Bartosz Zmarzlik
recorded his 30th
career SpeedwayGP
victory and took
over the 2026
points lead.
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 25 JUNE 23, 2026 P25
Zmarzlik Dazzles Home Crowd
P
olish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik
was elated to end his yearlong
wait for a record-extending 30th
FIM Speedway Grand Prix victory
at the FIM SpeedwayGP of Poland
in Wroclaw on Saturday evening,
June 20.
Zmarzlik was visibly emotional
after topping the podium, with
British Champion Robert Lam-
bert in second and Danish star
Michael Jepsen Jensen in third.
Zmarzlik achieved his first SGP
win since June 14, 2025, when
he triumphed on night two of a
Manchester doubleheader.
The fact that Zmarzlik, who re-
captured the World Championship
lead from fourth-place Aussie
ace Brady Kurtz, had waited more
than a year for a SpeedwayGP win
is a notable stat for a rider who
won a record-tying sixth World
title last September.
But his victory in the 300th
SpeedwayGP event told only a frac-
tion of the story on one of the most
dramatic SGP nights since the
series was launched at Wroclaw's
Olympic Stadium on May 20, 1995.
Racing was delayed for around
two and a half hours after severe
rain and thunderstorms left the
circuit and pits flooded, with the
local fire brigade called to pump
water from the pits while track
staff and officials worked mira-
cles to get the bikes on track.
"It was so tough; such a long
day," Zmarzlik said. "It was a
dramatic day. It felt like everything
was possible, and I am very happy
because I have had a bit too long
a wait for my 30th win in the GPs,
so that was a special moment for
me and my team.
"We made it, and we did a good
job. Maybe I wasn't the fastest,
but in the final I was feeling it.
When I win in the GPs, I always
feel something different. Before
this one, there was a little bit of
stress. I didn't know what I was
feeling—something like this can
be stress before something bad
or maybe something nice.
"This time, I felt something
nice, and I am very happy. I have
achieved my next dream. I was on
the top step of the podium with
my sons, and that was the best
moment for my family. All the
time, I am thinking about my sons.
I want to do a good job whenever
they are watching me."
Zmarzlik now holds a three-
point lead over Kurtz in the
SpeedwayGP standings at the
halfway stage. He could be five
rounds away from breaking new
ground as the sport's first-ever
seven-time SpeedwayGP World
Champion. CN
FINAL (Top 5)
1. Bartosz Zmarzlik
2. Robert Lambert
3. Michael Jepsen Jensen
4. Brady Kurtz
5. Anders Thomsen
