The 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the 19th Speedway World Cup, an international motorcycle speedway world championship tournament organised by the FIM. The 2026 edition was the first since 2023 and took place between 1 May and 29 August 2026. Poland were the defending champions having won the competition in 2023.
The competition involved ten national teams, with four competing in the first semi-final at Landshut in Germany on 1 May and four competing in the second semi-final at Riga in Latvia on 7 August. The winners of the semi-finals joined hosts Poland and Speedway of Nations champions Australia in the final at Warsaw in Poland on 29 August. Russia were once again excluded from an FIM event due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Great Britain won the first semi-final, beating Czechia, Germany and Ukraine to reach the final. Grand Prix stars Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley shone, scoring 27 points between them.
Australia won the World Cup after dominating the final. The Aussies scored 38 points, with Brady Kurtz top scoring for his country. Denmark were runners-up, with hosts Poland completing the podium.
Semi final 1 Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut, Germany 1 May 2026
Pos. National team Pts.Scorers1 39 Robert Lambert 14 (C), Dan Bewley 13, Tom Brennan 9, Leon Flint 3, Will Cairns DNR2 30 Václav Milík 12, Jan Kvěch 10 (C), Daniel Klíma 5, Adam Bednář 3, Adam Nejezchleba DNR3 30 Kai Huckenbeck 12 (C), Norick Blödorn 11, Kevin Wölbert 5, Lars Skupień 2, Mario Häusl 04 21 Stanislav Melnychuk 11, Nazar Parnitskyi 4, Marko Levishyn 4 (C), Roman Kapustin 2, Andriy Rozaliuk 0
Semi final 2 Biķernieki Speedway Stadium, Riga, Latvia 7 August 2026
Pos. National team Pts.Scorers 1 40 Leon Madsen 14, Mikkel Michelsen 10, Michael Jepsen Jensen (C) 9, Frederik Jakobsen 4, Anders Thomsen 3 2 32 Andžejs Ļebedevs (C) 14, Daniils Kolodinskis 8, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 4, Francis Gusts 4, Oļegs Mihailovs 2 3 32 Kim Nilsson 11, Jacob Thorssell 9, Fredrik Lindgren (C) 6, Timo Lahti 6, Oliver Berntzon DNR, 4 15 Mathias Pollestad 6, Lasse Fredriksen 4, Glenn Moi 3, Truls Kamhaug (C) 2, Magnus Klipper DNR
Final Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland 29 August 2026
Pos. National team Pts.Scorers 1 38 Brady Kurtz (C) 11, Ryan Douglas 10, Jason Doyle 10, Max Fricke 7, Rohan Tungate DNR 2 30 Mikkel Michelsen 12, Anders Thomsen 8, Leon Madsen 5, Michael Jepsen Jensen (C) 5, Frederik Jakobsen 0 3 29 Bartosz Zmarzlik (C) 11, Kacper Woryna 9, Patryk Dudek 5, Maciej Janowski 2, Dominik Kubera 2 4 23 Robert Lambert (C) 14, Charles Wright 5, Adam Ellis 3, Leon Flint 1, Tom Brennan DNR
Final classification
Pos. National team Pts. 38 30 294 235 326 307 328 309 2110 15
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