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Top speedway racers will compete at Markéta Speedway Stadium
On Saturday, the 15th of June 2019, the next round of the prestigious FIM Speedway Grand Prix, the World Championship of Individuals, will take place at Markéta Speedway Stadium. The 23rd annual Speedway World Championship in the Czech Republic will be the third round in the Speedway Grand Prix. The first race took place in May in Warsaw, and the next round will be in Krško, Slovenia.
Prestigious Czech race
The Prague race is very popular around the world, attracting thousands of fans every year from abroad and millions of TV viewers worldwide. The Czech Republic Grand Prix has a very good reputation, thanks to the high level, friendly atmosphere and pleasant environment of Markéta Stadium in Prague.
Speedway
What is speedway racing? Motorcycles race on a flat, oval-shaped track, which usually has a dusty surface. The short track is 260 to 425 meters in length. Four or more competitors compete with each other over multiple laps, individually, in pairs and in teams. The races are run anticlockwise.
Stars and the wild card
On the 15th of June, not only experienced international speedway racers, but also rising stars, will race. Fans can look forward to seeing the 2019 World Champion Tai Woffinden; the speedway audience favourite, Greg Hancock; the Russian rocket, Emil Sayfutdinov; the European champion Leon Madsen, and Janusz Kolodziej, back after a long break. Václav Milík, the best Czech racer, who finished third in 2017, has the Promoters’ Wild Card. Zdeněk Holub and Ondřej Smetana will be substitutes. Prague has the longest tradition in the World Championship series - the race has been held here since 1997.
◾For more information, please visit
www.speedway-prague.cz
RACE INFORMATION
15/06/19 at 6:45pm
Markéta Speedway Stadium, U Vojtěšky 11, Prague 6 – Břevnov
◾ Tickets: CZK 1400/1500/1600
◾Children up to 2 years old go free, provided that they sit on a parent or guardian’s lap.