2025 Speedway of Nations

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MotoArena stadium, Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavian–Pomeranian, northern Poland

The 2025 Speedway of Nations was the seventh edition of the Speedway of Nations, and 33rd edition of a pairs competition for national teams in motorcycle speedway.

The competition consisted of three events, which took place at the MotoArena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, between 30 September and 4 October 2025. The under-21 Speedway of Nations 2 took place at the same venue on 3 October.[1]

Great Britain were the defending champions having won in 2024.

Australia won the title, beating hosts Poland in the Grand Final, with Brady Kurtz and Jack Holder getting the better of Bartosz Zmarzlik and Patryk Dudek.[2][3] Denmark took bronze. It was Australia's second Speedway of Nations title after winning the 2022 edition.

The next Speedway of Nations will take place in 2027, as the competition will be replaced with the return of the Speedway World Cup in 2026.

Summary

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Sweden won the first semi-final, edging Great Britain into second place. Latvia also secured their place in the final by beating Germany in the 'final qualifier.[4] All three teams joined hosts Poland in the decider.

Australia comfortably won the second semi-final, only dropping one point, with Denmark finishing second. The Czech Republic took the last final spot after beating Ukraine in the second 'final qualifier'.

In the final, the Australian team of Brady Kurtz and Jack Holder topped the standings on 37 points and went straight through to the Grand Final. Poland finished second on 35 points with Denmark in third on 34 points. Sweden finished fourth ahead of defending champions Great Britain in fifth. Latvia and Czech Republic were sixth and seventh respectively.

Poland beat Denmark in the Grand Final Qualifier. Denmark's Michael Jepsen Jensen won the race, however Leon Madsen was excluded, leaving Patryk Dudek and Bartosz Zmarzlik to finish second and third and ensure their progression.

Australia won the 2025 Speedway of Nations by beating Poland 7-2 in the Grand Final, with Kurtz and Holder finishing first and second ahead of Zmarzlik and Dudek.[5]

First semi-final

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  • Poland MotoArena, Toruń, Poland
  • 30 September (top 2 to final, 3rd-4th to final qualifier)
  • Sweden won every race, losing any points only against Germany (with Kai Huckenbeck at the 2nd position) and Norway (with Mathias Pollestad at the 2nd position). On the other hand, Italy lost every race, scoring more than 2 points only against Slovenia (with Nicolás Covatti at the 1st position)[6].
Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Sweden Fredrik Lindgren (C) 18, Jacob Thorssell 14, Timo Lahti 8 40
2  Great Britain Dan Bewley 22, Robert Lambert (C) 15, Tom Brennan 0 37
3  Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs (C) 20, Daniils Kolodinskis 8, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 2 30
4  Germany Kai Huckenbeck (C) 17, Norick Blödorn 9, Valentin Grobauer 0 26
5  Norway Mathias Pollestad (C) 19, Lasse Fredriksen 7, Glenn Moi 0 26
6  Slovenia Anže Grmek (C) 11, Matic Ivačič 5, Luka Omerzel 0 16
7  Italy Nicolás Covatti (C) 12, Nicolas Vicentin 2, Niccolò Percotti 0 14

Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Latvia - 7
Andžejs Ļebedevs - 4
Daniils Kolodinskis - 3 		 Germany - 2
Norick Blödorn - 2
Kai Huckenbeck - 0

Second semi-final

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  • Poland MotoArena, Toruń, Poland
  • 1 October (top 2 to final, 3rd-4th to final qualifier)
  • Australia won every race, losing any points only against Ukraine (with Nazar Parnitskyi at the 2nd position). On the other hand, Argentina lost every race with: 7–2 (always two last places)[7].
Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Australia Jack Holder (C) 22, Brady Kurtz 14, Jason Doyle 5 41
2  Denmark Michael Jepsen Jensen 16, Leon Madsen 15, Mikkel Michelsen (C) 6 37
3  Ukraine Nazar Parnitskyi 21, Marko Levishyn (C) 11, Roman Kapustin 0 32
4  Czech Republic Jan Kvěch (C) 16, Adam Bednar 8, Václav Milík 3 27
5  France Dimitri Bergé 16, David Bellego (C) 6, Mathias Trésarrieu 0 22
6  Finland Antti Vuolas 15, Jesse Mustonen (C) 3, Tero Aarnio 0 18
7  Argentina Cristian Zubillaga 8, Fernando Garcia (C) 2 , Facundo Albin 2 12

Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Czech Republic - 6
Adam Bednar - 4
Jan Kvěch - 2 		 Ukraine - 3
Nazar Parnitskyi - 3
Marko Levishyn - 0

Final

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  • Poland MotoArena, Toruń, Poland
  • 4 October
  • Australia lost only one race (7–2 against Poland). On the other hand, Czech Rep. lost every race, scoring more than 2 points only against Latvia (with Jan Kvěch at the 1st position)[8].
Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Australia Brady Kurtz, 20 Jack Holder (C) 17, Jason Doyle DNR 37
2  Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik (C) 18, Patryk Dudek 17, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. DNR 35
3  Denmark Leon Madsen 18, Michael Jepsen Jensen 16, Mikkel Michelsen (C) DNR 34
4  Sweden Fredrik Lindgren (C) 21, Jacob Thorssell 6, Timo Lahti DNR 27
5  Great Britain Robert Lambert (C) 16, Dan Bewley 6, Tom Brennan 2 24
6  Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs (C) 14, Daniils Kolodinskis 4, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 0 18
7  Czech Republic Jan Kvěch (C) 12, Václav Milík 2, Adam Bednar 0 14

Grand Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Poland - 5
Patryk Dudek - 3
Bartosz Zmarzlik - 2 		 Denmark - 4
Michael Jepsen Jensen - 4
Leon Madsen - X

Grand Final[9]

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1st 2nd
 Australia - 7
Brady Kurtz - 4
Jack Holder - 3 		 Poland - 2
Bartosz Zmarzlik - 2
Patryk Dudek - 0

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to SON". FIM. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Australia wins the FIM Speedway of Nations for a second time". Motorcycling Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Australia wins 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations with stunning victory in Poland". MC News. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Swedish star Lindgren's unfinished business as he leads FIM SON final charge". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Australia crowned Speedway of Nations champions in pulsating Grand Final". TNT Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Runda 1 - Torun". www.fimspeedway.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Runda 2 - Torun". www.fimspeedway.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Runda 4 - Torun". www.fimspeedway.com (in Polish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ^ "SON: Dramat Polaków. Znowu się nie udało! [NA ŻYWO]". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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