The Riga Speedway Stadium or the Biķernieki Speedway Stadium is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in the Eastern part of

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

, Latvia. The stadium is the venue for the 2023 World Championship round known as the

Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship. History From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs. In 2023, the ev ...

and the

Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams. The sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football, as of 2022 the title is awarded to the winners ...

. The speedway track which is adjacent to the Biķernieki Complex Sports Base was first constructed in 1976 and held several editions of the Soviet Union Speedway Championship before falling into disrepair. However, in 2014 the track was renovated and has even hosted a drift race car meeting that normally tales place on the larger adjacent circuit. In 2023, the venue hosted both the

and the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.

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Sport in Riga Buildings and structures in Riga Speedway venues in Latvia {{motorcycle-speedway-stub

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