FIM 2026 SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP PLACES UP FOR GRABS AT SON IN TORUN

The stakes for next week’s FIM Speedway of Nations have been raised after it was confirmed the 2025 world champions will earn instant qualification for the 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup Final at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy.

Fifteen countries will battle it out in the FIM SON – the ultimate test of team riding, which gets underway with Semi-Finals 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday. The top three countries from each Semi-Final join hosts Poland in the Final on Saturday, October 4, where a coveted place in the FIM SWC Final will be up for grabs for the winner.

If Poland tops the podium at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena, winning their first-ever FIM SON gold medal, the second-placed country will gain qualification for next year’s FIM SWC Final.

In a change of format, the 2026 FIM SWC will take place at three different venues, with the Semi-Finals set to be staged in Germany and Latvia, and both nations guaranteed at least a spot in their respective home Semi-Final – or qualification for the FIM SWC Final if they win FIM SON gold. There will be no Race Off during the 2026 FIM SWC.

The sport’s original team world championship will then climax with a hotly anticipated Final at PGE Narodowy, with Poland defending the Ove Fundin Trophy that they won in one of the all-time great world team finals at Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium in 2023.

The 2025 FIM SON world champions or runners-up are set to join them, along with the winner of each Semi-Final in Germany and Latvia.
The 2026 FIM SWC semi-finalists will be confirmed next week, with the highest-ranked six teams outside of Poland, Germany, Latvia and the FIM SON world champions or runners-up taking these places.

All seven 2025 FIM SON finalists are guaranteed at least a spot in one of the FIM SWC Semi-Finals, along with the highest-scoring fourth-placed team across the two FIM SON Semi-Finals.

If Germany or Latvia finishes in the top four in FIM SON Semi-Final 1, both fourth-placed teams qualify for next year’s FIM SWC Semi-Finals. If both Germany and Latvia reach the top four in their FIM SON Semi-Final, the highest-scoring fifth-placed team completes the FIM SWC Semi-Final line-up.

FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP) director Armando Castagna expects the race for FIM SON success and FIM SWC qualification to be hotly contested.

He said: “The chance for countries to secure their place in the 2026 FIM Speedway World Cup only makes next week’s FIM SON even more interesting.
“We cannot wait to go to Warsaw for next year’s Final, and we know there is huge excitement among the teams, riders and fans about this fantastic event taking place under the famous roof at PGE Narodowy.

“With only the winners of each FIM SWC Semi-Final qualifying for Warsaw, I’m sure every country will be determined to take their place as 2025 FIM SON world champions.
“That’s not going to prove an easy way to get there, though, and I am looking forward to a dramatic and competitive week of FIM SON action in Torun to bring the curtain down on the 2025 FIM Speedway season.”