Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia

The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship).^[1]

Latvian Speedway Grand Prix
Stadium	Riga Speedway Stadium, Riga, Latvia
Years	10 (2006–2009, 2013–2015, 2017, 2023–2024)
Track	speedway track
Track Length	373 m
Last Event (season 2024)
Date	7 Sep 2024
Winner	Bartosz Zmarzlik

History

From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils. In 2023, the event returned to Latvia but at the new venue known as Riga Speedway Stadium.^[2]

The 2023 event was won by Bartosz Zmarzlik, which equalled the 22 career Grand Prix wins of fellow Pole Tomasz Gollob.^[3]

Past winners

	Season	City	Stadium	Winner
1	2006	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Greg Hancock	result[4]
2	2007	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Leigh Adams	result
3	2008	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Jason Crump	result
4	2009	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Greg Hancock	result
5	2013	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Greg Hancock	result[5]
6	2014	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Krzysztof Kasprzak	result[6]
7	2015	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Maciej Janowski	result
8	2017	Daugavpils	Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs	Piotr Pawlicki Jr.	result[7]
9	2023	Riga	Riga Speedway Stadium	Bartosz Zmarzlik	result[8]
10	2024	Riga	Riga Speedway Stadium	Bartosz Zmarzlik	result[9]
11	2025	Riga	Riga Speedway Stadium		result

Most win

Greg Hancock 3 times

References

1. "2006 SGP series now over ten rounds". Crash.net. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. "Round 7 Riga Latvia". FIM. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
3. "POLISH HERO ZMARZLIK EQUALS IDOL GOLLOB'S TALLY OF 22 SPEEDWAY GP WINS IN RIGA". FIM. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
4. "Hancock wins in Latvia". Swindon Speedway. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
5. "Greg Hancock Takes Latvian Hat-Trick". Full Noise. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
6. "Kasprzak wins Latvian Speedway GP". MC News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
7. "2017 SGP CALENDAR REVEALED". FIM. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
8. "'Superb stuff' - Bartosz Zmarzlik storms to victory in Speedway Grand Prix in Riga". Europsort. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
9. "Vaculík si opäť polepšil v celkovom poradí, v Rige však nebol spokojný". Sport Net. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

See also

• Latvia national speedway team