For the first time Great Britain will host two rounds of the championship. The original schedule showed the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester joining the flagship Principality Stadium in Cardiff on the calendar,[1][2] but the Cardiff round was subsequently cancelled and replaced with a second grand prix in Manchester.[3] There will be eight other rounds, with Poland's allocation reduced from four to three.[4]
The choice of the wildcard riders caused significant controversy due to the fact that Artem Laguta and Emil Sayfutdinov were once again omitted,[7] as was 2022 world runner-up Leon Madsen. The 2025 event would be the fourth consecutive year that Zmarzlik would be missing his strongest rivals.[8]
Qualification
For the 2025 season there will be 15 permanent riders, who will be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top six riders from the 2024 championship qualify automatically. These riders will be joined by the four riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge[9] and the 2024 Speedway European Championship winner. The final four riders were nominated by the SGP Commission.[10]
