2026 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2026 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 32nd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 81st FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be the first series promoted by Mayfield Sports Events Ltd, who will take over from Discovery.
Bartosz Zmarzlik will be the defending champion having won the title in 2025. A win will mean he surpasses Tony Rickardsson and Ivan Mauger's record of six world championships. Brady Kurtz will also be aiming to become the first rider in history to win six consecutive Grand Prix in the season opener, having won the last five rounds in 2025.
Qualification
For the 2026 season there will be 15 permanent riders, who will be joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves. The top seven riders from the 2025 championship qualify automatically. These riders will be joined by the four riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge and the 2025 Speedway European Championship winner. The final three riders will be nominated by the SGP Commission.Qualified riders
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:| # | Riders | 2025 place | GP Ch place | 2025 SEC place |
| 785 |  CalendarThe 2026 season consists of 10 events.By leagueAmong the 15 permanent riders:
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