List of Speedway Grand Prix statistics

The 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 and below are a list of records[1] associated with the event since its inception in 1995. From the 2007-2019 seasons, the format was changed with points scored for every ride instead of the set points scoring system used until 2020 when a new format based on overall positions was introduced with points scored in heats only used to determine a rider's progress in a Grand Prix.

Statistics up to date as of the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden.

Grand Prix wins

Rider Wins
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 29
2 Jason Crump 23
3 Tomasz Gollob 22
4 Greg Hancock 21
5 Tony Rickardsson 20
6 Nicki Pedersen 17
7 Tai Woffinden 11
8 Andreas Jonsson 9
Martin Vaculík 9
10 Leigh Adams 8
Maciej Janowski 8
12 Emil Sayfutdinov 7
Jason Doyle 7
Fredrik Lindgren 7
15 Hans Nielsen 6
Billy Hamill 6
Jarosław Hampel 6
Artem Laguta 6
19 Niels-Kristian Iversen 5
Chris Holder 5
Matej Žagar 5
Dan Bewley 5
23 Ryan Sullivan 4
Hans N. Andersen 4
Leon Madsen 4
26 Tommy Knudsen 3
Krzysztof Kasprzak 3
Antonio Lindbäck 3
Patryk Dudek 3
30 Mark Loram 2
/ Rune Holta 2
Peter Kildemand 2
Max Fricke 2
Jack Holder 2
Brady Kurtz 2
36 Brian Andersen 1
Martin Dugard 1
Bjarne Pedersen 1
Chris Harris 1
Kenneth Bjerre 1
Darcy Ward 1
Michael Jepsen Jensen 1
Adrian Miedziński 1
Martin Smolinski 1
Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 1
Janusz Kołodziej 1
Anders Thomsen 1
Mikkel Michelsen 1
Robert Lambert 1
Source:[2]

Grand Prix wins (by country)

Nation Wins
1 Poland 76
2 Australia 55
3 Denmark 47
4 Sweden 39
5 United States 27
6 Great Britain 21
7 Russia 13
8 Slovakia 9
9 Slovenia 5
10 Germany 1

Grand Prix finals (top 20)

Rider Finals
1 Greg Hancock 92
2 Jason Crump 77
3 Bartosz Zmarzlik 68
4 Tomasz Gollob 66
5 Nicki Pedersen 64
6 Fredrik Lindgren 59
7 Tony Rickardsson 52
8 Tai Woffinden 47
9 Jason Doyle 35
10 Jarosław Hampel 32
11 Maciej Janowski 31
12 Emil Sayfutdinov 30
13 Leigh Adams 28
14 Andreas Jonsson 25
Chris Holder 25
16 Matej Žagar 23
Leon Madsen 23
18 Hans N. Andersen 21
Martin Vaculík 21
20 Patryk Dudek 20
Source:[2]

Grand Prix points (top 20)

Rider Points
1 Greg Hancock 2655
2 Jason Crump 2006
3 Tomasz Gollob 1981
4 Nicki Pedersen 1972
5 Fredrik Lindgren 1816
6 Bartosz Zmarzlik 1519
7 Tony Rickardsson 1401
8 Andreas Jonsson 1376
9 Tai Woffinden 1365
10 Leigh Adams 1277
11 Emil Sayfutdinov 1087
12 Jason Doyle 1014
13 Matej Žagar 1003
14 Maciej Janowski 962
15 Jarosław Hampel 953
16 Chris Holder 910
17 Martin Vaculík 884
18 Hans N. Andersen 780
19 Niels Kristian Iversen 775
20 Antonio Lindbäck 746
Source:[2]

Grand Prix appearances (top 20)

Rider Appearances
1 Greg Hancock 218
2 Fredrik Lindgren 182
3 Nicki Pedersen 177
4 Tomasz Gollob 163
5 Andreas Jonsson 158
6 Jason Crump 145
7 Tai Woffinden 131
8 Matej Žagar 128
9 Leigh Adams 115
9 Antonio Lindbäck 110
11 Chris Harris 104
Bartosz Zmarzlik 104
13 Jason Doyle 102
14 Martin Vaculík 101
15 Niels Kristian Iversen 100
Maciej Janowski 100
17 Emil Sayfutdinov 98
18 Jarosław Hampel 96
Chris Holder 96
20 / Rune Holta 91
Source:[2]

Grand Prix rostrums (top 20)

Rider Rostrums
1 Greg Hancock 69
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik 60
3 Jason Crump 56
4 Tomasz Gollob 53
5 Nicki Pedersen 48
6 Tony Rickardsson 45
7 Fredrik Lindgren 44
8 Tai Woffinden 36
9 Maciej Janowski 27
10 Jarosław Hampel 26
11 Jason Doyle 23
12 Emil Sayfutdinov 21
13 Chris Holder 19
Matej Žagar 19
15 Andreas Jonsson 18
16 Martin Vaculík 17
17 Leigh Adams 16
Billy Hamill 16
Hans N. Andersen 16
20 Antonio Lindbäck 13
Source:[2]

Grand Prix wins in a single season

Rider Year Wins
1 Tony Rickardsson 2005 6
2 Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 & 2023 5
Artem Laguta 2021 5
4 Jason Crump 2006 4
Nicki Pedersen 2007 4
Tomasz Gollob 2010 4
Greg Hancock 2011 4
Jason Doyle 2016 4
Tai Woffinden 2018 4
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2020 4

Grand Prix wins in succession

Rider Year Wins
1 Tony Rickardsson 2005 4
2 Jason Crump 2006 3
Jason Doyle 2016 3
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 3
Artem Laguta 2021 3
6 Tony Rickardsson 1998 & 2001 2
Jason Crump 2001 & 2009 2
Tai Woffinden 2014 & 2018 2
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2020, 2022 & 2023 2
Tommy Knudsen 1995 2
Hans Nielsen 1996 2
Ryan Sullivan 2002 2
Leigh Adams 2007 2
Nicki Pedersen 2007 2
Tomasz Gollob 2010 2
Emil Sayfutdinov 2013 2
Maciej Janowski 2017 2
Matej Žagar 2017 2
Leon Madsen 2019 2
Dan Bewley 2022 2
Brady Kurtz 2025 2

Grand Prix finals in a single season

Rider Year Finals
1 Jason Doyle 2017 10
Artem Laguta 2021 10
3 Nicki Pedersen 2008 9
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2024 9
5 Greg Hancock 2011 & 2014 8
Tai Woffinden 2015 & 2018 8
Tony Rickardsson 2005 8
Nicki Pedersen 2007 8
Krzysztof Kasprzak 2014 8

Grand Prix finals in succession

Rider Year Finals
1 Artem Laguta 2021 10
2 Nicki Pedersen 2008 9
3 Jason Crump 2006 & 2009 7
Tony Rickardsson 2005 7
Greg Hancock 2014 7
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 7
7 Jason Crump 2008 6
Krzysztof Kasprzak 2014 6
Jason Doyle 2017 6
Fredrik Lindgren 2023 6
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2024 6

Grand Prix points in a single season (top 10)

Rider Year Points
1 Tony Rickardsson 2005 196
Nicki Pedersen 2007 196
3 Artem Laguta 2021 192
4 Bartosz Zmarzlik 2021 189
5 Jason Crump 2006 188
6 Tony Rickardsson 2002 181
7 Bartosz Zmarzlik 2024 179
8 Nicki Pedersen 2008 174
9 Tomasz Gollob 2010 166
Bartosz Zmarzlik 2022 166

Grand Prix wins / apps ratio (top 10)

Rider Wins Apps Ratio (%)
1 Tommy Knudsen 3 10 30.00
2 Brady Kurtz 2 7 28.57
3 Bartosz Zmarzlik 29 104 27.88
4 Tony Rickardsson 20 84 23.81
5 Hans Nielsen 6 30 20.00
6 Jason Crump 23 145 15.86
7 Tomasz Gollob 22 163 13.50
8 Dan Bewley 5 39 12.82
9 Artem Laguta 6 48 12.50
10 Billy Hamill 6 52 11.54
Source:[2]

Minimum of 2 Grand Prix wins required.

Grand Prix appearances without a win (top 10)

Rider Appearances
1 Scott Nicholls 82
2 Piotr Protasiewicz 58
3 Mikael Max 56
4 Peter Karlsson 51
5 Andy Smith 48
6 Chris Louis 41
7 Henrik Gustafsson 40
8 Lee Richardson 38
9 Lukáš Dryml 34
10 Todd Wiltshire 31
Source:[2]

Grand Prix appearances without a final (top 10)

Rider Appearances
1 Andy Smith 48
2 Kai Huckenbeck 25
3 Jan Kvěch 23
4 Bohumil Brhel 22
5 Antonín Kasper 21
6 Jesper B. Monberg 20
7 Aleš Dryml 19
Carl Stonehewer 19
9 Matej Ferjan 17
Craig Boyce 17
Peter Ljung 17
Source:[2]

Oldest riders to win a Grand Prix

Rider Age
1 Greg Hancock 46 years, 72 days
2 Tomasz Gollob 41 years, 150 days
3 Nicki Pedersen 41 years, 131 days
4 Hans Nielsen 39 years, 246 days
5 Fredrik Lindgren 38 years, 286 days
6 Jason Doyle 38 years, 218 days
7 Leigh Adams 37 years, 110 days
8 / Rune Holta 36 years, 350 days
9 Jason Crump 36 years, 308 days
10 Tony Rickardsson 35 years, 22 days
Source:[2]

Oldest riders to make a Grand Prix appearance

Rider Age
1 Greg Hancock 48 years, 125 days
2 Tomasz Gollob 44 years, 7 days
3 Nicki Pedersen 41 years, 187 days
4 Arnt Førland 40 years, 275 days
5 Sandor Tihanyi 40 years, 75 days
6 Fredrik Lindgren 39 years, 289 days
7 Hans Nielsen 39 years, 274 days
8 Jason Doyle 39 years, 258 days
9 Magnus Zetterstrom 39 years, 242 days
10 Martin Smolinski 39 years, 164 days
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Speedway Grand Prix records". Speedway Grand Prix info.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Speedway Grand Prix wins". Speedway Grand Prix info.