The 2023 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 29th season of the

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era, and decided the 78th

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. It was the second series promoted by

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Sports Events.

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was the defending champion, having won the

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title. Zmarzlik successfully retained the title, winning a fourth championship, despite being disqualified from round nine in Denmark. He beat Fredrik Lindgren by eight points, with

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securing the bronze medal. During the championships, Zmarzlik secured four Grand Prix wins after the Latvian Grand Prix, which equalled the 22 career Grand Prix wins of fellow Pole

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. He then went on to win a fifth Grand Prix, which equalled the all-time record of 23 held by

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Qualification

For the 2023 season there were 15 permanent riders, who were joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top six riders from the 2022 championship qualified automatically. These riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the

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. The final six riders were nominated by series promoters, Discovery Sports Events.

Qualified riders

Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

Calendar

The 2023 season consisted of 10 events.

Final classification

References

External links

Speedway World Championships
{{World championships in 2023

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