2023 Speedway European Championship
The 2023 Speedway European Championship season is the 11th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 23rd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It will be the 10th series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. Leon Madsen is the defending champion having won the title in 2022.
| 2023 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 17 June – 22 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  [[ national speedway team|]] |
| Runner-up | [[ national speedway team|]] |
| 3rd place | [[ national speedway team|]] |
Qualification
For the 2023 season, 15 permanent riders will be joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Leon Madsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Janusz Kołodziej, Mikkel Michelsen, Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2022 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge,[1] while the final five riders were handed wildcards by the SEC Commission.[2]
Calendar
Qualification
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.[3]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May |  Nagyhalász Speedway Ring, Nagyhalász |  Dimitri Bergé |
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2022 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Leon Madsen | 1 | 8th | |
| 333 |  Janusz Kołodziej | 2 | 5th | |
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 3 | 6th | |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | 4 | 4rd | |
| 415 | Dominik Kubera | 5 | 2nd | |
| 96 | Dimitri Bergé | 13 | 1 | 2nd |
| 223 | Kacper Woryna | 14 | 2 | 4th |
| 201 |  Jan Kvěch | 18 | 3 | 1st |
| 29 | Grzegorz Zengota | 4 | 1st | |
| 114 | Andreas Lyager | 5 | 1st | |
| 85 |  Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | 5th | |
| 129 |  Andžejs Ļebedevs | 11 | 10 | 7th |
| 225 | Václav Milík | 15 | 9th | |
| 744 |  Kai Huckenbeck | 16 | 6th | |
| 299 |  Adam Ellis | 17 | 2nd | |
Championship Series
The 2023 series will be staged over four rounds.[4]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June | Arena Częstochowa, Częstochowa | |
| 2 | 5 August | Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow | |
| 3 | 9 September | Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium, Bydgoszcz | |
| 4 | 22 September | Speedway Stadium, Pardubice |
See also
References
- "2023 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
- "Speedway Euro Championship: wild cards announced". FIM Europe.
- "2023 SEC Challenge result". FIM Speedway.
- "2023 SEC Events". SEC.
