The 2023 Speedway European Championship season was the 11th 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 23rd
UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the 10th series under the promotion of Polish company One Sport Lts. Danish rider
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 ...
won the Championship for the third time.
Qualification
For the 2023 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.
Defending champion,
Leon Madsen from
Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while
Janusz Kołodziej,
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 ...
,
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 wo ...
and
Dominik Kubera
Dominik Kubera (born 15 April 1999) is an international speedway rider from Poland.
Speedway career
Kubera won a bronze and silver medal at the World Under 21 Championship in 2019 and 2020 respectively. He had previously won the 2018 Indivi ...
secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2022 season.
Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge, while the final five riders were handed wildcards by the SEC Commission.
Calendar
Qualification
The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.
Qualified riders
Championship Series
The 2023 series will be staged over four rounds.
Final Classification
See also
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2023 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 78th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the second series promoted by Discovery Sports Events.
Bartosz Zmarzlik was the defending champ ...
References
External links
{{European championships in 2023
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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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 ...