Speedway of Nations explained: How the 2022 international extravaganza works and world champions are crowned

Following a thrilling first half of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix season, the midway stage sees the riders take a break from the battle for individual glory to chase success with their countries at the 2022 Speedway of Nations. Replacing the previous Speedway World Cup, Speedway of Nations is an event for national teams, held each year in a different country, with the first edition of the competition in the current format taking place in 2018.

Ad/> For the first time this year, the event will see two days of exciting semi-final action before the final itself, all taking place across four days in the same country. Speedway'It would be good for Danish Speedway' — Madsen confident of SON home win19/07/2022 AT 09:45 In the past, Speedway of Nations has consisted of just a single final or semi-finals held in a different location weeks prior to the main race.

For example, in 2021, the semis were held in Daugavpils, Latvia a month before the final in Manchester, England. This year, the Speedway of Nations will be held solely at the Vojens Speedway Centre in Vojens, Denmark with the semi-finals on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 July, and the final on Saturday July 29.

Friday, July 28 will see the under-21s Speedway of Nations 2 event. Hosts Denmark have the benefit of being awarded a place in the final and will be joined by three teams from each semi.