Speedway Grand Prix 2022 - what it is, how to watch, race calendar, who is taking part, riders, venues

What is the Speedway Grand Prix? The series of 12 Speedway motorcycle races featuring 16 riders over the course of a season coming from different locations. Ad/> The rider with the most points at the end of the season is crowned Speedway world champion. /> Speedway‘Can you believe what you are seeing here?’ — Peterborough Panthers win Premiership title14/10/2021 AT 23:06 How to watch? Discovery+ will provide live, ad-free coverage of every race as well as interactive services.

Race action will also be live on Eurosport 2, with highlights and reaction on the Eurosport website. Format and scoring Every round will see the 16 riders race against each other over 20 heats. Every heat will consist of four riders taking four laps of the track.

The winning rider in each heat is awarded four points with two points for second, one for third and zero for last place. The eight riders with the most points at the end of the heats move to two semi-finals, with the top two in each semi then facing off in the final. The winning rider earns 20 championship points with 18 for second, 16 for third and 14 for fourth.

The riders who finish third in each semi are awarded 11 or 12 points depending on who scored higher in the heats, and the same applies to the fourth placed semi-finalists with nine or 10 points awarded. The rider with the most points at the end of the season is the world champion. Who is competing? The 16 riders consist of the top six riders from the previous year’s series who qualify automatically – however, 2021 champion Artem Laguta and third place Emil Sayfutdinov will not be taking part due to an FIM ban on Russian athletes.