enough to seal the silver medal by beating Dudek in the extra race.Hampel finished fourth on the night, scoring 11 points – enough for fourth overall on 30. Kolodziej’s huge 17-point haul in Lodz saw him take fifth place on 28. Had he not failed to score at the opening round in Rzeszow, the four-time winner may have taken a rostrum spot.An 11-point haul in Lodz saw Gorzow star Oskar Fajfer take sixth place on 25 – finishing level on points with 2024 Speedway GP qualifier Szymon Wozniak, who was placed seventh after he scored eight on the night.FINAL POLISH CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 50, 2. Maciej Janowski 35+3, 3. Patryk Dudek 35+2, 4. Jarosław Hampel 30, 5. Janusz Kołodziej 28, 6. Oskar Fajfer 25, 7. Szymon Woźniak 25, 8. Kacper Woryna 23, 9. Krzysztof Buczkowski 19, 10. Przemyslaw Pawlicki 17, 11. Dominik Kubera 15, 12. Wiktor Lampart 14, 13. Piotr Pawlicki 14, 14. Wiktor Przyjemski 14, 15. Wiktor Jasiński 11, 16. Mateusz Cierniak 10, 17. Jakub Miśkowiak 6, 18. Marcin Nowak 6, 19. Adrian Gala 2, 20. Mateusz Swidnicki 1, 21. Bartlomiej Kowalski 1, 22. Hubert Legowik 0.LODZ POINTS: 1. Janusz Kołodziej 17, 2. Bartosz Zmarzlik 16, 3. Patryk Dudek 10, 4. Jarosław Hampel 11, 5. Oskar Fajfer 11, 6. Kacper Woryna 9, 7. Maciej Janowski 8, 8. Szymon Woźniak 8, 9. Przemyslaw Pawlicki 8, 10. Krzysztof Buczkowski 7, 11. Wiktor Lampart 6, 12. Jakub Miśkowiak 6, 13. Dominik Kubera 4, 14. Wiktor Jasiński 4, 15. Piotr Pawlicki 2, 16. Mateusz Swidnicki 0.

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CARDIFF 2024 DATE CONFIRMED – SIGN UP NOW FOR EARLY TICKET ACCESS

The FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff roars back into the Principality Stadium on Saturday, August 17, 2024 – and fans can register now for exclusive early access to tickets.Sign up HERE and you will be among the first to secure your seats for Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event in less than 12 months, when the world’s top riders get sideways as the extreme family sport returns to the Welsh capital.The Speedway GP stars delivered an epic night of action on Saturday, which saw Slovakia’s Martin Vaculik top the podium in the 21st FIM British Speedway GP staged at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.With a fun-packed fanzone in Cardiff’s vibrant city centre, one of the best atmospheres in sport and a dazzling firework display to end the ultimate motorsport day out, the 2024 FIM British Speedway GP is a date not to be missed.Tickets for the Cardiff event will be on sale very soon – with all those fans who register given early access to the 2024 sale.FIM Speedway championships director Laura Manciet said: “It has been great to be back in Cardiff over the past week and I hope everyone enjoyed what was a fantastic night of track action.“We knew our fans would be keen to plan their return visit to Cardiff, so we wanted to bring everyone news of the 2024 date as soon as possible.“Tickets will be on sale very soon, but we are giving our biggest fans their chance to purchase their seats first. We hope they will take advantage of early access to tickets and secure the best seats for next year’s event.“It has been an incredible time for Great Britain, with the country winning the 2021 FIM Speedway of Nations in Manchester and Dan Bewley becoming a three-time Speedway GP winner – starting with his famous victory in Cardiff last year.“We have already started work on delivering an unforgettable event in Cardiff on August 17, 2024, and we look forward to seeing our fans again for more great Speedway GP moments under the famous Principality Stadium roof.”Secure your early access to Cardiff 2024 tickets. Sign up HERE NOW. 

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SLOVAK WINNER VACULIK LIVING THE DREAM ON “BEST PREPARED” CARDIFF TRACK

Slovak star Martin Vaculik was elated to live a childhood dream as he won the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff on the “best prepared track I have ever seen” at Principality Stadium on Saturday evening.The Zarnovica-born racer produced an ice-cool four laps to win an epic final ahead of Australian champion Jack Holder, Poland’s Speedway GP World Championship leader Bartosz Zmarzlik and Swedish No.1 Fredrik Lindgren, who all produced a lively battle for second and third place.Fans in the Welsh capital were treated to an epic night of racing in Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event, which saw Great Britain star Robert Lambert reach his first-ever Cardiff semi-final, finishing fifth in the final classification with 12 championship points.It was a cruel night for GB's triple world champion Tai Woffinden, who crashed out of the event in heat 16 after scoring six race points from his opening three rides. There was also disappointment for 2022 Cardiff winner Dan Bewley, who hit the tapes and was disqualified from his final ride, finishing ninth overall with eight championship points.Vaculik was elated to come out of top as he steps up his push for a Speedway GP World Championship medal.Placed third in the standings on 105 points, he said: “Amazing! What a night! I have said it before; winning a Grand Prix has always been my dream since I was a kid. I used to watch the Cardiff Grand Prix on television. I think all the riders had the same dream, to win one time in Cardiff. It’s something special and I did it today. I am so happy.“In my eyes, it was the best prepared track I have ever seen here. It was a good job by the organisers. We put on a good show.” 

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LINDGREN'S THIRST FOR CARDIFF CHAMPAGNE

Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren hopes to bring his red-hot form to Principality Stadium tonight as he bids to make a long-awaited return to the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain podium.Fast Freddie made the ideal start to his Cardiff weekend when he topped the Qualifying Practice timing charts with a lap of 13.243 seconds, earning him the chance to select starting position No.13 – allocating him two starts from gate one.Lindgren enjoyed a long career racing in the UK, competing for Wolverhampton from 2003 until 2017 – missing just the 2014 season.The famous Monmore Green track, with its tight and tricky turns, would have been the ideal training ground for Speedway GP’s smallest circuit in Cardiff.But it’s 10 years since Lindgren last reached an FIM British Speedway GP final, finishing fourth in 2013, and his last rostrum finish came in 2009, when he was second to Australia's seven-ride maximum man Jason Crump.While Lindgren loves the buzz that comes with competing in Britain’s biggest indoor motorsport event, he hopes tonight is the night when he gets back on the box. He said: “I always love to come to Cardiff to race. I feel like I still have a lot of fans here after many years of racing for Wolverhampton in the UK. It is always a pleasure.“I love to come here, but I haven’t performed my best here many times. I have been on the podium here before, but that’s history. That was 2009, so a long time ago. But I feel like I am in good form, I have nothing to lose, and I will go for a win.”Lindgren heads into tonight’s Speedway GP happy with track conditions after impressing in Qualifying Practice. He said: “It was pretty sweet with no bumps so far, which a good thing. You could use a lot of the track – you could go outside and inside, and I think it helps that we’re not riding the same line all the time. This is what wears the track out and creates the holes. I hope it will be similar tonight.”Lindgren is likely to be cheered on by plenty of Wolverhampton fans at Principality Stadium.The Swede is saddened by news that the famous Black Country club will not race in the 2024 Sports Insure Premiership after landlord Entain plc, which promotes greyhound racing at the stadium and owns betting brands including Ladbrokes and Coral, informed Wolves owner Chris van Straaten that the club’s lease at the stadium would not be extended beyond this season.He is hopeful a solution will be found that gets his long-time British team back on track as soon as possible. “It was very sad when I heard the news,” he said. “I spent 14 years racing at Monmore Green on a Monday night and it’s part of the history of speedway and the history of Wolverhampton. It’s part of my own history. It’s a big blow.“I have heard they have got a plan and they want to come back in a different place. Let’s hope they get together and do it.”It's not too late to secure your spot at Saturday's event! Tickets for the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain - Cardiff are still available from the WRU Ticket Office between gates three and four at Principality Stadium. Be part of an unforgettable night of racing and buy direct from the venue!

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ZMARZLIK: FOCUSED ON THE JOB NOT PRIZES

Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik is determined to focus on his job and not the points as he edges closer to title No.4 ahead of tonight’s FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Cardiff.Zmarzlik leads the Speedway GP World Championship by 22 points, arriving at Principality Stadium with 122, while nearest rival Fredrik Lindgren in second place has 100.Should Zmarzlik retain this kind of margin, he would be crowned champion at the DeluxeHomeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens on September 16 if he leaves there with a lead of 21 or more. If Lindgren fails to score at least two championship points in Cardiff, there is a very outside chance Zmarzlik could secure the trophy tonight, but he would need a 41-point-plus lead over his nearest rival – whoever that may be.But Zmarzlik isn’t concerning himself with the mathematics and is just determined to focus on what he does best – winning speedway races.He said: “It is never easy, but I never look at how many points I score. I am focused on my job all the time and the next round. We have three more rounds before the end of the season, and I am fully focused on this.”Having won his 22nd Speedway GP in Riga on August 12, matching his idol and mentor Tomasz Gollob’s career total, Zmarzlik has the chance to equal Aussie legend Jason Crump’s series record of 23 wins tonight.While he’s rightly proud of the total he has already amassed, Zmarzlik isn’t focused on talk of rewriting the record books.“I am very happy about this total,” he said. “But I am never thinking about how many heats or GP rounds I have won. I love my job and I just do all that I can to get the best results.”Zmarzlik has an incredible record here in Cardiff, where he has reached the final on all five of his previous visits, winning in 2018, finishing second in 2022, third in 2016 and 2019 and fourth in 2017.For a rider who learned his trade on the fast and furious Polish tracks, this sensational history on the tight and technical the Principality Stadium circuit is some feat. It’s clearly an event Zmarzlik relishes.He said: “I really like to come to Cardiff because I have many good memories from here. It is true that it is a really small track. But I feel good on these small tracks and also at the Cardiff GP. It’s always a special Grand Prix for me because of this stadium and the people. It’s amazing for speedway.”It's not too late to secure your spot at Saturday's event! Tickets for the FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain - Cardiff are still available from the WRU Ticket Office between gates three and four at Principality Stadium. Be part of an unforgettable night of racing and buy direct from the venue!

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POLISH TITLE TREBLE FOR ZMARZLIK

CARDIFF 2024 DATE CONFIRMED – SIGN UP NOW FOR EARLY TICKET ACCESS

SLOVAK WINNER VACULIK LIVING THE DREAM ON “BEST PREPARED” CARDIFF TRACK

LINDGREN'S THIRST FOR CARDIFF CHAMPAGNE

ZMARZLIK: FOCUSED ON THE JOB NOT PRIZES