2026 FIM SpeedwayGP Rounds 3-4 Results

Cycle News Staff | June 9, 2026

Aussie rider Brady Kurtz was thrilled to finally secure a victory at the doubleheader in Manchester, taking over the SpeedwayGP World Championship lead from Poland’s Bartosz Zmarzlik on Saturday night, June 6.

Kurtz achieved victory at the FIM SpeedwayGP of Great Britain, winning the final on Saturday, round four, ahead of Danish Champion Michael Jepsen Jensen and Poland’s reigning World Champion Bartosz Zmarzlik.

Brady Kurtz (left) and Michael Jepsen Jensen at SpeedwayGP of Manchester 2026 — **Brady Kurtz (left) and Michael Jepsen Jensen high-five each other after Saturday night’s main event in Manchester.**

In a thrilling final on Saturday, Kurtz surged from last to first, exploiting a gap as Zmarzlik and Jensen battled for the lead, then stormed through for victory with a precise pass on the third lap.

Kurtz’s triumph completed a historic weekend for Australian speedway racers, which saw Max Fricke lead an Aussie 1-2-3 in round three on Friday, with Kurtz in second and Jack Holder third.

After scoring 39 points from a possible 44 over two nights in Manchester, Kurtz now leads the SpeedwayGP World Championship on 65 points, three clear of Zmarzlik, who is on 62 in second. Aussie star Jack Holder is third on 55 after finishing fourth in Saturday’s final.

Having finished third and second in the two Manchester rounds in 2025, Kurtz was elated to top the podium on his British home track at the fourth attempt.

“I have been in all the finals in Manchester now and hadn’t managed to get the win before,” Kurtz said. “I am happy to get up there. I learned a lot from Friday’s round. I didn’t feel at my best, and I didn’t have much speed. I wasn’t making good starts. But we were much, much better on Saturday. I am super happy with that.”

Kurtz admits Saturday’s white-knuckle final was a blur. “I don’t know what happened,” he said. “I haven’t seen the replay. I made an awful start. I was actually quite confident with gate four that if I could get to the outside, I knew I had a lot of speed. It took me a few laps to get up there, but I found my way through.” CN