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
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership is the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was int ...
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There was an increase of one team after the
Leicester Lions
Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...
opted to move up from the
SGB Championship
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It ...
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2023 summary
Seven clubs will compete for the league championship, with Leicester Lions joining the from the division below. Each club will race against each other four times (home and away twice), meaning a total of 24 fixtures each. The 'Super Heat' scoring system was retained from the 2022 season, however extra points for away fixtures have been scrapped in favour of an aggregate bonus point.
The top four teams in the league will qualify for the playoffs, with the two semi-final winners then reaching the Grand Final. The points limit remains 39 points for six riders, with one additional 'rising star'.
League
Regular season
League table
A fixtures
B fixtures
*Asterisk indicates super heat winner
Play offs
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in
red
Grand Final
First leg
Second leg
Knockout Cup
The 2023 Knockout Cup was the 78th edition of the
Knockout Cup for tier one teams but the first since 2019.
Bracket
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in
red
Final
First leg
Second leg
Squads
Belle Vue Aces
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*
*
* (C)
*
*
* (Rising Star)
Ipswich Witches
*
*
*
* (C)
*
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Emil Sayfutdinov
Emil Damirovich Sayfutdinov (russian: link=no, Эмиль Дамирович Сайфутдинов; born 26 October 1989) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russia national speedway team. He is a three times Speedway of Na ...
* (Rising Star)
Also rode
*
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King's Lynn Stars
*
*
*
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Artem Laguta
Artem Grigoryevich Laguta (russian: Артём Григорьевич Лагута; born 13 November 1990) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russian national team. He is the 2021 World Champion.
Career details
Laguta be ...
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* (Rising Star)
Also rode
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*
Leicester Lions
*
*
* (C)
* (Rising Star)
*
*
*
Also rode
*
Peterborough Panthers
* (C)
*
*
*
* (Rising Star)
*/
Vadim Tarasenko
*
Also rode
* 0.00 (1 match only)
Sheffield Tigers
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*
*
* (C)
*
*
* (Rising Star)
Wolverhampton Wolves
*
*
*
* (C)
*
*
* (Rising Star)
See also
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SGB Championship 2023
The 2023 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. The British Speedway Network (BSN) would stream 35 matches live for the second year running.
S ...
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SGB National Development League 2023
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British Speedway League Champions
References
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
2023 in British motorsport
2023 in speedway
Current motorsport seasons