Brady Kurtz misses FIM Speedway GP crown by single point

2025 FIM Speedway GP

Spherical Ten – Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens

Polish celebrity Bartosz Zmarzlik held his nerve in essentially the most high-stakes race of his profession to grow to be a record-equalling six-time world champion on the Vojens Speedway Centre in Denmark on Saturday night time.

2025 FIM Speedway GP Championship Ultimate Standings
1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 183
2. Brady Kurtz 182
3. Dan Bewley 142

In doing so, Zmarzlik joined the game’s most unique membership alongside the late Ivan Mauger of New Zealand and Swedish legend Tony Rickardsson, each six-time world champions in Speedway GP. He additionally etched his title within the document books as the primary rider ever to win 4 consecutive world titles, including 2025 to his run of triumphs in 2022, 2023 and 2024, alongside his earlier crowns in 2019 and 2020.

The title got here all the way down to a showdown worthy of the event. Zmarzlik and his Australian rival Brady Kurtz each blasted straight by way of to the ultimate on the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens, setting the stage for a four-lap shootout with the championship on the road.

Kurtz, chasing historical past of his personal after successful the earlier 4 rounds in Gorzow, Malilla, Riga and Wroclaw, stormed to a record-breaking fifth consecutive GP victory. However second place was sufficient for Zmarzlik to cling onto the title by a single level, sealing the championship earlier than receiving the trophy from none aside from Rickardsson himself.

2025 FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens Outcomes
1. Brady Kurtz 20
2. Bartosz Zmarzlik 18
3. Michael Jepsen Jensen 16

It was an evening of huge stress for Zmarzlik, who has now completed on this planet’s high two yearly since 2018. Even the usually ice-cool Lublin and Lejonen rider admitted to feeling the pressure as he shadowed Kurtz in pursuit of gold, figuring out any mistake might undo years of dominance.

2025 FIM Speedway GP Championship Ultimate Standings
1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 183
2. Brady Kurtz 182
3. Dan Bewley 142

There was loads for the house crowd to cheer too, with Danish nationwide champion Michael Jepsen Jensen taking a sensational third place on his first SGP begin since 2018. The rostrum sealed a dream return for the 2012 FIM Speedway of Nations winner, who additionally confirmed he’ll be again as a full-time rider within the 2026 season, 11 years after his final full marketing campaign.

Dan Bewley gave Nice Britain one thing to have fun by ending fourth within the Danish GP to say his first world championship bronze. The milestone got here after he edged out 2024 bronze medallist Fredrik Lindgren within the decisive LCQ2 to safe the ultimate spot on this 12 months’s championship podium.

Zmarzlik’s reign rolls on, his legacy now firmly alongside Mauger and Rickardsson, and in a technique, already past them. The 30-year-old heads into 2026 bidding to grow to be the primary rider ever to say seven FIM Speedway World Championships, and the Polish nice is aware of he has time on his aspect.

Bartosz Zmarzlik – 2025 FIM SGP #1

“That is an incredible second for me as a result of once I was younger, I used to be all the time dreaming about changing into a world champion. Now that I’m 30 years previous, I’ve six world titles, which is unbelievable to me. I can’t 100 per cent take on this second that I’ve achieved with my crew. I’m tremendous comfortable as a result of Brady gave me a extremely huge problem, so thanks, Brady. All season, we’ve got produced a great present for the game. I’m comfortable I’ve gained, and I don’t know what extra to say at this second.”

Brady Kurtz – 2025 FIM SGP #2

“Clearly it’s robust to come back that near successful, however I’m additionally so grateful and comfortable to win silver in my first 12 months. To win 5 GPs is completely unbelievable. To get the silver medal is a hell of an achievement.

“I’ve to say congratulations to Bartek. It’s important to respect him and admire him. He’s a hell of a competitor. I’m not positive what I’ve to do to beat him, however I have to maintain engaged on that. Congratulations to him and his crew. They did an unbelievable job for your entire 12 months. I’m glad to be right here.

“Once I gained for the primary time in Gorzow, I correctly began to consider that I might win and all of a sudden, my beginning capacity actually went up from there. That’s just about all that has occurred. I’ve been making good begins and simply making an attempt to remain calm.

“To be sincere, even in the present day, I used to be not fearful about successful the World Championship in any respect. All I used to be centered on was simply making an attempt to make every begin and get to the ultimate. I knew I might have a great gate decide, and after that, it wasn’t actually as much as me. I simply tried to do my factor, however it wasn’t sufficient.”

Bronze medallist Bewley sealed a career-best SGP end. The Cumbrian has usually insisted his focus is on sturdy performances and chasing wins moderately than worrying about medals.

Dan Bewley – 2025 FIM SGP #3

“In the event you go about your job and do your finest, the medal shall be there. It’s good to lastly get there. Between me and Freddie, it went all the way down to that LCQ, and it was fairly cool having that final race with him. It has been a great 12 months. I wish to say nicely accomplished to those two boys (Zmarzlik and Kurtz). We had a great battle, and it has been enjoyable. Because of the entire crew behind me and everybody for his or her assist all over the season. It has been fairly cool in all places I went.”

4 Aussies in 2025 FIM SGP High Ten

Whereas Brady Kurtz went oh so near wrapping up the championship, solely to overlook the title by a single level, he was not the one Aussie to determine extremely in 2025.

Jack Holder gained spherical two in Warsaw and scores three extra podiums on his strategy to fifth within the championship

Jack Holder completed fifth within the championship, Max Fricke eighth and Jason Doyle tenth.

Max Fricke just missed a number of podiums this season on his way eighth overall for the season — Max Fricke simply missed quite a lot of podiums this season on his means eighth general for the season

Jason Doyle finished tenth in the 2025 FIM SGP Championship — Jason Doyle completed tenth within the 2025 FIM SGP Championship

Congratulations to all.

Within the Junior ranks, younger Cooper Antone completed on the rostrum in SGP4 to underline that the long run for Aussie opponents in speedway is wanting shiny.