2024 Speedway European Championship
| 2024 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 8 June – 21 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion |  LVA Andžejs Ļebedevs |
| Runner-up |  DEN Leon Madsen |
| 3rd place |  POL Kacper Woryna |
The 2024 Speedway European Championship season was the 12th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 24th Individual Speedway European Championship. It was won by Andžejs Ļebedevs of Latvia, who finished ahead of Leon Madsen and Kacper Woryna. It was the second time Ļebedevs won the title having already taking top honours in 2017.
As a result of winning the title, Ļebedevs also ensured qualification for the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix series.
Qualification
The top five riders from the 2023 Speedway European Championship were joined by five riders who qualified through the SEC Challenge. Another five permanent series riders were picked by the SEC Commission.[1] These 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.[2][3][4]
Qualifiers
The top four riders from each heat qualified for the SEC Challenge.
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| QR1 | 1 May |  Perényi Pál Salakmotor Stadion, Debrecen | Anders Thomsen |
| QR2 | 1 May |  Speedway Center Mureck, Mureck |  / Timo Lahti |
| QR3 | 4 May |  Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund | Maciej Janowski |
| QR4 | 4 May |  Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško | Mateusz Cierniak |
Round One
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Round Two
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Round Three
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Round Four
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SEC Challenge
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 12 May | Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils | Maciej Janowski |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maciej Janowski | 12 | (3,2,3,3,1) |
| 2 | Piotr Pawlicki | 11 | (0,3,3,2,3) |
| 3 |  Václav Milík | 11 | (1,3,3,1,3) |
| 4 | Kacper Woryna | 9+3 | (1,2,1,2,3) |
| 5 | Jevgeņijs Kostigovs | 9+2 | (2,1,2,2,2) |
| 6 | / Timo Lahti | 9+1 | (1,2,2,3,1) |
| 7 | Bartłomiej Kowalski | 9+0 | (3,1,3,0,2) |
| 8 | Przemysław Pawlicki | 8 | (2,1,2,0,3) |
| 9 | Anders Thomsen | 7 | (1,3,R,3,R) |
| 10 |  Dimitri Bergé | 7 | (3,0,2,2,0) |
| 11 | Rasmus Jensen | 7 | (0,3,1,1,2) |
| 12 | Mateusz Cierniak | 7 | (2,2,0,1,2) |
| 13 | Frederik Jakobsen | 4 | (0,0,1,3,0) |
| 14 | Jacob Thorssell | 4 | (3,0,0,1,0) |
| 15 | Erik Riss | 3 | (2,R,0,0,1) |
| 16 | Andreas Lyager | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) |
Championship Series
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2023 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Mikkel Michelsen | 1 | - | 7th |
| 30 | Leon Madsen | 2 | - | 9th |
| 333 | Janusz Kołodziej | 3 | - | 6th |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | 4 | - | 5th |
| 129 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | 5 | - | 8th |
| 71 | Maciej Janowski | - | 1 | 1st |
| 777 | Piotr Pawlicki | - | 2 | 4th |
| 225 | Václav Milík | 18 | 3 | 10th |
| 223 | Kacper Woryna | 8 | 4 | 5th |
| 113 | Jevgeņijs Kostigovs | - | 5 | 1st |
| 98 | / Timo Lahti | 19 | 6 | 3rd |
| 105 | Anders Thomsen | - | 9 | 3rd |
| 96 | Dimitri Bergé | 9 | 10 | 3rd |
| 67 | Rasmus Jensen | - | 11 | 2nd |
| 37 | Norick Blödorn | 20 | - | 1st |
Results
The 2024 series was staged over four rounds.[2]
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June | Perényi Pál Salakmotor Stadion, Debrecen | Andžejs Ļebedevs |
| 2 | 20 July | Grudziądz Speedway Stadium, Grudziądz | Leon Madsen |
| 3 | 24 August | Güstrow Speedway Stadium, Güstrow | Andžejs Ļebedevs |
| 4 | 21 September | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów | Anders Thomsen |
Final Classification
| Pos. | Rider | Points | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (29) Andžejs Ļebedevs |
50 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 11 |
| 2 | (30) Leon Madsen |
47 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | (223) Kacper Woryna |
44 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| 4 | (105) Anders Thomsen |
41 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
40 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | (692) Patryk Dudek |
36 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | (67) Rasmus Jensen |
33 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
32 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | (98) Timo Lahti |
28 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | (155) Mikkel Michelsen |
25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | – |
| 11 | (24) Jacob Thorssell |
22 | 11 | – | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | (46) Janusz Kołodziej |
17 | – | 10 | 7 | – |
| 13 | (96) Dimitri Bergé |
15 | – | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | (37) Norick Blödorn |
15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} (16) Max Fricke |
10 | – | 10 | – | – |
| 16 | (17) Robert Chmiel |
10 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 17 | (113) Jevgeņijs Kostigovs |
10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | (225) Václav Milík Jr. |
9 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| 19 | (302) Bartłomiej Kowalski |
9 | 4 | – | – | 5 |
| 20 |  (27) Tom Brennan |
6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 21 | (16) Kevin Wölbert |
2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 22 | (18) Tim Sørensen |
2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 23 | (16) Norbert Magosi |
0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 24 | (17) Lukas Baumann |
0 | – | – | 0 | – |
See also
References
- ↑ "Thomsen named among five SEC wildcards". FIM Speedway. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- 1 2 "Kubera completes historic treble with Golden Helmet win". FIM. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "Tauron SEC 2024 Calendar". Speedway Euro. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "SEC Tests for GB stars". British Speedway. May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ Kacper Woryna jednym z faworytów w Debreczynie
- ↑ Żużel: Hampel poznał rywali. Będzie faworytem?
- 1 2 "Cierniak show in Krsko, six Poles in Challenge". Speedway Euro. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
