{"id":108347,"date":"2025-08-31T07:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108347\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T07:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:50:14","slug":"fim-speedway-news-aussie-ace-kurtz-relishing-speedway-gp-title-fight-after-historic-wroclaw-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108347\/","title":{"rendered":"FIM Speedway – News – AUSSIE ACE KURTZ RELISHING SPEEDWAY GP TITLE FIGHT AFTER HISTORIC WROCLAW WIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian sensation Brady Kurtz pledged to \u201cenjoy the experience, no matter what the outcome\u201d as he set up a nail-biting finale to the Speedway GP World Championship race.<\/p>\n

Kurtz became only the second rider in Speedway GP history to win four SGP rounds on the bounce as he won the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland \u2013 Wroclaw<\/a> on Saturday, triumphing ahead of title rival Bartosz Zmarzlik of Poland in second, Britain\u2019s Dan Bewley in third and Australia\u2019s Jack Holder in fourth place.<\/p>\n

After finishing third in the afternoon sprint race, won by Bewley, Zmarzlik maintained the three-point lead he took into Saturday\u2019s event at a sold-out Olympic Stadium.<\/p>\n

First or second place at the series-closing Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark \u2013 Vojens<\/a> on September 13 will guarantee Zmarzlik a record-equalling sixth gold medal, matching the mark achieved by New Zealand legend Ivan Mauger and Swedish great Tony Rickardsson. He also hopes to become the first rider in the sport\u2019s history to win four world titles in as many years.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kurtz heads to Vojens hoping to become the first rider since Speedway GP was launched in 1995 to win the world title in their debut series.<\/p>\n

Victory at his Polish home track in Wroclaw, added to wins in Gorzow (June 21), Malilla (July 5) and Riga (August 2) saw him become only the second Speedway GP rider to win four rounds in a row \u2013 matching the quartet won by Rickardsson on his way to a sixth world title in 2005.<\/p>\n

Having already secured the Speedway GP silver medal, Kurtz is determined to enjoy his world-title showdown with Zmarzlik at Vojens\u2019 Weekend of Champions on September 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cNot many people get to battle Bartek for the world title at the final round of the GP series, so I\u2019ll take a moment to take that in and hopefully enjoy the experience, no matter what the outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really know what to say after winning four in a row. All I know is the only chance I had to win was to keep winning rounds really. I\u2019ve won one more, and now it\u2019s one round to go. Before the season, I just wanted to enjoy it. I didn\u2019t want to say anything about my goals or what I wanted to do. It has been a hell of a season, and my team has been unbelievable. They have been absolutely perfect from start to finish.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>An epic night at Wroclaw’s sold-out Olympic Stadium. PHOTO: Taylor Lanning<\/p>\n

Despite competing in Zmarzlik\u2019s homeland, Kurtz was given a warm reception by the home fans, having starred for Sparta Wroclaw in the PGE Ekstraliga this year. He admits winning his first SGP at the Olympic Stadium was special.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one felt nice,\u201d Kurtz said. \u201cGorzow was special, being my first win, but this one definitely felt cool. It was unbelievable to see how much support I had in the stands at a Polish GP. It was nice to win. I just love this stadium, and I love the city. Thank you so much to all of the fans who were here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kurtz last appeared at Vojens Speedway Center when he made his professional debut for Danish club Holsted at the age of 16 in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He admits he will have to adapt quickly if he is to make the ultimate return and become Speedway GP world champion at Denmark\u2019s national speedway stadium. He said: \u201cWe will see what happens in Vojens. I haven\u2019t raced there in a very long time, so I will have to learn quickly in free practice hopefully. I just want to enjoy the experience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Zmarzlik<\/a>Zmarzlik leads the Speedway GP title race. PHOTO: Jarek Pabijan<\/p>\n

Runner-up Zmarzlik raced to a fantastic 15-point maximum in the heats and was pleased to maintain his three-point lead as he faced off with Wroclaw home riders Kurtz and Bewley in an epic final.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI think it was a nice day for everyone. We put on a really good show, with many good races. I am happy because it\u2019s the first time I have scored 15 points in the heats. I was second in the final \u2013 congrats to Brady, Dan and Jack. It was a big battle in the final.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very close, but I am second and I am really happy because I was a little bit nervous before the meeting. I have not had the best results in the last two or three SGPs here. But I was feeling really fast. I did everything well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go to a track against home riders like Brady and Dan, it\u2019s not easy. Brady has been king all year here. He won today also and did an unbelievable job.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Maybe I made a small mistake with the gate selection, but you never know before the final. The final is always 50\/50 with the gates as to which one will be the best. I am really happy with second. I would have 100 percent taken this place before the meeting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Third<\/a>Third in Wroclaw: Dan Bewley. PHOTO: Taylor Lanning<\/p>\n

Third-placed Bewley surged five points ahead of Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren in the battle for the Speedway GP World Championship bronze medal.<\/p>\n

After starting the day nine points behind the current world No.3, Bewley won the sprint race to claim four championship points, before bagging another 16 for third place in the DeWalt FIM Wroclaw Speedway GP.<\/p>\n

Bewley was gutted he couldn\u2019t top the Wroclaw podium for a second time \u2013 following up his win at the Olympic Stadium in 2022.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on a hard-fought final showdown with Kurtz and Zmarzlik, he said: \u201cI made a decent start and just sent it in the first corner. Unfortunately, Brady was in my way. I wanted to be on the fence for four laps, but he was already there. I was behind Brady for a lap, but then it seemed like me and Bartek were just tripping each other up for three laps. It was pretty fun. I passed him and he passed me. It was a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bewley is taking a relaxed approach in the race for the rostrum. Looking ahead to Vojens, he added: \u201cI just want to have a solid night, do my best and just try and be consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got off to a slow start today, but I finished strong at the end of the night. I am looking at Vojens as another round. I want to have a solid one \u2013 that\u2019s the plan and if all goes to plan, the points will be decent anyway. I just want to have a good night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Updated Speedway GP World Championship standings can be found HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian sensation Brady Kurtz pledged to \u201cenjoy the experience, no matter what the outcome\u201d as he set up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-108347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}