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Tim Neave Racing leads standings as FIM Flat Track World Championship World Championship heads to Hungary

British riders head to Vasad in Hungary this coming Saturday (12 September) for the seventh round of the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship occupying the top three positions in the points table having won all six Grand Finals staged so far this season.

Leading the way with back-to-back victories in Teterow and Donji Kraljevec, Tim Neave (Ducati – VRX Dirt Store Ducati) has banked a total of one-hundred-and-twenty-five points to open up a nine-point advantage over Jack Bell (Triumph) – who has won the two most recent rounds in Scheessel and King’s Lynn – with Ashton Boughen (Ducati – VRX Dirt Store Ducati) a further eight points back.

Boughen, in his debut season in the series, won the opening rounds in Roden and Terenzano and knows he has to pick up the pace after being caught and passed in the standings by his two compatriots, but he is in good company with former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta) from Spain and defending and two-time champion Ervin Krajčovič (KTM Schruf – Zucco Racing) from the Czech Republic – who are currently sitting fourth and fifth – also playing catch-up along with the rest of the world-class field.

The racing in the extended ten-round series has lived up to all expectations this season and, despite the current British stranglehold on the top three positions, with a maximum of twenty-six points up for grabs for the winner of each round the leaderboard could change dramatically before the action concludes with back-to-back rounds in Argentina at the end of October.

A disappointing night at his home round in King’s Lynn saw Boughen score just four points for seventeenth and he will start at Vasad knowing he needs to perform at his best if he is to reduce the seventeen-point gap to his team-mate and also stay ahead of 2022 champion Bailo – who is just three points behind – and Krajčovič who is another three points further back.

With Sammy Halbert (Picasso Engineering Squadra Corse Italiana) not on the starting list for Saturday, there is one less former champion for the field to contend with, although the talent is seriously stacked this year as the series continues to grow and attract new teams and manufacturers and more exciting, success-hungry riders.
Krajčovič’s compatriot and team-mate Ondřej Svědík has scored just one podium finish this season with a third at Scheessel and will be fully focussed on adding to this total. Do not rule out the Ukraine’s Stanislav Ohorodnik (Husqvarna) who is also a constant threat, but in his third full year in the championship – and his most successful to date – is still looking for his debut podium finish.

Italy’s Daniele Tonelli (TM – Donelli’s Garage) is another rider who has what it takes to push for podiums, although he is still looking to rediscover the form he showed at the start of last season when he claimed two second-placed finishes in the first three rounds.

Currently back in twelfth, Tom Hunt (Yamaha) may appear to be struggling to make his presence felt, however the British teenager has gone five-two at the previous two rounds and with momentum on his side must be considered a contender in Hungary.

With home riders László Lőrinc (KTM) and Erik Hugyecz (KTM) giving the passionate Hungarian fans two local heroes to cheer on, the atmosphere in the Moto Track Arena is sure to be electric and the three-hundred-and-thirteen-metre circuit is guaranteed to produce close, action-packed racing.

Racing will get under way at Vasad with the opening Heat scheduled to get off the line at 14:00 (local time).

With its mix of established stars, fast-rising talent and series newcomers, the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship is taking shape to be one of the most exciting in the sport’s history and FIM-MOTO TV will stream all rounds LIVE including behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and expert analysis.

👏👏👏 Erik Riss extends 2026 FIM Long Track World Championship lead with victory in Morizès

Erik Riss dropped his first points of the season on Saturday night as Morizès hosted the second Final of the 2026 FIM Long Track World Championship, but the German – a two-time champion – still dominated the Grand Final to claim back-to-back wins and extend his advantage at the top of the standings to ten points.

With just the deciding Final at Marmande in France at the end of September remaining on the 2026 calendar, time is running out for Riss’ rivals to prevent him adding to the gold medals he won in 2014 and 2016. Dutch rider Dave Meijerink and reigning champion Zach Wajtknecht from Great Britain – who are now tied for second – are leading the charge, just three points clear of 2020 champion Lukas Fienhage from Germany.

Following a hot day in southwest France, the five-hundred-and-thirty-metre track was dry and fast and presented a very different challenge to the one-thousand-metre Scheessel circuit that got the championship under way last month – although it was very much a case as business as usual for Riss who, one week before his thirty-first birthday, was a man on a mission.

Finland’s Jesse Mustonen got the nighttime programme under way with a victory from home hero Mathias Trésarrieu and Wajtknecht before Fienhage claimed a win ahead of Mika Meijer from the Netherlands. Riss – who won all five of his Heats and the Grand Final at Scheessel – then extended his 2026 championship win-streak to seven consecutive races when he led home Dutch former champion Romano Hummel with Meijerink ending the opening block on top from Norwegian Glenn Moi.

Riss, who has been struggling with a medical condition that affects his eyesight, made no mistake when he made it eight wins in a row to end Mustonen’s hopes of retaining a share of the lead and Fienhage then defeated Wajtknecht. Trésarrieu – making his comeback after sustaining a concussion in June – picked up his first victory in a dramatic Heat that saw Chris Harris, the 2025 silver medallist, disqualified for a false start and Hummel pull out with a puncture.

After Meijerink had taken his second win – this time ahead of Finland’s Tero Aarnio – to make it a three-way tie at the top, Riss moved into the lead on his own when he won his third Heat from Fienhage, Mustonen and Meijerink before Dutchman William Kruit claimed victory ahead of Hummel, Trésarrieu won from Moi and Harris and Wajtknecht defeated eighteen-year-old Patrick Kruse from Denmark.

Getting the fourth block under way with the best performance of his short senior career, eighteen-year-old event wild card Noah Urda from France – the 2023 FIM Track Racing Youth Gold Trophy winner – won from Wajtknecht and Trésarrieu then had the home fans on their feet again when he led Aarnio and Riss across the line.

Fienhage tied Trésarrieu at the top with his third win of the night before Harris claimed a crucial victory from Meijerink to double his points total to eight with just one block remaining to decide the three automatic qualifiers for the Grand Final.

A third victory for Meijerink assured the Dutchman of a place behind the tapes in the programme’s main race before further wins for Fienhage and Riss ensured their progression and Meijer kept himself in contention when he defeated Kruse, but Harris almost missed a place in one of the two Last Chance Heats when he was again disqualified for a false start.

This season there are two five-rider Last Chance Heats contested by competitors finishing from fourth to thirteenth with points carried over from the Heats and only two riders making the cut and it was Trésarrieu and Wajtknecht who took care of business.

When the tapes went up on the Grand Final for the first time, Meijerink was disqualified for a false start and from the restart it was Riss who powered to the front from the inside gate before checking out to win ahead of Fienhage and Wajtknecht.

The third and concluding Final will take place in Marmande on 26 September, six days after the FIM Long Track of Nations at Roden in the Netherlands.

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Riss carries 2026 FIM Long Track World Championship lead into Morizès
With one Final completed and two still to go, competitors in the 2026 FIM Long Track World Championship travel to Morizès in France this coming Saturday where a talent-filled field – including four current and former champions – will be looking to make an impact as the series reaches the halfway point.

Following the opening Final at Scheessel in Germany last month, Erik Riss – champion in 2014 and again in 2016 – starts as the rider to beat after his commanding unbeaten performance on home ground where he began the campaign to complete his title hat-trick in dominant fashion.

However, while the thirty-year-old Bavarian rider is clearly in fantastic form, the shorter Morizès circuit – that at five-hundred-and-thirty metres is almost half the length of Scheessel – presents a much different challenge and his rivals are queuing up to stake their claim to the crown.

Top of the list of talented riders looking to catch Riss is Dave Meijerink from the Netherlands who dropped points in just one of his Heats in Scheessel before chasing the German for the full length of the Grand Final to claim second ahead of the vastly-experienced Chris Harris.

The forty-three-year-old British rider – who won the silver medal last year to go with his silver from 2023 and bronze in 2022 – loves to ride wide, fast lines and that could play into his hands at Morizès having already shown his podium potential there when he was third the last time the series visited the circuit in 2023.

Currently fourth and looking to improve, defending champion Zach Wajtknecht from Great Britain knows he must claw back the deficit to the three riders above him in the standings if he is to retain the title, but he is in good company with former champions Lukas Fienhage from Germany and Romano Hummel also on the start list.

Champion in 2020 and runner-up in 2024 before winning bronze last year, Fienhage took a Heat win in Scheessel and came home seventh in the Grand Final and behind fast Finn Jesse Mustonen who will be aiming to improve on his sixth-placed finish at the opener.

Hummel did not compete in Scheessel, but the Dutchman won at Morizès in 2023 and if he brings his best form must be considered a candidate for a podium finish, despite contesting just one Final in 2025.

The Scandinavian pairing of Patrick Kruse from Denmark and Norwegian series newcomer Glenn Moi also picked up a Heat victory each in Scheessel, but consistency is key and both will need more wins during the course of the programme if they are to make the five-rider cut for the Grand Final where the major points are up for grabs.

The opening Heat from Morizès is scheduled to get under way at 21:00 (local time).

🫡 Home rule for Bell as FIM Flat Track World Championship World Championship braves torrential rain in Great Britain 🇬🇧

Home hero Jack Bell (Triumph) made it back-to-back victories in the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship when heavy rain brought proceedings to a premature halt at round six – staged at King’s Lynn in Great Britain on Saturday night – and unforced errors proved expensive for his compatriots and VRX Dirt Store Ducati team-mates Tim Neave and Ashton Boughen.

Round six of 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship is staged in Great Britain
Heavy rain brings a premature end to proceedings at King’s Lynn
Britain’s Jack Bell makes it back-to-back wins to boost his title challenge
Sitting first and second in the points at the start of the programme that was delayed by over two hours because of rain throughout the day, a crash by Neave and two false starts by Boughen dropped them down the leaderboard and when the meeting was called off because of more heavy rain with just the Last Chance Qualifier and Final left to run, the points from the Heats decided the final results.

This meant a second consecutive win for twenty-two-year-old Bell and he was joined on the podium by fellow British racer Tom Hunt (Yamaha) and Spain’s former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta) as Neave kept hold of the championship lead and actually extended his advantage when Boughen picked up just three points for seventeenth.

The fact the event even went ahead is testament to the expert track maintenance by the team at the Adrian Flux Arena and with the downpour finally stopping the hardy spectators were treated to twelve dramatic Heats before the rain swept in again and forced the late stoppage.

It was fast Finn Saku Purtilo (Honda) who raced to the first victory of the night ahead of Frenchman William Bonnici (Suzuki) and Britain’s Gary Birtwistle (Dirt Craft powered by Royal Enfield) before Neave won ahead of Hunt and Bell won from Bailo.

Hunt bounced straight back at the beginning of the second block of Heats by handing Bell his first defeat with Neave close behind in third and Bailo then defeated home rider Adam James (Husqvarna) – who impressed on his series debut – and Boughen before Birtwistle led home defending champion Ervin Krajčovič (KTM Schruf – Zucco Racing) from the Czech Republic and Italian Daniele Tonelli (TM – Donelli’s Garage).

At the halfway point of the Heat stages it was Bell, Hunt and Bailo tied for the lead – a single point ahead of Neave and Birtwistle – and Hunt, who was drawing motivation from the passionate home fans, maintained his place at the top when he won from Czech racer Ondřej Svědík (KTM Schruf – Zucco Racing) and Bailo.

After Neave had won ahead of James, Boughen looked favourite to claim his first victory of the night as he converted a flying start into a big early lead before Birtwistle forced a red flag when he clipped Bell and both went down.

With the riders lining up behind each other for the restart in the positions they held before the red flag, Boughen surrendered his advantage when he went early and was sent to the back for the second restart and Bell tied things at the top with his second victory of the night, this time at the expense of Ukrainian Stanislav Ohorodnik (Husqvarna) and Krajčovič with Boughen back in sixth.

With the top ten riders following the Heats transferring directly to the Final, former champion Sammy Halbert (Picasso Engineering) – who up to this point had struggled to make his presence felt – booked his place with victory from the British pairing of Tom Woolley (Honda) and James after Neave had fallen challenging for the lead.

Krajčovič then claimed his first victory of the night when he led home Argentina’s Santiago Arangio (Beta – OMT Squadra Corse Italiana) as things went from bad to worse for Boughen who was disqualified from the Heat for his second false start.

Bell then went head-to-head with Hunt in the final Heat to decide who would get first gate pick for the Final, but after Bell had led his compatriot across the line – and the rain became increasingly heavy – it became a pivotal result that decided the overall positions when the meeting was cut short.

Krajčovič ended the night in fourth ahead of Neave and James, but it was a night to forget for Boughen who has now slipped to third in the championship, eight points behind Bell and seventeen adrift of Neave with fourth-placed Bailo closing to within three points.

With just four rounds remaining before the extended series signs off with back-to-back rounds in Argentina, the next stop is Vasad in Hungary on 12 September.

With its mix of established stars, fast-rising talent and series newcomers, the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship is taking shape to be one of the most exciting in the sport’s history and FIM-MOTO TV will stream all rounds LIVE including behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and expert analysis.

🇬🇧With home riders occupying the top three positions in the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship, the series travels to Great Britain this coming Saturday for round six at King’s Lynn, around one-hundred-and-seventy kilometres north east of London.

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ℹ️ 2026 BOLL FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FINAL – WARSAW STARTING LINE-UPS REVEALED

The starting line-ups have been confirmed for the 2026 BOLL FIM Speedway World Cup Final – Warsaw at PGE Narodowy this Saturday.

Hosts and reigning champions Poland bid to win the SWC title for a record-extending 10th time but face huge competition from 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations world champions Australia, Semi-Final 1 winner Great Britain and Semi-Final 2 victor Denmark in the biggest world team final for generations.

2026 BOLL FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP FINAL – WARSAW STARTING LINE-UPS:

RED – POLAND:
1. Bartosz Zmarzlik ©
2. Maciej Janowski
3. Dominik Kubera
4. Patryk Dudek
5. Kacper Woryna
Team Managers: Stanislaw Chomski / Dariusz Cieslak

BLUE – GREAT BRITAIN
1. Robert Lambert ©
2. Charles Wright
3. Adam Ellis
4. Leon Flint
5. Tom Brennan
Team Manager: Oliver Allen

WHITE – DENMARK
1. Mikkel Michelsen
2. Leon Madsen
3. Michael Jepsen Jensen ©
4. Anders Thomsen
5. Frederik Jakobsen
Team Manager: Nicki Pedersen

YELLOW – AUSTRALIA
1. Ryan Douglas
2. Brady Kurtz ©
3. Jason Doyle
4. Max Fricke
5. Rohan Tungate
Team Manager: Mark Lemon

The four countries produced an all-time classic contest at the 2023 FIM SWC Final – Wroclaw, with just six points separating Poland in first place and Australia in fourth. They will all be hoping to lift team speedway’s top prize in the biggest track racing event of the year.

Team managers have narrowed down their squads of 10 stars to a starting line-up of four riders, plus one substitute at No.5, who can be called into action at any time, with each rider taking up to five rides – plus a sixth as a tactical substitute if their team falls six or more points behind the leading nation.

Poland is led into action by six-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, who is joined by Speedway European champion Patryk Dudek and 2025 FIM SGP Challenge winner Dominik Kubera.

The line-up is completed by newly crowned four-time Polish champion Maciej Janowski, with 2026 FIM German Speedway GP winner Kacper Woryna offering boss Stanislaw Chomski a strong option at No.5.

Australia qualified for the BOLL FIM SWC Final – Warsaw as 2025 SON world champions and their challenge is led by world No.2 Brady Kurtz, plus two former FIM Warsaw Speedway GP winners – 2017 world champion Jason Doyle and Max Fricke.

With Speedway GP winner Jack Holder still sidelined by injury, team manager Mark Lemon also hands SWC debuts to in-form Queensland racer Ryan Douglas and 2027 Speedway GP qualifier Rohan Tungate, who takes on the No.5 role as the Roos bid to win the SWC for the first time since 2002.

Denmark names an unchanged side from its victory at 11.lv FIM SWC Semi-Final 2 – Riga on August 7, with 2012 SWC winner Michael Jepsen Jensen captaining the side. He is joined by his Speedway GP rival Leon Madsen and 2026 BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla winner Anders Thomsen.

Boss Nicki Pedersen, a four-time SWC winner as a rider, also selects triple European champion Mikkel Michelsen, with 2026 Danish Championship runner-up Frederik Jakobsen named at No.5 as the Danes bid to win their first world team title since 2014.

Great Britain boss Oliver Allen names Speedway GP world title contender Robert Lambert as captain of the Lions as they seek their first world title over the four-team format since 1989.

He is joined by double SWC silver medallist Adam Ellis, while two-time SON world champion Tom Brennan is named in the No.5 role. Former British champion Charles Wright and Leon Flint are rewarded for their recent podium finishes at the 2026 Cab Direct British Speedway Championship Final in Manchester on August 15 with their SWC Final debuts, with SGP icon Dan Bewley still unavailable due to injury.

The four teams will battle it out over 20 heats with one rider from each team in every race. The nation with the most points will be crowned 2026 FIM SWC world champions.

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Erik Riss dominates FIM Long Track World Championship opener at Scheessel

A decade after winning his second and most recent title, Erik Riss returned to the top of the FIM Long Track World Championship on home ground at Scheessel in Germany when he got his 2026 campaign under way with a perfect performance.

Champion in 2014 and 2016 before shifting his attention to Speedway, the thirty-year-old marked his full-time return to the championship with a dominant display at this year’s delayed opening round, winning all five of his Heats before taking command at the start of the Grand Final and leading all the way to the chequered flag.

With three Finals to decide the destination of this year’s title, every point could be crucial and while Riss put on a Long Track masterclass there were also solid scores from second-placed Dave Meijerink from the Netherlands and the British duo of Chris Harris and defending champion Zach Wajtknecht who crossed the line in third and fourth.

Britain’s Andrew Appleton got his championship challenge off to a perfect start with victory in the opening Heat ahead of Finland’s Jesse Mustonen, but there was just a point for 2020 champion Lukas Fienhage and Harris – last year’s silver medallist – failed to score altogether when he came home last.

Riss then won from Wajtknecht and Meijerink defeated Germany’s Daniel Spiller before Danish star Kenneth Kruse Hansen led home his compatriot Patrick Kruse to conclude the opening block.

The leaderboard underwent a reshuffle when Appleton fell heavily at the start of the second block after contact with Fienhage and was unable to continue. Meijerink won the restart from Fienhage to maintain his unbeaten record before Wajtknecht led home Kruse Hansen, Riss took another win – this time ahead of Dutchman Mika Meijer – and Harris rebounded with a win at the expense of Kruse.

Riss moved into a clear lead when he defeated Wajtknecht and Meijerink before a second consecutive victory dragged Harris back into contention. Mustonen then claimed his first win of the programme ahead of Kruse Hansen as Fienhage pulled out and Norway’s Glen Moi took maximum points as the only finisher of the twelfth Heat that was restarted following a lengthy delay after Spiller had suffered a hard fall.
With two blocks of racing left to decide the three automatic qualifiers for the Grand Final, Riss made it four-out-of-four when he led home Fienhage, Meijerink kept the pressure on with his third victory of the afternoon and there were wins for Wajtknecht and Harris to set up an exciting final block of racing.

Riss booked his place behind the tapes in the Grand Final with his fifth win and a fourth victory ensured Meijerink also progressed and the pair were joined by Wajtknecht who was second behind Fienhage to squeeze out Harris and Mustonen.

For 2026 there are two five-rider Last Chance Heats contested by competitors finishing from fourth to thirteenth with points carried over from the Heats and only two riders making the cut. Harris was first to book his place in the Final when he won from Fienhage before Kruse Hansen progressed from the second Last Chance Heat at the expense of Mustonen.

Riss had produced explosive starts all afternoon and when the tapes went up on the first Grand Final of the season he grabbed an immediate advantage and never looked back as he streaked clear to win with Meijerink making a first-lap pass on Harris for second that he held to the flag. Harris completed the podium ahead of Wajtknecht, but Kruse Hansen retired with a mechanical problem.

Competitors now face a thirteen-day wait until the second Final of the season is staged on 5 September at Morizes in France before the series concludes on 26 September at Marmande in France.

👏👏👏 British lion Bell (Triumph) raced to a dramatic career-first top-flight victory and his compatriot Tim Neave (Ducati – VRX Dirt Store Ducati) moved into a clear series lead as round five of the 2026 FIM Flat Track World Championship was staged at Scheessel in Germany today.

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Bell on top at Scheessel as Neave leads FIM Flat Track World Championship – FIM Flat Track Bell on top at Scheessel as Neave leads FIM Flat Track World Championship Saturday, 2026/08/22 at 8:23pm|2026, News| View Larger Image British lion Jack Bell (Triumph) raced to a dramatic career-first top-flight victory and his compatriot Tim Neave (Ducati – VRX Dirt Store Ducati) moved into a cle...

🎉 FIM Long Track World Championship gets under way in Germany 🇩🇪

The 2026 FIM Long Track World Championship will finally begin this Sunday, 23 August, at the Eichenring in Scheessel, northern Germany.

The opening Final was originally due to take place in Marmande, France, last month. However, restrictions introduced during the heatwave across parts of Europe forced the organisers to postpone the event. The Marmande Final has now been moved to 26 September and will conclude the championship.

After the unexpected delay, the world’s leading Long Track riders are ready to begin the new season. Cooler weather is forecast for this weekend, so preparations for the Scheessel Final can continue as planned.

The riders will compete on the impressive one thousand metre Eichenring. It is almost twice as long as the other tracks on this season’s calendar, so engine power could play an important part in the result. Eight of last season’s top ten riders are on the starting list, and the championship will be decided over three Finals. Defending champion Zach Wajtknecht can therefore expect strong competition from the international field. The 28-year-old British rider knows that a good result in the opening round will be important.

One of his main rivals will be fellow British rider Chris Harris. Harris finished only four points behind Wajtknecht last season. He also won silver in 2023, when he led the championship before the deciding Final, and bronze in 2022. Now aged 43, he would love to complete his medal collection with gold. The line-up also includes two former world champions from Germany. Lukas Fienhage won the title in 2020 before adding silver in 2024 and bronze last season. Erik Riss is a two-time champion, having won the title in 2014 and 2016. Both riders will be hoping for a strong result in front of their home supporters.
Dutch rider Dave Meijerink will also be aiming for a place on the podium. He won the final round of last season and finished fourth overall, the best championship result of his career. The 26-year-old was also part of the Dutch team that won the 2023 FIM Long Track of Nations.

Britain’s Andrew Appleton has good memories of the Eichenring after finishing third there last season. Denmark’s Kenneth Kruse Hansen will also be looking to return to his best form after a disappointing 2025 campaign. Hansen won silver in 2020 and bronze in 2023, and he is still searching for the gold medal that would complete his collection.

The rest of the international field includes Mika Meijer from the Netherlands, Finland’s Tero Aarnio, France’s Jordan Dubernard and German rider Daniel Spiller. There are also several newcomers, including Glenn Moi, a multiple Norwegian Speedway champion.

With a strong field of experienced champions, leading international riders and talented newcomers, all the ingredients are in place for an exciting opening Final. The event will take place one day after round five of the FIM Flat Track World Championship at the Eichenring. Racing will begin when the tapes go up for the opening Heat at 13:30 local time.