The 2022 Speedway European Championship season was the 10th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 22nd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the ninth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. Mikkel Michelsen was the defending champion having won the title in 2021.
| 2022 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 2 July – 23 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  DEN Leon Madsen |
| Runner-up |  POL Janusz Kołodziej |
| 3rd place | DEN Mikkel Michelsen |
The title was won by Denmark's Leon Madsen after he overtook former series leader Janusz Kołodziej in the final round to win by just one point.[1] It was the second time Madsen won the title after claiming the championship in 2018.
Qualification
editFor the 2022 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Mikkel Michelsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Leon Madsen, Patryk Dudek, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Dan Bewley secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2021 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge,[2] while David Bellego, Kai Huckenbeck, Václav Milík, Oliver Berntzon and Janusz Kołodziej were named as series wildcards.[3]
Qualified riders
edit| # | Riders | 2021 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen |
1 | 5th | |
| 30 | Leon Madsen |
2 | 7th | |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek |
3 | 3rd | |
| 777 | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
4 | 3rd | |
| 99 |  Dan Bewley |
5 | 2nd | |
| 29 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs |
11 | 1 | 6th |
| 96 |  Dimitri Bergé |
2 | 1st | |
| 67 | Rasmus Jensen |
3 | 1st | |
| 115 | Bartosz Smektała |
6 | 4 | 4th |
| 299 | Adam Ellis |
5 | 1st | |
| 415 | David Bellego |
17 | 7 | 4th |
| 744 |  Kai Huckenbeck |
9 | 8 | 5th |
| 225 |  Václav Milík |
10 | 9 | 8th |
| 93 |  Oliver Berntzon |
15 | 1st | |
| 333 | Janusz Kołodziej |
4th |
Calendar
editQualification
editThe top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.[4]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 June |  Matija Gubec Stadium, Krsko |
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Championship Series
editThe 2022 series was staged over four rounds.[5]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 July | Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik |
Leon Madsen
|
| 2 | 6 August | Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow |
Janusz Kołodziej
|
| 3 | 3 September | Moto Arena Łódź, Łódź |
Janusz Kołodziej
|
| 4 | 23 September | Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice |
Mikkel Michelsen
|
Final Classification
edit| Pos. | Rider | Points | |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (30) Leon Madsen
|
53 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | (333) Janusz Kołodziej
|
52 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| 3 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen
|
45 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | (692) Patryk Dudek
|
42 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | (19) Dominik Kubera
|
33 | 6 | – | 15 | 12 |
| 6 | (67) Rasmus Jensen
|
31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | (99) Dan Bewley
|
30 | – | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | (115) Bartosz Smektała
|
29 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
|
28 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | (93) Oliver Berntzon
|
28 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
23 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | (415) David Bellego
|
20 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | (96) Dimitri Bergé
|
20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | (16) Kacper Woryna
|
18 | 8 | – | 10 | – |
| 15 | (225) Václav Milík
|
15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | (744) Kai Huckenbeck
|
12 | 7 | 5 | – | – |
| 17 | (299) Adam Ellis
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | (16) Jan Kvěch
|
7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 19 | (16) Michael Hartel
|
5 | – | 5 | – | – |
| 20 | (17) Marcin Nowak
|
1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 21 | (18) Jakub Krawczyk
|
0 | – | – | 0 | – |
| 22 | (17) Petr Chlupáč
|
0 | – | – | – | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Leon Madsen is the new champion". Speedway Euro.
- ^ "2022 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
- ^ "SEC wildcards announced". SEC.
- ^ "2022 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
- ^ "2022 SEC Events". SEC.
- ^ "2022 SEC Standings". SEC.