The 2022 Speedway European Championship season was the 10th season of the
Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...
(SEC) era, and the 22nd
UEM Individual Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...
. It was the ninth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
Mikkel Michelsen
Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish speedway rider.
Career
Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013)Speedwaytale ...
was the defending champion having won the title in
2021
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.
The title was won by Denmark's
Leon Madsen
Leon Madsen (born 5 September 1988) is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Career
Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedwa ...
after he overtook former series leader
Janusz Kołodziej in the final round to win by just one point. It was the second time Madsen won the title after claiming the championship in
2018
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.
Qualification
For the 2022 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion,
Mikkel Michelsen
Mikkel Michelsen (born 19 August 1994) is a Danish speedway rider.
Career
Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013)Speedwaytale ...
from
Denmark
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was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while
Leon Madsen
Leon Madsen (born 5 September 1988) is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.
Career
Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedwa ...
,
Patryk Dudek
Patryk Dudek (; born 20 June 1992) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Polish national speedway team.
Career
Dudek's father, Sławomir, was a professional rider and Patryk gained his speedway licence in 2008. Dudek ...
,
Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
Piotr Pawlicki (born 30 November 1994) is a Polish Motorcycle speedway, speedway rider.
Career
Born in Leszno, he is the son of former rider Piotr Pawlicki Sr. and the younger brother of Przemysław Pawlicki. He won the Polish Under-21 Champi ...
and
Dan Bewley
Daniel Bewley (born 10 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider.
Career
Bewley started riding for the Belle Vue Colts and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017. In 2017, he won the National League Riders' Championship befor ...
secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2021 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, while
David Bellego
David Bellego (born 15 May 1993 in Marmande) is a French motorcycle speedway rider, who competes in Grasstrack, Longtrack and Speedway. He is four times champion of France.
Speedway career International
In 2012, he was part of the French tea ...
,
Kai Huckenbeck
Kai Huckenbeck (born 23 February 1993) is a speedway rider from Germany.
Career
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2017. He has been the champion of Germany on three occasions.
...
,
Václav Milík,
Oliver Berntzon
Oliver Berntzon (born 2 August 1993) is an international speedway rider from Sweden.
Speedway career
Berntzon won the silver medal at the Swedish Championship in 2018. He qualified for the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix and the 2021 Speedway Gran ...
and
Janusz Kołodziej were named as series wildcards.
Qualified riders
Calendar
Qualification
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.
Championship Series
The 2022 series was staged over four rounds.
Final Classification
See also
*
2022 Speedway Grand Prix
References
External links
{{European championships in 2022
2022
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European Championship
Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...
Speedway European Championship
The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off me ...