Daniel Bewley (born 10 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider.

Career

Bewley started riding for the

Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England. History Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during the ...

and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017. In 2017, he won the National League Riders' Championship before being promoted to the senior side ( Belle Vue Aces) in 2017. The same year he won the 2017

Conference League Riders' Championship The National League Riders' Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the third tier league in the United Kingdom. The same form ...

. In 2018, he finished runner-up to Robert Lambert in the British Speedway Championship, won the British Under-19 Final and claimed a third place in the second round of the World Under 21 Championship series in Poland. In 2020, Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship and became a member of the British Speedway team. In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the

2021 British Speedway Championship The 2021 British Speedway Championship was the 61st edition of the British Speedway Championship. The final was held at the National Speedway Stadium and was won by Adam Ellis. Results The Final * National Speedway Stadium, Manchester * 16 ...

. In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the

2021 Speedway of Nations The 2021 Speedway of Nations (sponsored by Monster Energy) was the fourth FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The final was held on 16 & 17 October 2021 and was won by Great Britain, with Poland taki ...

(the world team title). In August 2022, Bewley won back-to-back SGPs in Cardiff and Wroclaw. In September 2022, he became the British champion after winning the

2022 British Speedway Championship The 2022 British Speedway Championship was the 62nd edition of the British Speedway Championship. Summary The final was held at the National Speedway Stadium and was won by Dan Bewley. The original date for the competition had been 1 August bu ...

with a 15 point maximum from his five rides. Bewley ended the 2022 season with a sixth place finish during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 102 points during the

2022 Speedway Grand Prix The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 28th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 77th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the first series promoted by Discovery Sports Events. Artem Laguta was the reigning champion, havi ...

. The top six place finish automatically qualified him for the

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 ...

. He helped

Smederna Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden called the Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna. Ikaros Smederna was formerly kno ...

win the

Swedish Speedway Team Championship The Swedish Speedway Team Championship is the team championship of speedway in Sweden. Season by season History The Championship was introduced in 1950. In 1982 the Championship was renamed with a new league called the Elitserien being intro ...

during the 2022 campaign. In 2023, he returned to ride for Belle Vue for the

SGB Premiership 2023 The 2023 Sports Insure SGB Premiership is the 88th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Premiership. There was an increase of one team after the Leicester Lions opted to move up from the SGB Championship. 20 ...

Major results

World individual Championship

- 6th including British & Polish Grand Prix wins

World team Championships

2020 Speedway of Nations The 2020 Speedway of Nations (sponsored by Monster Energy) was the third FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition was scheduled to consist of a two-legged final but was reduced to a single leg because of heavy rain on the opening day. The Speedwa ...

- 6th *

- Winner * 2022 Speedway of Nations - runner up

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bewley, Dan 1999 births Living people British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Belle Vue Colts riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Glasgow Tigers riders Workington Comets riders British Speedway Championship winners