Ipswich to host first-ever Speedway Grand Prix in 2027

Why it matters: The Tru7 Group Witches will welcome the world's best riders to Suffolk as the 2027 FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain comes to Foxhall on Saturday, 14 August, with the FIM SGP2 of Great Britain, featuring the sport's under-21 stars, taking place the night before on Friday, 13 August.

The details: Six-time world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik, Australian rider Brady Kurtz and Great Britain team captain Robert Lambert are among those set to line up in the Grand Prix.

• Both events are expected to attract fans from across the UK and around the world.
• Foxhall joins the Speedway GP calendar alongside venues including sister club Wroclaw, Torun, Prague's Marketa Stadium, Vojens Speedway Center and Warsaw's PGE Narodowy.
• Ticket details for both nights will be released in due course.

What they're saying: Witches chairman Richard Coleman said: "This is a truly special moment in the history of this club as Foxhall Stadium joins the Speedway GP calendar alongside legendary venues like our sister club Wroclaw, Torun, Prague's Marketa Stadium, Vojens Speedway Center and, of course, Warsaw's iconic PGE Narodowy.

"Like many of these great venues and clubs, we have plenty of history too, and I'm sure staging our first FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain – Ipswich will rank right up there among our greatest nights.

"For many years now, Speedway GP has been raced on the wide-open, fast tracks of central Europe. A true world champion should be able to perform on all surfaces and in all conditions, and there's no doubt Foxhall will pose Speedway GP riders a completely different test compared to anything they experience on the continent.

"Along with building a strong Witches side to challenge for the 2027 Rowe Motor Oil Premiership title, upgrading the Foxhall track will be a key focus for us this winter.

"The hard work has already started ahead of next year, and we hope the Witches supporters, as well as speedway fans from around the UK and beyond, join us for what will be an incredible weekend of racing."

The bigger picture: The 2027 Speedway GP World Championship climaxes with a title-deciding double-header at Gillman Speedway in Adelaide – the first time SGP racing has been staged outside of Europe since 2017. Rounds also take place in European capitals Warsaw, Riga and Prague, Polish cities Wroclaw and Torun, and at Denmark's Vojens Speedway Center and Croatia's Speedway Stadion Milenium in Donji Kraljevec, with an 11th round yet to be confirmed.

The 2027 calendar in full:

FIM Speedway Grand Prix

• 1 May: Croatia – Donji Kraljevec
• 15 May: Poland – Warsaw
• 29 May: Czech Republic – Prague
• 12 June: To be confirmed
• 3 July: Poland – Wroclaw
• 17 July: Latvia – Riga
• 14 August: Great Britain – Ipswich
• 11 September: Denmark – Vojens
• 25 September: Poland – Torun
• 29 October: Australia – Adelaide (Round 10)
• 30 October: Australia – Adelaide (Round 11)

FIM Speedway of Nations

• 27 August: SON2 – Vastervik
• 28 August: Final – Vastervik

FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship (SGP2)

• 16 July: Latvia – Riga
• 13 August: Great Britain – Ipswich
• 10 September: Denmark – Vojens

The bottom line: Ipswich's inclusion on the Speedway GP calendar for the first time marks what the club is calling one of the biggest nights in its 75-year history, with the world's leading riders set to test themselves on Foxhall's technical track next August.

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