News 25 Oct 2010

World SGP: 2011 Speedway Grand Prix calendar revealed

FIM Speedway Grand Prix series (SGP) rights holders BSI Speedway and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) have unveiled the SGP and FIM Speedway World Cup calendar for 2011.

It features Poland’s brand new SGP venue Gorzow, which will stage the final round of the world championship next year.

Gorzow’s Edward Jancarz Stadium is the only new venue on the list, while Polish track Torun and Croatian circuit Gorican stay on the schedule after successfully hosting their first SGP rounds this season.

The series opens with the FIM European SGP at Leszno’s Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Poland on 30 April, 2011.

Meanwhile, Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark and King’s Lynn’s Norfolk Arena in Britain have been handed the opening meetings of next season’s FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC).

Vojens stages Event One on 9 July, before the competition comes to King’s Lynn on 11 July. The Race-Off and Final take place in Gorzow on 14-16 July 14 respectively, when Poland will bid to win their fifth SWC in just seven years in front of their home fans.

FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX 2011 CALENDAR:
30/04/11 FIM European Speedway Grand Prix (Leszno)
14/05/11 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix (Gothenburg)
28/05/11 FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix (Prague)
11/06/11 FIM Dansk Metal Danish SGP (Copenhagen)
25/06/11 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix (Cardiff)
30/07/11 FIM Italian Speedway Grand Prix (Terenzano)
13/08/11 FIM Scandinavian Speedway Grand Prix (Malilla)
27/08/11 FIM Torun SGP of Poland (Torun)
10/09/11 FIM Nordic Speedway Grand Prix (Vojens)
24/09/11 FIM Croatian Speedway Grand Prix (Gorican)
08/10/11 FIM Gorzow SGP of Poland (Gorzow)

FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP CALENDAR:
09/07/11 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP, Event One (Vojens)
11/07/11 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP, Event Two (King’s Lynn)
14/07/11 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP, Race Off (Gorzow)
16/07/11 FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP, Final (Gorzow)

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