STARTING LIST FOR THE SGP QUALIFYING ROUND IN DEBRECEN

Next Monday, on the 6th of June 2022 - Debrecen will host the 2023 FIM Speedway Grand Prix qualifying round. The stakes are high as only the first 4 riders will qualify to the SGP Challenge which will be in Glasgow, Scotland on the 20th of August. The starting list is complete and confirmed, posted by the local club on their social media feed. 

Jack Holder in the Croatian SGP Gorican.
Photo taken by Péter Szilágyi - All rights reserved.

One of the biggest name in the line up is the current SGP rider Jack Holder who is coming to Debrecen with his fellow countryman, Rohan Tungate. Two riders are coming from Denmark - the Ex-SGP rider, Michael Jepsen Jensen - who's been in Debrecen a couple of weeks ago, on the SEC qualifying meeting. Beside him, Fredrik Jakobsen is coming to the town, who is riding in Grudziadz in Polish Ekstraliga this season. 

From Poland, two big guns are coming - the former Polish individual champion - Szymon Wozniak and the former junior world champion, Bartosz Smektala. Riders from Latvia are also considered the ones who are able to get one of the spots in top 4, Andzejs Lebedevs really likes the track and the fans in Debrecen and he's been there recently for SEC meeting as well. His fellow countryman, who is coming to Debrecen is Oleg Mihailovs - a young gun with a big talent - weekly riding in polish 1st league representing the legendary Bydgoszcz team. 

From Sweden also an ex-SGP rider is coming to fight for his Challenge spot, is Tomas H. Jonasson - who is currently riding in the lowest division in the polish 2. league representing the come-back team Piła. 

Beside the favourites - we will have riders from Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic and the host nation, Hungary who will be represented by Norbert Magosi. 

The race is unusually on Monday - but it's a public holiday in Hungary. The meeting starts at 4 PM, there is an option to buy tickets online in advance on the following link. After purchasing your ticket online, you will be able to collect it at the stadium box office on the day of the competition. 

Ticket prices:

• 🟥 SECTOR "A" - WEST START STRAIGHT - plastic chair seats, in order of arrival - tickets can be purchased in advance and on the day of the competition:
  Adult ticket (from the age of 14):  5,000 HUF
  Child ticket (between 3-14 years old):  2,000 HUF
  
  
• 🟦 SECTOR "B - C" - SOUTH CURVE & EASTERN STRAIGHT - Concrete sleeper seats, in order of arrival - tickets available in advance and on the day of the competition:
  Adult ticket (from the age of 14):  4,000 HUF
  Child ticket (under 14 years old): free (online registration not required)
  
  
• 🟫️ "VIP" SECTOR - AT START / DESTINATION LINE - plastic chair seats, in order of arrival, limited number, VIP terrace, depot visit - Only available in advance!
  Adult ticket:  15,000 HUF
  Children's ticket:  5,000 HUF
  The VIP ticket includes free soft drinks, beer and snacks on the VIP terrace - parking inside the stadium is not included!

How to get there: 

• Simply by car 🚗
• 🚄 You can take a direct train (intercity) from Budapest to Debrecen (the stadium is nearby the train station, you can take a bus 42, 47 to the speedway stadium. There is a bus stop right in front of the stadium entrance called "Salakmotorpálya" (speedway track in Hungarian) 
• ✈ Go by Flight? Possible Debrecen has an international flight with several routes operated by Wizz Air and a Munich flight by Lufthansa. Unfortunately there is no direct flight between Poland and Debrecen. From Poland you can only take a flight to Budapest (from Poznan, Kraków, Warsaw) 
• 🚌 Other options? Depends on your location you can hop on a Flixbus or any other coach company - mainly they are operating to Budapest only. 

Starting list: 

#1 Anže GRMEK 🇸🇮

#2 Erik RISS 🇩🇪

#3 Andrei POPA 🇷🇴

#4 Jack HOLDER 🇦🇺

#5 Michael JEPSEN JENSEN 🇩🇰

#6 Rohan TUNGATE 🇦🇺

#7 Vitalii LYSAK 🇺🇦

#8 Tomas JONASSON 🇸🇪

#9 Andžejs LEBEDEVS 🇱🇻

#10 MAGOSI Norbert 🇭🇺

#11 Steven GORET 🇨🇵

#12 Szymon WOŹNIAK 🇵🇱

#13 Hynek ŠTICHAUER 🇨🇿

#14 Fredrik JAKOBSEN 🇩🇰

#15 Bartosz SMEKTALA 🇵🇱

#16 Olegs MIHAILOVS 🇱🇻

# R1 Miran PRAZNIK 🇸🇮

# R2 KÓNYA Sándor 🇭🇺

Text is written by Péter Szilágyi.