{{Short description|World speedway event}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use British English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox Sports league | title = Speedway Grand Prix Challenge | current_season = 2027 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification | logo = | pixels = | caption = | sport = [[motorcycle speedway]] | founded = 1995 | champion = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Dominik Kubera]] }} The '''Speedway Grand Prix Challenge''' or '''Speedway Grand Prix Qualification''' is an annual [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] qualifying tournament to determine the qualifiers for the [[Speedway Grand Prix]], which is the World Championship of speedway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fimspeedway.com/sgp/rules |title= Rules |website=FIM |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>

== History == From 1995 the [[List of Individual Speedway World Championship medalists|Individual World Championship]] was replaced by the Grand Prix system. The 17 qualifiers for the 1995 Grand Prix were the top 10 from the [[1994 Individual Speedway World Championship|1994 World final]], 5 seeds and 2 wildcards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unfancied Swede gets a taste of big night |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=22 August 1994 |access-date=5 January 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19940822/022/0022 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

From 1996, the leading riders from each Grand Prix series would automatically qualifying for the following year's event. The remaining places would be filled by the leading riders in the Challenge event and qualifiers from both the [[Continental Speedway Final]] and [[Intercontinental Final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/grandprixquali.php |title=HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications |website=Speedway History |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> However, the latter two finals would come to end in 2000 and 2001 respectively.

==Format and winners== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- align=center |width=35px|'''Year''' |width=100px|'''Format''' |width=180px|'''Winner''' |width=650px|'''Other qualifiers''' |- | [[1996 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|1996]] |8 to qualify |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/95.htm#1995 |title= 1995 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marvyn Cox]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tommy Knudsen]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Screen]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Havelock]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Boyce]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]] |- | [[1997 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|1997]] |4 to qualify |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Wigg]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/96.htm#1996 |title= 1996 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karlsson wins GP berth |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=7 October 1996 |access-date=20 January 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19961007/021/0021 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]] |- | [[1998 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|1998]] |4 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/97.htm#1997 |title= 1997 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Dannö]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Boyce]] |- | [[1999 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|1999]] |8 to qualify |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/98.htm#1998 |title= 1998 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Andersen]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Gustafsson]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Dannö]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Screen]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[John Jørgensen]] |- | [[2000 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2000]] |10 to qualify |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Hamill]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/99.htm#1999 |title= 1999 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Stonehewer]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Karger]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Gustafsson]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Loram]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Antonín Kasper Jr.]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Andersen]] |- | [[2001 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2001]] |10 to qualify |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/00.htm#2000 |title=2000 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Stonehewer]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nicki Pedersen]], {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rune Holta]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Max|Mikael Karlsson]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jimmy Nilsen]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Screen]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Andersen]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]] |- | [[2002 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2002]] |6 to qualify |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Hancock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/01.htm#2001 |title=2001 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nicki Pedersen]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Nicholls]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dryml]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Stonehewer]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Smith (speedway rider)|Andy Smith]] |- | [[2003 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2003]] |6 to qualify |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Richardson (speedway rider)|Lee Richardson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/02.htm#2002 |title=2002 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohumil Brhel]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dryml]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bjarne Pedersen]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Tomasz Bajerski]] |- | [[2004 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2004]] |6 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/03.htm#2003 |title=2003 Individual Championship |website=Speedway.org |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohumil Brhel]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bjarne Pedersen]], {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kai Laukkanen]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Aleš Dryml Jr.]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper B. Monberg|Jesper B Jensen]] |- | [[2005 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2005]] |2 to qualify |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Antonio Lindbäck]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/grandprixquali.php#f2004 |title=2004 |website=Speedway Info|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Tomasz Chrzanowski]] |- | 2006 |colspan=3|No qualifying |- | [[2007 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2007]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wiesław Jaguś]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/grandprixquali.php#f2006 |title=2006 |website=Speedway Info|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Rune Holta]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans Andersen (speedway rider)|Hans Andersen]] |- | [[2008 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2008]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels Kristian Iversen]] |{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dryml]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bjarne Pedersen]] |- | [[2009 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2009]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Bjerre]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Grzegorz Walasek]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Sebastian Ułamek]] |- | [[2010 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2010]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Zetterström]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Holder]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jarosław Hampel]] |- | [[2011 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2011]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Artem Laguta]] |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Antonio Lindbäck]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] |- | [[2012 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2012]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Antonio Lindbäck]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bjarne Pedersen]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Protasiewicz]] |- | [[2013 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2013]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels-Kristian Iversen]] |- | [[2014 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2014]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels-Kristian Iversen]]+ |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Bjerre]], {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Smolinski]] |- | [[2015 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2015]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]]+ |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Doyle]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Janowski]] |- | [[2016 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2016]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Pawlicki Jr.]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] |- | [[2017 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2017]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]] |{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martin Vaculík]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]] |- | [[2018 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2018]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Przemysław Pawlicki]] |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Artem Laguta]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Craig Cook]] |- | [[2019 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2019]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider)|Janusz Kołodziej]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels-Kristian Iversen]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Antonio Lindbäck]] |- | [[2020 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2020]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Niels-Kristian Iversen]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] |- | [[2021 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2021]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Matej Žagar]] |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Oliver Berntzon]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Krzysztof Kasprzak]] |- | [[2022 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2022]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Przedpełski]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Patryk Dudek]] |- | [[2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2023]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kim Nilsson]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Holder]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] |- | [[2024 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2024]] |3 to qualify |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Doyle]] |{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martin Vaculik]]+, {{flagicon|POL}} [[Szymon Woźniak]], {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Kvěch]] |- | [[2025 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2025]] |4 to qualify<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/four-2025-speedway-gp-places-on-the-line-at-2024-fim-sgp-challenge |title=Four 2025 Speedway GP Places on the line at FIM SGP Challenge |website=FIM |access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brady Kurtz]] |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Thomsen (speedway rider)|Anders Thomsen]], {{flagicon|POL}} [[Dominik Kubera]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Max Fricke]] |- | [[2026 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2026]] |4 to qualify |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Dominik Kubera]] |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kacper Woryna]], {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Leon Madsen]], {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Andžejs Ļebedevs]]+, {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Michael Jepsen Jensen]] |- | [[2027 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification|2027]] |4 to qualify | | |}

+ Already qualified for the Grand Prix series

==See also== * [[Motorcycle speedway]] * [[Speedway Grand Prix]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

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