2025 FIM Speedway of Nations semi final draw revealed

The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations Semi-Finals in Torun on September 30 and October 1.

Fifteen countries will compete to be crowned 2025 FIM Speedway world team champions in the ultimate test of team riding at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena.

With hosts Poland seeded straight through to the FIM SON Final on Saturday, October 4, the remaining 14 countries will battle it out across two Semi-Finals for the right to join them, with the top three on each night reaching the title decider.

Semi-Final 1 on Tuesday, September 30 sees reigning FIM SON world champions Great Britain, who topped the podium at Manchester’s National Speedway Stadium last summer, open their title defence against 2024 bronze medallists Sweden.

They also take on Germany, who stormed to fourth spot last season – their best finish in an FIM Speedway world championship since 1997. Two-time FIM SON finalist Latvia also joins the Semi-Final 1 line-up along with Italy, Slovenia and Norway.

Semi-Final 2 on Wednesday, October 1 features 2022 FIM SON world champions Australia, who won the silver medals in Manchester last year. They are up against four-time FIM Speedway World Cup winner Denmark – a country searching for its first FIM SON world title after winning bronze in 2020 and 2021.

Czechia also lines up in Semi-Final 2, bidding to make up for the team’s Final Qualifier heartbreak in Manchester last summer, which saw Latvia pip them to a place in the Final. Former FIM SON finalists France and Finland will also be in action, along with Ukraine.

Tournament debutant Argentina completes the line-up for Semi-Final 2 on what’s set to be an historic night as they become the first South American nation to compete in an FIM Speedway world team championship.

An epic week of racing in Torun will also feature FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 on Friday, October 3 – the sport’s world under-21 team championship. The 28-heat, eight-team showdown sees hosts Poland bid to win a 12th straight title and their 18th in all. They are set to take on Australia, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia and Sweden.

The starting positions draw for each event will be made in due course.

2025 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS DRAW:

SEMI-FINAL 1 (September 30): Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden.

SEMI-FINAL 2 (October 1): Argentina, Australia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Ukraine.

SON2 (October 3): Australia, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Poland, Sweden.

FINAL (October 4): Poland, top three countries in Semi-Final 1, top three countries in Semi-Final 2.

Words by SpeedwayGP – Feature Image courtesy of Taylor Lanning