The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams (the sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football).

As of 2022, the event has been known as the Speedway of Nations 2, the Under-21 division of the Speedway of Nations. The first edition of the competition was in 2005 prior to its incorporation with the Speedway of Nations.

Poland has dominated the competition winning the title record 17 times.

Previous winners

YearVenueWinnersRunner-up3rd place
2005Czech Republic Svítkov Stadium PardubicePoland Janusz Kołodziej Krystian Klecha Marcin Rempała Krzysztof Kasprzak Karol ZąbikSweden Antonio Lindbäck Eric Andersson Fredrik Lindgren Jonas DavidssonDenmark Morten Risager Patrick Hougaard Kristian Lund Henrik Møller Nicolai Klindt
2006Poland Municipal Stadium RybnikPoland Krzysztof Buczkowski Adrian Miedziński Paweł Hlib Karol Ząbik Paweł MiesiącSweden Robert Pettersson Fredrik Lindgren Sebastian Aldén Ricky Kling Thomas H. JonassonDenmark Klaus Jakobsen Morten Risager Nicolai Klindt Henrik Møller Kenneth Hansen
2007Germany Altes Stadion AbensbergPoland Karol Ząbik Paweł Hlib Krzysztof Buczkowski Mateusz Szczepaniak Adrian GomólskiGreat Britain Edward Kennett Danny King Lewis Bridger James Wright Tai WoffindenCzech Republic Luboš Tomíček, Jr. Filip Šitera Matěj Kůs Hynek Štichauer Martin Gavenda
2008Denmark Speedway Center HolstedPoland Michał Mitko Artur Mroczka Grzegorz Zengota Maciej Janowski Daniel PytelDenmark Nicolai Klindt Patrick Hougaard Peter Kildemand René Bach Morten RisagerSweden Kim Nilsson Ludvig Lindgren Simon Gustafsson Ricky Kling Billy Forsberg
2009Poland Edward Jancarz Stadium GorzówPoland Dawid Lampart Maciej Janowski Grzegorz Zengota Przemysław Pawlicki Artur MroczkaDenmark René Bach Kenni Larsen Leon Madsen Nicolai Klindt Patrick HougaardSweden Linus Eklöf Thomas H. Jonasson Simon Gustafsson Kim Nilsson Ludvig Lindgren
2010England Rye House Stadium Rye HouseDenmark Michael Jepsen Jensen René Bach Patrick Hougaard Lasse Bjerre Peter KildemandSweden Simon Gustafsson Dennis Andersson Ludvig Lindgren Kim Nilsson Linus SundströmPoland Maciej Janowski Patryk Dudek Artur Mroczka Przemysław Pawlicki Szymon Woźniak
2011Russia Trud Stadium BalakovoRussia Andrey Kudryashov Artem Laguta Vitaly Belousov Ilya Chalov Vladimir BorodulinDenmark René Bach Mikkel Bech Jonas Andersen Michael Jepsen Jensen Mikkel MichelsenUkraine Kiril Tsukanov Andriy Kobrin Aleksandr Loktaev Volodymyr Teygel Stanislav Melnichuk
2012Poland Stadion Startu Gniezno GnieznoPoland Patryk Dudek Maciej Janowski Tobiasz Musielak Przemysław Pawlicki Bartosz ZmarzlikAustralia Darcy Ward Nick Morris Dakota North Alex Davies Sam MastersSweden Jacob Thorssell Oliver Berntzon Mathias Thoernblom Pontus Aspgren Anton Rosén
2013Czech Republic Svítkov Stadium PardubiceDenmark Michael Jepsen Jensen Mikkel Michelsen Mikkel Bech Nicklas PorsingPoland Patryk Dudek Paweł Przedpełski Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Bartosz ZmarzlikCzech Republic Václav Milík Jr. Zdeněk Holub Roman Čejka Eduard Krčmář
2014Denmark Speedway Center SlangerupPoland Paweł Przedpełski Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Bartosz Zmarzlik Kacper GomólskiDenmark Mikkel Michelsen Lasse Bjerre Mikkel BechSweden Oliver Berntzon Jacob Thorssell Victor Palovaara Fredrik Engman
2015Australia Olympic Park MilduraPoland Maksym Drabik Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Bartosz Zmarzlik Paweł PrzedpełskiDenmark Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen Anders Thomsen Mikkel Bech Mikkel MichelsenAustralia Nick Morris Max Fricke Jack Holder Brady Kurtz
2016Sweden Norrköping Motorstadion NorrköpingPoland Krystian Pieszczek Bartosz Zmarzlik Paweł Przedpełski Bartosz SmektałaAustralia Brady Kurtz Jake Allen Max Fricke Jack HolderDenmark Frederik Jakobsen Mikkel B. Andersen Patrick Hansen Andreas Lyager
2017Poland Municipal Stadium RybnikPoland Bartosz Smektała Kacper Woryna Maksym Drabik Dominik Kubera Rafał KarczmarzAustralia Jack Holder Max Fricke Josh Pickering Brady Kurtz Jaimon LidseyDenmark Jonas Jeppesen Andreas Lyager Mikkel B. Andersen Patrick Hansen Frederik Jakobsen
2018Denmark Speedway Center OutrupPoland Rafał Karczmarz Daniel Kaczmarek Maksym Drabik Bartosz Smektała Wiktor LampartDenmark Christian Thaysen Patrick Hansen Andreas Lyager Frederik Jakobsen Jonas Seifert-SalkGreat Britain Dan Bewley Ellis Perks Zach Wajtknecht Nathan Greaves Connor Mountain
2019England National Speedway Stadium ManchesterPoland Bartosz Smektała Dominik Kubera Maksym Drabik Wiktor Lampart Michał GruchalskiGreat Britain Robert Lambert Dan Bewley Drew Kemp Kyle Bickley Leon FlintDenmark Mads Hansen Frederik Jakobsen Patrick Hansen Jonas Jeppesen
2020Denmark Speedway Center OutrupPoland Dominik Kubera Wiktor Lampart Jakub Miśkowiak Viktor Trofimov Jr. Norbert KrakowiakDenmark Tim Sørensen Mads Hansen Jonas Seifert-Salk Matias Nielsen Marcus BirkemoseGreat Britain Dan Bewley Tom Brennan Drew Kemp Jordan Palin Leon Flint
2021Poland Józef Piłsudski Municipal Stadium BydgoszczPoland Wiktor Lampart Jakub MiśkowiakDenmark Mads Hansen Marcus Birkemose Tim SørensenGreat Britain Tom Brennan Drew Kemp Leon Flint
2022Denmark Vojens Speedway Center VojensPoland Mateusz Cierniak Jakub Miśkowiak Wiktor PrzyjemskiCzech Republic Jan Kvěch Petr ChlupáčGreat Britain Tom Brennan Drew Kemp
2023Latvia Riga Speedway Stadium RigaPoland Mateusz Cierniak Wiktor Przyjemski Bartłomiej KowalskiDenmark Esben Hjerrild Jesper Knudsen Emil BreumLatvia Francis Gusts Ričards Ansviesulis Ernest Matjuszonok
2024England National Speedway Stadium ManchesterPoland Bartosz Bańbor Wiktor PrzyjemskiSweden Philip Hellström Bängs Casper HenrikssonAustralia Keynan Rew James Pearson
2025Poland MotoArena ToruńGermany Norick Blödorn Mario Häusl Hannah GrunwaldDenmark Mikkel Andersen Villads Nagel Bastian PedersenAustralia Mitchell McDiarmid Tate Zischke James Pearson

Team Classification

PosNational TeamTotal
1.Poland171118
2.Denmark210516
3.Russia1001
Germany1001
5.Sweden0448
6.Australia0336
7.Great Britain0246
8.Czech Republic0123
9.Ukraine0011
Latvia0011

Rider classification (top 10)

PosRiderTeamTotal
1.Bartosz ZmarzlikPoland541
2.Maksym DrabikPoland44
Bartosz SmektałaPoland44
4.Paweł PrzedpełskiPoland431
5.Maciej JanowskiPoland431
6.Karol ZąbikPoland33
Wiktor PrzyjemskiPoland33
8.Piotr Pawlicki Jr.Poland321
Michael J. JensenDenmark321
10.Artur MroczkaPoland321
Przemysław PawlickiPoland321

Rules

Eligibility

The minimum age limit (16 years) starts on the date of the rider's birthday and the maximum age limit (21 years) finishes at the end of the year in which they reach 21 years old.

Team composition

The 4 competing teams shall each consist of 5 riders; there shall be no substitute rider:

  • Team A (Helmet colour Red): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Team B (Blue): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Team C (White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Team D (Yellow/Black): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

When a team is 6 or more points in arrears of the leading team, the team manager may substitute a rider in the next or succeeding heats with another rider in his team, However, each rider may be used as a substitute once only. Substitutions must stop when the team is less than 6 points in arrears.

See also