2022 Speedway European Championship

2022 Speedway European Championship
2022 Speedway European Championship
Season details
Dates	2 July – 23 September
Events	4
Cities	4
Countries	3
Riders	15 permanents ; 1 wild card(s); 2 track reserves
Heats	(in 4 events)
Winners
Champion	DEN Leon Madsen
Runner-up	POL Janusz Kołodziej
3rd place	DEN Mikkel Michelsen
	← 2021; Speedway European Championship; 2023 →;

2022 Speedway European Championship
2022 Speedway European Championship
Season details
Dates	2 July – 23 September
Events	4
Cities	4
Countries	3
Riders	15 permanents ; 1 wild card(s); 2 track reserves
Heats	(in 4 events)
Winners
Champion	DEN Leon Madsen
Runner-up	POL Janusz Kołodziej
3rd place	DEN Mikkel Michelsen
	← 2021; Speedway European Championship; 2023 →;

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2022 Speedway European Championship season was the 10th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 22nd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the ninth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. Mikkel Michelsen was the defending champion having won the title in 2021.

The title was won by Denmark's Leon Madsen after he overtook former series leader Janusz Kołodziej in the final round to win by just one point.^[1] It was the second time Madsen won the title after claiming the championship in 2018.

Qualification

For the 2022 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.

Defending champion, Mikkel Michelsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Leon Madsen, Patryk Dudek, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Dan Bewley secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2021 season.

Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge,^[2] while David Bellego, Kai Huckenbeck, Václav Milík, Oliver Berntzon and Janusz Kołodziej were named as series wildcards.^[3]

Qualified riders

#	Riders	2021 place	SEC Ch place	Appearance
155	Mikkel Michelsen	1		5th
30	Leon Madsen	2		7th
692	Patryk Dudek	3		3rd
777	Piotr Pawlicki Jr.	4		3rd
99	Dan Bewley	5		2nd
29	Andžejs Ļebedevs	11	1	6th
96	Dimitri Bergé		2	1st
67	Rasmus Jensen		3	1st
115	Bartosz Smektała	6	4	4th
299	Adam Ellis		5	1st
415	David Bellego	17	7	4th
744	Kai Huckenbeck	9	8	5th
225	Václav Milík	10	9	8th
93	Oliver Berntzon		15	1st
333	Janusz Kołodziej			4th

Calendar

Qualification

The top five riders from the SEC Challenge qualified for the championship series.^[4]

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
1	18 June	Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško	Andžejs Ļebedevs

Championship Series

The 2022 series was staged over four rounds.^[5]

Round	Date	Venue	Winner
1	2 July	Rybnik Municipal Stadium, Rybnik	Leon Madsen
2	6 August	Stadion Güstrow, Güstrow	Janusz Kołodziej
3	3 September	Moto Arena Łódź, Łódź	Janusz Kołodziej
4	23 September	Svítkov Stadium, Pardubice	Mikkel Michelsen

Final Classification

^[6]

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	(30) Leon Madsen	53	13	12	15	13
2	(333) Janusz Kołodziej	52	14	15	12	11
3	(155) Mikkel Michelsen	45	14	11	6	14
4	(692) Patryk Dudek	42	12	14	9	7
5	(19) Dominik Kubera	33	6	–	15	12
6	(67) Rasmus Jensen	31	5	8	8	10
7	(99) Dan Bewley	30	–	12	8	10
8	(115) Bartosz Smektała	29	11	7	8	3
9	(777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr.	28	10	6	5	7
10	(93) Oliver Berntzon	28	10	3	7	8
11	(29) Andžejs Ļebedevs	23	1	6	11	5
12	(415) David Bellego	20	3	10	2	5
13	(96) Dimitri Bergé	20	9	1	5	5
14	(16) Kacper Woryna	18	8	–	10	–
15	(225) Václav Milík	15	1	8	2	4
16	(744) Kai Huckenbeck	12	7	5	–	–
17	(299) Adam Ellis	12	2	3	2	5
18	(16) Jan Kvěch	7	–	–	–	7
19	(16) Michael Hartel	5	–	5	–	–
20	(17) Marcin Nowak	1	–	–	1	–
21	(18) Jakub Krawczyk	0	–	–	0	–
22	(17) Petr Chlupáč	0	–	–	–	0

References

^ "Leon Madsen is the new champion". Speedway Euro.
^ "2022 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
^ "SEC wildcards announced". SEC.
^ "2022 SEC Challenge result". SEC.
^ "2022 SEC Events". SEC.
^ "2022 SEC Standings". SEC.

External links

speedwayeuro.com

The 2022 Speedway European Championship season was the 10th season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 22nd UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the ninth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. Mikkel Michelsen was the defending champion having won the title in 2021.

The title was won by Denmark's Leon Madsen after he overtook former series leader Janusz Kołodziej in the final round to win by just one point.^[1] It was the second time Madsen won the title after claiming the championship in 2018.

Qualification

For the 2022 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wildcard and two track reserves.

Defending champion, Mikkel Michelsen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events, while Leon Madsen, Patryk Dudek, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Dan Bewley secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2021 season.

Five riders qualified through the SEC Challenge,^[2] while David Bellego, Kai Huckenbeck, Václav Milík, Oliver Berntzon and Janusz Kołodziej were named as series wildcards.^[3]