2022 FIM Speedway GP of Sweden Results

Press Release | September 20, 2022

Polish history-maker Bartosz Zmarzlik says it was a family and team effort that delivered FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship number three, as he secured his third Speedway GP World title in Mallila.

Zmarzlik zoomed to top spot in the Kaeser FIM Speedway GP of Sweden in Malilla, but he claimed the World Championship before even turning a wheel in semi-final two after nearest rival Leon Madsen suffered an engine failure in the first semi-final. Despite the euphoria of that moment, Zmarzlik still regained his composure to win the Speedway GP ahead of Swedish home hero Fredrik Lindgren in second place, Poland’s Maciej Janowski in third and Great Britain racer Tai Woffinden in fourth spot.

His 2022 triumph is also his sixth SGP World Championship medal in seven years since he made his full-time debut on the sport’s biggest stage in 2016, as Zmarzlik becomes Poland’s first-ever triple speedway world champion.

“They are very important for me—my family and my sponsors,” Zmarzlik said. “From the start of my career, my whole family has been with me and in my head, I feel we are fighting together and I am not alone. That’s really good for me because I am very close with my family in life and in my job. The whole family works really hard with me.”

Bartosz Zmarzlik podium World Speedway of Sweden — **Bartosz Zmarzlik celebrates his third Speedway GP World title with his team and family: partner Sandra, young son Antek, father Pawel Sr and his brother and manager Pawel Jr.**

Zmarzlik’s victory sees him become the first Speedway GP world champion to seal the title with a round to spare since Great Britain’s Tai Woffinden won his second world title in 2015. He will now collect the trophy at the FIM Speedway GP of Poland in Torun on October 1.

Runner-up Lindgren has endured a torrid battle with the ongoing effects of long Covid over the past two seasons. This has left him racing on with breathing difficulties at times. His health issues haven’t stopped him delivering world-class performances in Speedway GP and he was delighted to storm to his best result of 2022 in front of his home fans at the Skrotfrag Arena.

He is now sixth in the standings on 92 points—level with seventh-placed Maciej Janowski but leading him on countback in the race for the final automatic qualification place for the 2023 Speedway GP series.

“I’m over the moon,” Lindgren said. “I have struggled a lot over the last couple of weeks in the GP series. I haven’t performed very well and my league form has been a bit down as well. I have been struggling with a lot of health issues off the track and it was very emotional for me tonight because I have been so down for some period of time now.”

Third-placed Janowski was pleased to bounce back from a nightmare Speedway GP in Vojens just a week ago. After scoring two points in Denmark, he leaves Malilla—his Swedish home track—in much better spirits with 16 points.

“Finally we got a good result, especially after Vojens,” Janowski said. “I am very proud.”

The Speedway GP season concludes in Torun, Poland, on October 1.