Thomsen Wins
SpeedwayGP
in Sweden
T
hree-time Danish Champion
Anders Thomsen says he
feared his FIM Speedway Grand
Prix days were behind him after
storming to a sensational victory
at the 2026 BST FIM Speedway GP
of Sweden, Malilla, on Saturday,
July 11.
Starting from gate four, Thom
-
sen faced the daunting challenge
of the SpeedwayGP World Cham-
pionship's top three on his inside
in his first SpeedwayGP final since
winning the FIM SpeedwayGP of
Poland, Gorzow, on June 25, 2022.
But with Great Britain star Rob
-
ert Lambert, Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik,
and Aussie ace Brady Kurtz battling on
the inside line going into bend one, Thom
-
sen pulled away for a popular victory as
Malilla's Skrotfrag Arena hosted its 20th
Speedway GP event.
The triple Danish champion enjoyed the
podium celebrations before getting back
on his bike to take his trademark victory
laps in his underwear, a cheeky celebra
-
tion last seen at Gorzow's Edward Jan-
carz Stadium four years earlier.
Thomsen's victory puts him 10th in the
SpeedwayGP World Championship on
50 points, just five short of injured Aus-
sie racer Jack Holder, who occupies the
seventh and final automatic qualification
place for 2027 on 55.
If SpeedwayGP first substitute rider
Thomsen, who was covering for injured
Great Britain star Dan Bewley in Malilla,
races the final four rounds of this year, he
stands every chance of earning a spot in
next season's series.
That would be an incredible outcome
for a rider who feared his SpeedwayGP
career was over when he lost his spot
in the series last year. He said, "I am
glad that I am not finished yet in the
GP; I thought it was over. I just went
into the meeting without pressure. I
just said to the boys, 'Let's go have
some fun, and let's see what happens.'
"Bartek and Robert were fighting on the
inside gates in the final. Bartek was close
to Robert, and I had a clear race on the
outside in the dirt. Luckily, I got a good
setup that was working in the dirt. It was
great to be back in the final. When you get
into the final, anything can happen."
Zmarzlik still leads the 2026 Champi
-
onship with 98 points, with Kurtz close
behind with 93 points. Lambert is fourth
with 89.
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OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Anders Thomsen
2. Robert Lambert
3. Bartosz Zmarzlik
4. Brady Kurtz
5. Andzejs Lebedevs
WIND
IN THE
P38
In Sweden,
Denmark's Anders
Thomsen won his
first SpeedwayGP
final since 2022.
