The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a
motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone motorcycle speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. The series started in 1995 replacing the previous format of a single event final. The first win ...
series (the world championship.
History
From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the
Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs. In 2023, the event returned to Latvia but at the new venue known as
Riga Speedway Stadium.
The 2023 event was won by
Bartosz Zmarzlik, which equalled the 22 career Grand Prix wins of fellow Pole
Tomasz Gollob
Tomasz Robert Gollob (; born 11 April 1971 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a former Polish motorcycle speedway rider. He appeared in every Speedway Grand Prix series between its inaugural season in 1995 and 2013. His brother Jacek is also a speedway r ...
.
Winners
Most win
Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway rider. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times.
In addi ...
3 times
References
See also
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Latvia national speedway team
Latvia national speedway team is the national speedway team which represents Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Repub ...
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Grand Prix
Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour
Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
Latvia