FIM SPEEDWAY: DANISH RACER JEPSEN JENSEN: “BACK WHERE I BELONG” AHEAD OF MALILLA SPEEDWAY GP
Danish star Michael Jepsen Jensen admits “it’s exciting to feel like I belong” in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship as he bids to continue his comeback-season surge at the 2026 BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla on Saturday, July 11.
The Skrotfrag Arena, set in the heart of the stunning Swedish forests, stages its 20th Speedway GP event since the series was first contested here in 2005, but Jepsen Jensen will be making only his second Malilla SGP appearance.
He raced one full season as a permanent SGP rider in 2015, before largely disappearing from the world stage.
After two sublime seasons across Europe, culminating in MJJ winning Speedway GP qualification and lifting his first Danish Championship in 2025, the Grudziadz and Slangerup rider is finally back in the big time.
Despite starting the series with just two championship points in Landshut, the 34-year-old has reached three finals in four rounds since then.
He heads to Malilla placed fourth in the standings on 61 points – 21 behind leader Bartosz Zmarzlik – and is elated to be mixing it with the best – a chance he was not sure he would get again. He said: “It’s exciting to feel like I belong, and I have shown this for a couple of GPs. It’s not like I expected anything like this, but that’s why we are all here.
“There have been a lot of things stopping me from doing what I think I am capable of doing. To actually show that is very nice. It would have been good if I had been in a position to do it 10 years ago. But I was not. I am trying to take it day by day and prove I don’t suck.”
Jepsen Jensen is very much accomplishing that mission, but he’s also seeking to end a remarkable 14-year wait for a Speedway GP win.
He famously topped the 2012 FIM Nordic Speedway GP podium in Vojens as a wild card. After finishing second at Manchester R4, third in Wroclaw and fourth in Prague, MJJ would love to complete the set with a win.
He said: “I really want this win, and I feel it should have come in Wroclaw. But I will keep pushing and we will take it from there.
“When Bartek won in Wroclaw last time, I think he said it had been a long time since his last one a year ago, but I think I can beat that with 14 years. I will do whatever I can to get some good results. The main goal, of course, is the finals.
“I screwed up Landshut. But apart from that, we have been in the top six ever since, so I can be happy about that.”
Jepsen Jensen is just two points behind Britain’s Robert Lambert, who holds third place on 63 points. Reaching the rostrum would be a remarkable moment in MJJ’s career, and gold is still within reach with five rounds remaining. “That would be awesome,” he smiled. “We just need a few guys to screw up!”
Sweden is represented in Saturday’s Speedway GP round by new national champion Kim Nilsson, with SGP regular Fredrik Lindgren sidelined by injury, along with Britain’s Dan Bewley and Australia’s Jack Holder.
The Malilla weekend, which also features the BST FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla – the opening round of the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship – on Friday at 17:00 CEST.
Saturday gets underway with the BST FIM SGP4 World Championship for 190cc riders aged 11-13 at 11:00 CEST – a meeting for which entry is free.
2026 BST FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF SWEDEN – MALILLA LINE-UP:
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark – substitute for Dan Bewley)
744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany – substitute for Fredrik Lindgren)
201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic – substitute for Jack Holder)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
69. Jason Doyle (Australia)
415. Dominik Kubera (Poland)
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark)
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland)
223. Kacper Woryna (Poland)
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)
16. Kim Nilsson (Sweden – wild card)
17. Jonathan Ejnermark (Sweden – first track reserve)
18. Avon van Dyck (Sweden – second track reserve)
Zmarzlik meets his fans. PHOTO: Marcin Karczewski
MALILLA FANZONE
Enjoy all the pre-meeting entertainment in the Swedish forests in the BST FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla fanzone on Saturday.
The fanzone will be open in the area next to the main public entrance gates behind bend one at the Skrotfrag Arena from 12:00 CEST, and it features the official Speedway GP autograph session, where fans can meet all 18 riders from 16:30 and get some signatures or selfies.
Grab some hero cards and meet Patryk Dudek in the Monster Energy area from 17:00.
Win exclusive Speedway GP prizes in our quizzes on the big screen at 13:00 CEST and 15:15 CEST. There will also be live coverage of Qualifying on the big screen from 14:00 CEST. We will have an interview with special VIP guests from 16:15 and 17:30, and fans can win Speedway GP prizes in our quiz at 15:30.
Pose for a photo with the Speedway GP trophy throughout the afternoon. Meet the Monster Energy Girls for a photo and grab a selfie with FIM Speedway mascot Speedy. There will be a vintage speedway bikes exhibition, other photo opportunities, the We Love Speedway sign, food and drink stalls, the Speedway GP merchandise shop and much, much more.
The fanzone closes at 18:30 ahead of the opening ceremony at 18:45, with racing getting underway at around 19:00.
Malilla wild card Kim Nilsson. PHOTO: Taylor Lanning
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can catch every moment of 2026 Speedway GP and SWC action live on global broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platforms HBO Max or discovery+. Coverage of every Speedway GP Qualifying session is also available on these platforms.
HBO Max is available across Europe, with FIM-MOTO TV providing coverage around the world.
ACROSS EUROPE: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
REST OF THE WORLD: Live on FIM-MOTO TV
BRITAIN: Live on HBO Max and TNT Sports
POLAND: Live on Eurosport 3, HBO Max and Player
SWEDEN: Live on Kanal 9 and HBO Max
DENMARK: Live on 6’eren and HBO Max
AUSTRALIA: Live on Fox Sports
GERMANY: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Go3, TV3 Sport and HBO Max
CZECH REPUBLIC: Live on HBO Max
SLOVAKIA: Live on STVR Sport and HBO Max
USA/Canada: Live on Racer
