2025 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS - SON
Australia returned to the top as winners of the 2025 FIM Speedway of Nations (SoN) when Brady Kurtz and Jack Holder raced to victory in Poland at Torun’s iconic Marian Rose Motoarena at the start of October.
Having last won the coveted crown in 2022 when both Holder and Jason Doyle were part of the team, Australia cruised through their semi-final with victory ahead of Denmark and the Czech Republic, but they did not get off to the best of starts in the Final when they were soundly defeated in their first Heat by a strong Polish team led by FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion Bartosz Zmarzlik.
However, maximum points against Denmark put them back on track and they then made light work of Sweden, Latvia and the Czech Republic before beating defending champions Great Britain to set up a showdown with Poland who narrowly defeated Denmark in the Grand Final Qualifier.
The Grand Final was an epic encounter that befitted the occasion with Holder leading from the tapes. Kurtz – who missed out on this year’s FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship by a single point – then passed Zmarzlik before taking the win to give Australia a seven-two victory.
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FIM Speedway of Nations - SoN World Champions: 2022, 2025