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The 2022 Speedway of Nations was the fifth FIM Speedway of Nations.[1] The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Great Britain were the defending champions having won the 2021 competition.[2]

Both the semi-finals and final were held at Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark, after the initial host Esbjerg was unable to fulfill the contract.[3] Denmark were automatically seeded into the final as hosts.

The first semi-final was won by Australia, with Finland securing the second automatic qualifying spot. Poland won a run-off with Germany to secure the last spot.[4] The second semi-final was won by Sweden, ahead of Czech Republic. Great Britain beat France in a run-off to complete the final line-up.[5]

Australia won the competition after beating Great Britain in the final.[6] Great Britain had top scored during the regular heats, but Jack Holder and Max Fricke beat Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert in the Grand Final to take the title for the first time. Sweden claimed the bronze medal.[7]

First semi-final

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Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Australia Max Fricke 15, Jack Holder 14, Jason Doyle 6 35
2  Finland Timo Lahti 18, Timi Salonen 16 34
3  Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik 15, Patryk Dudek 10, Maciej Janowski 6 31
4  Germany Kai Huckenbeck 18, Norick Blödorn 12 30
5  United States Luke Becker 19, Broc Nicol 6, Dillon Ruml 0 25
6  Ukraine Marko Levishyn 18, Stanislav Melnychuk 0, Vitalli Lysak 0 18
7  Latvia Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 7, Oļegs Mihailovs 7, Francis Gusts 2 16

Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Poland - 7
Bartosz Zmarzlik - 4
Patryk Dudek - 3 		 Germany - 2
Kai Huckenbeck - 2
Norick Blödorn - 0

Second semi-final

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Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Sweden Oliver Berntzon 21, Fredrik Lindgren 14 35
2  Czech Republic Václav Milík 19, Jan Kvěch 15 34
3  France Dimitri Bergé 19, David Bellego 13 32
4  Great Britain Tai Woffinden 19, Dan Bewley 6, Robert Lambert 6 31
5  Slovenia Matic Ivačič 17, Nick Škorja 3, Anže Grmek 2 22
6  Norway Espen Sola 11, Lasse Fredriksen 7, Glenn Moi 0 18
7  Italy Michele Paco Castagna 17, Daniele Tessari 0 17

Slovakia replaced by Norway after Slovakia withdrew following an injury to their leading rider Martin Vaculík.[8]

Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Great Britain - 7
Dan Bewley - 4
Tai Woffinden - 3 		 France - 2
Dimitri Bergé - 2
David Bellego - 0

Final

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Pos Nation Riders Pts
1  Great Britain Robert Lambert 18, Dan Bewley 14 32
2  Sweden Oliver Berntzon 20, Fredrik Lindgren 10 30
3  Australia Jack Holder 19, Max Fricke 11 30
4  Denmark Leon Madsen 15, Mikkel Michelsen 13 28
5  Czech Republic Václav Milík 18, Jan Kvěch 9 27
6  Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik 20, Maciej Janowski 4, Patryk Dudek 2 26
7  Finland Timo Lahti 14, Jesse Mustonen 2, Timi Salonen 0 16

Grand Final Qualifier

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1st 2nd
 Australia - 6
Jack Holder - 4
Max Fricke - 2 		 Sweden - 3
Fredrik Lindgren - 3
Oliver Berntzon - EX

Grand Final

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1st 2nd
 Australia - 7
Jack Holder - 4
Max Fricke - 3 		 Great Britain - 2
Dan Bewley - 2
Robert Lambert - 0

References

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  1. ^ "Speedway of Nations calendar". Speedway GP.
  2. ^ "Speedway of Nations Preview". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Speedway of Nations moved to Vojens". FIM. 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Speedway of Nations semi-final 1". Speedway GP.
  5. ^ "Speedway of Nations semi-final 2". Speedway GP.
  6. ^ "FIM SON final". Speedway GP.
  7. ^ "Awesome Aussies". Speedway Star. 6 August 2022. pp. 3–10.
  8. ^ "Slovakia pull the plug". Speedway Star. 30 July 2022. p. 5.
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