2026 Speedway European Championship

2026 Speedway European Championship
Season details
Dates	25 April – 2 October 2026
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|]]

The 2026 Speedway European Championship season was the 14th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 26th Individual Speedway European Championship.

The winner of the title ensured qualification for the 2027 Speedway Grand Prix series.

Qualification

Qualifiers

The top 5 riders from each round qualified for the SEC Challenge.

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
QR1	25 April	Speedway Center Mureck, Mureck	Paweł Przedpełski
QR2	25 April	Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund	Rasmus Jensen
QR3	16 May	Piste de Speedway de Lamothe Landerron, Lamothe-Landerron	Mikkel Michelsen

Q1

• 25 APR
• Speedway Center Mureck, Mureck

Pos.	Rider	Details	Points
1	Paweł Przedpełski	3, 3, 2, 3, 3	14
2	Adam Bednář	3, 3, 2, 3, 2	13
3	Jan Kvěch	3, 2, 3, 3, 1	12
4	Maciej Janowski	3, 2, 3, 3, X	11
5	/ Timo Lahti	2, 3, 3, 1, 2	11
6	Jonas Knudsen	2, 2, 1, 2, 3	10
7	Leon Flint	1, 2, 2, 2, 2	9
8	Stanislav Melnychuk	0, 1, 3, 1, 3	8
9	Norick Blödorn	1, 3, 0, 1, 3	8
10	Sebastian Kössler	2, 1, 1, 0, 2	6
11	Matic Ivačič	1, 0, 2, 2, 0	5
12	Nicolas Vicentin	2, 0, X, 2, 1	5
13	Zoltan Lovas	0, 1, 1, 0, 1	3
14	Daniils Kolodinskis	X, 1, 1, X, -	2
15	Milen Manev	1, 0, 0, 0, X	1
16	Luka Omerzel	1	1
17	Andrei Popa	X, 0, 0, 0, 0	0
18	Gregor Zorko	0	0

Q2

• 25 APR
• Paul Greifzu Stadium, Stralsund

Pos.	Rider	Details	Points
1	Rasmus Jensen	3, 3, 0, 3, 3	12+3
2	Piotr Pawlicki	3, 2, 3, 2, 2	12+2
3	Przemysław Pawlicki	3, 3, 1, 3, 2	12+1
4	Tom Brennan	3, 0, 2, 3, 3	11
5	Kim Nilsson	X, 2, 3, 3, 3	11
6	Václav Milík Jr.	2, 1, 3, 2, 2	10
7	Kevin Wölbert	2, 1, 3, 0, 3	9
8	Jacob Thorssell	2, 3, 2, 1, 1	9
9	Mathias Pollestad	1, 3, 1, 1, 2	8
10	Dimitri Bergé	1, 2, 2, 2, 0	7
11	Anže Grmek	0, 2, 2, 1, 0	5
12	Marko Levishyn	0, 1, 1, 2, 1	5
13	Mika Meijer	2, 0, 0, 1, 1	4
14	Mario Häusl	1, 1, 0, 0, 1	3
15	Jevgeņijs Kostigovs	1, 1, 0, 0, 1	3
16	Antti Vuolas	0, 0, -, -, -	0
17	Hannah Grunwald	X, 0, 0	0
18	Erik Riss	DNR	0

Q3

• 16 May
• Piste de Speedway de Lamothe Landerron, Lamothe-Landerron

Pos.	Rider	Details	Points
1	Mikkel Michelsen	3, 3, 3, 3, 3	15
2	David Bellego	3, 3, 3, 2, 2	13
3	Adam Ellis	2, 3, 2, 3, 2	12
4	Kai Huckenbeck	2, 3, 2, 3, 3	12
5	Mads Hansen	3, 1, 3, 1, 3	11
6	Oliver Berntzon	1, 1, 2, 3, 3	10
7	Grzegorz Zengota	1, 2, 3, 2, 2	10
8	/ Steven Goret	2, 2, 1, 3, 1	9
9	Valentin Grobauer	3, 1, 0, 1, 1	6
10	Michele Castagna	0, 2, 1, 2, 1	6
11	Daniel Klima	1, 0, 2, 0, 2	5
12	Glenn Moi	2, 1, 0, 0, 0	3
13	Sven Cerjak	1, 2, 0, X, 0	3
14	Mathias Tresarrieu	0, 1, 1	2
15	Otto Raak	0, 0, 0, 1, 0	1
16	Truls Kamhaug	X, 0, 1, 0, -	1
17	Jordan Dubernard	1, 0	1
18	Francis Gusts	X, -, -, -, -	0

SEC Challenge

The top six riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
SEC	13 Jun	Santa Marina Stadium, Lonigo	Jan Kvěch

Pos.	Rider	Details	Points
1	Jan Kvěch	3, 2, 3, 3	11
2	Maciej Janowski	2, 2, 3, 2	9
3	Mikkel Michelsen	1, 3, 3, 1	8
4	Rasmus Jensen	0, 3, 1, 3	7
5	Przemysław Pawlicki	3, D, 3, 1	7
6	Piotr Pawlicki	3, 1, 2, 1	7
7	Mads Hansen	1, 3, 1, 1	6
8	Adam Ellis	2, 2, 2, 0	6
9	Paweł Przedpełski	0, 3, 0, 2	5
10	/ Nicolás Covatti	3, X, X, 2	5
11	Kim Nilsson	1, 1, X, 3	5
12	Tom Brennan	2, 1, 2, 0	5
13	David Bellego	1, 0, 2, 2	5
14	Kai Huckenbeck	2, 2, 1, 0	5
15	/ Timo Lahti	0, X, 0, 3	3
16	Adam Bednář	0, D, 1, 0	1
17	Giovanni Nichele	F	0
18	Kevin Melato	DNR	0

Championship Series

Qualified riders

Top 6 riders from previous edition, top 6 from SEC Challenge joined by 3 permanent wild cards.

#	Riders	2025 place	SEC Ch place	Appearance
692	Patryk Dudek	1	—	7th
29	Andžejs Ļebedevs	2	—	10th
30	Leon Madsen	3	—	11th
223	Kacper Woryna	4	—	7th
785	Nazar Parnitskyi	5	—	2nd
52	Michael Jepsen Jensen	6	—	6th
201	Jan Kvěch	22	1	2nd
71	Maciej Janowski	—	2	2nd
155	Mikkel Michelsen	—	3	8th
67	Rasmus Jensen	16	4	3rd
59	Przemysław Pawlicki	12	5	5th
777	Piotr Pawlicki	18	6	6th
299	Adam Ellis	—	8	3rd
744	Kai Huckenbeck	13	14	7th
999	Mathias Pollestad	—	—	1st

Qualified reserve

#	Riders	2025 place	SEC Ch place
233	Kim Nilsson	—	11
	/ Nicolás Covatti	—	10
	Mads Hansen	—	7
27	Tom Brennan	—	12
415	David Bellego	—	13

Wild cards and track reserve

Round	Wild card (16)	R1 (17)	R2 (18)
1	Damian Ratajczak	Oskar Hurysz	Paweł Sitek

Results

The 2026 series will be staged over four rounds.

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
1	18 July	Swiss Krono Arena, Zielona Góra	Leon Madsen
2	5 September	Güstrow Speedway Stadium, Güstrow
3	19 September	Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium, Rzeszów
4	2 October	Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice

Intermediate Classification

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	(30) Leon Madsen	14	14
2	(692) Patryk Dudek	14	14
3	(52) Michael Jepsen Jensen	13	13
4	(744) Kai Huckenbeck	12	12
5	(155) Mikkel Michelsen	11	11
6	(999) Mathias Pollestad	9	9
7	(777) Piotr Pawlicki	8	8
8	(223) Kacper Woryna	8	8
9	(201) Jan Kvěch	7	7
10	(59) Przemysław Pawlicki	7	7
11	(71) Maciej Janowski	6	6
12	(29) Andžejs Ļebedevs	6	6
13	(233) Kim Nilsson	6	6
14	(299) Adam Ellis	3	3
15	(16) Damian Ratajczak	2	2	–	–	–
16	(785) Nazar Parnitskyi	0	0

See also

• 2026 Speedway Grand Prix
• 2026 European Pairs Speedway Championship
• 2026 European Team Speedway Championship