The 2021 Speedway of Nations (sponsored by Monster Energy) was the fourth FIM Speedway of Nations.[1][2] The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The final was held on 16 & 17 October 2021[3] and was won by Great Britain, with Poland taking silver and Denmark bronze.
During the final Poland took a first leg lead of ten points ahead of Great Britain. Britain's multiple world champion Tai Woffinden suffered an injury after crashing heavily and was replaced by Dan Bewley for the second leg. Denmark topped the points table during the second leg but Poland earned an automatic place in the grand final after finishing with the highest total from the two legs. This meant that Denmark and Great Britain would take part in the eliminator as the second and third best teams, which Britain won by 6 points to 3. In the grand final, former world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik came out on top but he was followed home by Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley, giving Britain the title by 5 points to 4. It was their first World team title since 1989.[4]
Russian athletes competed as neutral competitors using the designation MFR (Motorcycle Federation of Russia), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[5]
First semi-final edit
Daugavpils, Latvia- 17 September
| Pos | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bartosz Zmarzlik 21, Dominik Kubera 13, Jakub Miśkowiak 3 |
37 |
| 2 |  Fredrik Lindgren 23, Pontus Aspgren 8, Philip Hellström Bängs 3 |
34 |
| 3 |  Leon Madsen 12, Mikkel Michelsen 18, Mads Hansen 2 |
32 |
| 4 |  Broc Nicol 7, Luke Becker 21, Blake Borello 0 |
28 |
| 5 |  Timo Lahti 18, Tero Aarnio 6, Timi Salonen 0 |
24 |
| 6 |  Matic Ivačič 10, Nick Škorja 7, Anže Grmek 0 |
17 |
| 7 |  Václav Milík Jr. 11, Josef Franc 4, Petr Chlupáč 2 |
17 |
Second semi-final edit
- Daugavpils, Latvia
- 18 September
| Pos | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jason Doyle 23, Max Fricke 12, Keynan Rew 0 |
35 |
| 2 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs 18, Oļegs Mihailovs 14, Francis Gusts 2 |
34 |
| 3 |  David Bellego 15, Dimitri Bergé 13, Steven Goret 2 |
30 |
| 4 |  Kai Huckenbeck 22, Norick Blödorn 5, Valentin Grobauer 0 |
27 |
| 5 |  Vladimir Borodulin 13, Sergey Logachev 10, Mark Karion 2 |
25 |
| 6 |  Michele Paco Castagna 12, Nicolás Covatti 7 |
19 |
| 7 |  Aleksandr Loktaev 15, Marko Levishyn 4, Vitalii Lysak 0 |
19 |
Final edit
National Speedway Stadium, Manchester, England- 16 & 17 October
First leg edit
| Pos | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Zmarzlik 19, Maciej Janowski 18, Jakub Miśkowiak 3 |
40 |
| 2 |  Tai Woffinden 14, Robert Lambert 12, Tom Brennan 4 |
30 |
| 3 | Leon Madsen 21, Mikkel Michelsen 5, Mads Hansen 3 |
29 |
| 4 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 19, Oļegs Mihailovs 5, Francis Gusts 0 |
24 |
| 5 | Max Fricke 18, Jason Doyle 6, Keynan Rew 0 |
24 |
| 6 | David Bellego 15, Dimitri Bergé 9, Steven Goret 0 |
24 |
| 7 | Philip Hellström Bängs 10, Pontus Aspgren 4, Jacob Thorssell 2 |
16 |
Second leg edit
| Pos | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikkel Michelsen 18, Leon Madsen 17, Mads Hansen 4 |
39 |
| 2 | Robert Lambert 20, Dan Bewley 11, Tom Brennan 3 |
34 |
| 3 | Bartosz Zmarzlik 19, Maciej Janowski 13, Jakub Miśkowiak 2 |
34 |
| 4 | Max Fricke 12, Jason Doyle 9, Keynan Rew 4 |
25 |
| 5 | David Bellego 19, Dimitri Bergé 4, Steven Goret 0 |
23 |
| 6 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 13, Oļegs Mihailovs 3, Francis Gusts 2 |
18 |
| 7 | Philip Hellström Bängs 14, Pontus Aspgren 0, Jacob Thorssell 0 |
14 |
Total edit
| Pos | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Zmarzlik 38, Maciej Janowski 31, Jakub Miśkowiak 5 |
74 |
| 2 | Leon Madsen 38, Mikkel Michelsen 23, Mads Hansen 7 |
68 |
| 3 | Robert Lambert 32, Tai Woffinden 14, Dan Bewley 11, Tom Brennan 7 |
64 |
| 4 | Max Fricke 30, Jason Doyle 15, Keynan Rew 4 |
49 |
| 5 | David Bellego 34, Dimitri Bergé 13, Steven Goret 0 |
47 |
| 6 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 32, Oļegs Mihailovs 8, Francis Gusts 2 |
42 |
| 7 | Philip Hellström Bängs 24, Pontus Aspgren 4, Jacob Thorssell 2 |
30 |
Grand Final Qualifier edit
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Great Britain - 6 Robert Lambert - 4 Dan Bewley - 2 |
Denmark - 3 Leon Madsen - 3 Mikkel Michelsen - 0 |
Grand Final edit
| 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|
| Great Britain - 5 Robert Lambert - 3 Dan Bewley - 2 |
Poland - 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik - 4 Maciej Janowski - 0 |
References edit
- ^ "2021 Speedway of Nations". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "DOYLE'S AUSSIE PRIDE". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "MONSTER ENERGY SON FINAL DRAW CONFIRMED". SGP. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Speedway: Great Britain claim first world title since 1989 with win over Poland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Dunbar, Graham (December 17, 2020). "Russia can't use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics". Associated Press. Retrieved December 17, 2020.