Speedway prize money
85 riders have been paid £4,364,957 across 41 rounds from 2022 to 2025. Bartosz Zmarzlik has won the most, £427,137. Every Speedway Grand Prix round pays €125,000 off one scale, the same in every season from 2022 to 2025. The four riders in the final take €16,500, €12,500, €10,000 and €9,000. A rider who goes out in the semi-finals takes €7,750 for third in his semi and €7,250 for fourth, and the eight who go out after the heats are paid from €6,500 for ninth down to €4,750 for sixteenth. The two track reserves take €1,000 each. Bartosz Zmarzlik has taken €499,750 from 40 rounds, 14 of them won, more than any other rider.
The speedway money list
The top 85 of 85 riders by career prize money
| # | RIDER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Poland | 14 | £427,137£427k |
| 2 | Fredrik Lindgren | Sweden | 2 | £324,359£324k |
| 3 | Dan Bewley | Great Britain | 5 | £301,496£301k |
| 4 | Martin Vaculík | Slovakia | 6 | £280,128£280k |
| 5 | Robert Lambert | Great Britain | 1 | £277,137£277k |
| 6 | Jack Holder | Australia | 2 | £272,222£272k |
| 7 | Leon Madsen | Denmark | 1 | £224,145£224k |
| 8 | Mikkel Michelsen | Denmark | 1 | £223,932£224k |
| 9 | Max Fricke | Australia | 1 | £214,957£215k |
| 10 | Jason Doyle | Australia | 1 | £205,342£205k |
| 11 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | Latvia | 0 | £171,154£171k |
| 12 | Maciej Janowski | Poland | 0 | £150,214£150k |
| 13 | Patryk Dudek | Poland | 1 | £148,932£149k |
| 14 | Tai Woffinden | Great Britain | 0 | £137,179£137k |
| 15 | Anders Thomsen | Denmark | 1 | £132,692£133k |
| 16 | Dominik Kubera | Poland | 0 | £124,573£125k |
| 17 | Kai Huckenbeck | Germany | 0 | £123,504£124k |
| 18 | Brady Kurtz | Australia | 5 | £113,462£113k |
| 19 | Jan Kvěch | Czechia | 0 | £109,188£109k |
| 20 | Szymon Woźniak | Poland | 0 | £63,675£64k |
| 21 | Kim Nilsson | Sweden | 0 | £63,248£63k |
| 22 | Paweł Przedpełski | Poland | 0 | £42,094£42k |
| 23 | Rasmus Jensen | Denmark | 0 | £17,949£18k |
| 24 | Matej Žagar | Slovenia | 0 | £14,957£15k |
| 25 | Mads Hansen | Denmark | 0 | £12,393£12k |
| 26 | Bartłomiej Kowalski | Poland | 0 | £12,179£12k |
| 27 | Charles Wright | Great Britain | 0 | £9,188£9k |
| 28 | Francis Gusts | Latvia | 0 | £9,188£9k |
| 29 | Tom Brennan | Great Britain | 0 | £8,761£9k |
| 30 | Václav Milík | Czechia | 0 | £8,761£9k |
| 31 | Michael Jepsen Jensen | Denmark | 0 | £8,547£9k |
| 32 | Jakub Miśkowiak | Poland | 0 | £6,410£6k |
| 33 | Mateusz Cierniak | Poland | 0 | £6,197£6k |
| 34 | Oskar Paluch | Poland | 0 | £5,983£6k |
| 35 | Kacper Woryna | Poland | 0 | £5,556£6k |
| 36 | Gleb Chugunov | Poland | 0 | £5,342£5k |
| 37 | Oskar Fajfer | Poland | 0 | £5,128£5k |
| 38 | Jacob Thorssell | Sweden | 0 | £5,128£5k |
| 39 | Erik Riss | Germany | 0 | £5,128£5k |
| 40 | Benjamin Basso | Denmark | 0 | £5,128£5k |
| 41 | Jevgeņijs Kostigovs | Latvia | 0 | £4,915£5k |
| 42 | Daniel Klíma | Czechia | 0 | £4,915£5k |
| 43 | Krzysztof Lewandowski | Poland | 0 | £4,915£5k |
| 44 | Oliver Berntzon | Sweden | 0 | £4,915£5k |
| 45 | Maksym Drabik | Poland | 0 | £4,701£5k |
| 46 | Daniils Kolodinskis | Latvia | 0 | £4,487£4k |
| 47 | Norick Blödorn | Germany | 0 | £4,274£4k |
| 48 | Luke Becker | United States | 0 | £4,274£4k |
| 49 | Steve Worrall | Great Britain | 0 | £4,060£4k |
| 50 | Ernest Matjuszonok | Latvia | 0 | £4,060£4k |
| 51 | Adam Ellis | Great Britain | 0 | £2,564£3k |
| 52 | Marcel Kowolik | Poland | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 53 | Nikodem Mikolajczyk | Poland | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 54 | Chris Harris | Great Britain | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 55 | Ričards Ansviesulis | Latvia | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 56 | Leon Flint | Great Britain | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 57 | Nick Škorja | Slovenia | 0 | £1,709£2k |
| 58 | Jonas Knudsen | Denmark | 0 | £855£855 |
| 59 | William Drejer | Denmark | 0 | £855£855 |
| 60 | Olegs Mihailovs | Latvia | 0 | £855£855 |
| 61 | Rasmus Karlsson | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 62 | Sammy Van Dyck | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 63 | Kevin Małkiewicz | Poland | 0 | £855£855 |
| 64 | Jan Macek | Czechia | 0 | £855£855 |
| 65 | Jaroslav Vanicek | Czechia | 0 | £855£855 |
| 66 | Kevin Wölbert | Germany | 0 | £855£855 |
| 67 | Valentin Grobauer | Germany | 0 | £855£855 |
| 68 | Frederik Jakobsen | Denmark | 0 | £855£855 |
| 69 | Sam Hagon | Great Britain | 0 | £855£855 |
| 70 | Filip Hjelmland | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 71 | Philip Hellström Bängs | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 72 | Adam Bednar | Czechia | 0 | £855£855 |
| 73 | Martin Smolinski | Germany | 0 | £855£855 |
| 74 | Damian Ratajczak | Poland | 0 | £855£855 |
| 75 | Matic Ivačič | Slovenia | 0 | £855£855 |
| 76 | Marius Hillebrand | Germany | 0 | £855£855 |
| 77 | Jason Edwards | Great Britain | 0 | £855£855 |
| 78 | Anders Rowe | Great Britain | 0 | £855£855 |
| 79 | Mateusz Affelt | Poland | 0 | £855£855 |
| 80 | Victor Palovaara | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 81 | Anton Karlsson | Sweden | 0 | £855£855 |
| 82 | Emil Breum | Denmark | 0 | £855£855 |
| 83 | Wiktor Przyjemski | Poland | 0 | £855£855 |
| 84 | Wiktor Jasiński | Poland | 0 | £855£855 |
| 85 | Dennis Fazekas | Hungary | 0 | £855£855 |
The top fifteen
Every venue
13 venues, by the prize money each has paid
| VENUE | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vojens Speedway Grand Prix | 4 | Brady Kurtz | £426,496£426k |
| Målilla Speedway Grand Prix | 4 | Brady Kurtz | £425,641£426k |
| Warsaw Speedway Grand Prix | 4 | Jack Holder | £424,786£425k |
| Gorzów Speedway Grand Prix | 4 | Brady Kurtz | £423,932£424k |
| Prague Speedway Grand Prix | 4 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | £423,932£424k |
| Cardiff Speedway Grand Prix | 3 | Dan Bewley | £320,513£321k |
| Riga Speedway Grand Prix | 3 | Brady Kurtz | £320,513£321k |
| Toruń Speedway Grand Prix | 3 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | £320,513£321k |
| Wrocław Speedway Grand Prix | 3 | Brady Kurtz | £320,513£321k |
| Croatian Speedway Grand Prix | 3 | Jack Holder | £319,658£320k |
| Landshut Speedway Grand Prix | 2 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | £213,675£214k |
| Manchester Speedway Grand Prix | 2 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | £213,675£214k |
| Teterow Speedway Grand Prix | 2 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | £211,111£211k |
What each venue has paid
Season by season
What speedway paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | ROUNDS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brady Kurtz | 10 | £1,068,376£1.1m |
| 2024 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 11 | £1,175,214£1.2m |
| 2023 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 10 | £1,058,120£1.1m |
| 2022 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 10 | £1,063,248£1.1m |
Prize money paid per year
Speedway prize money by country
12 nations, by what their riders have won
| # | NATION | RIDERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 22 | £1,020,726£1.0m |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | £805,983£806k |
| 3 | Great Britain | 12 | £746,367£746k |
| 4 | Denmark | 11 | £628,205£628k |
| 5 | Sweden | 10 | £402,778£403k |
| 6 | Slovakia | 1 | £280,128£280k |
| 7 | Latvia | 7 | £196,368£196k |
| 8 | Germany | 7 | £136,325£136k |
| 9 | Czechia | 6 | £125,427£125k |
| 10 | Slovenia | 3 | £17,521£18k |
| 11 | United States | 1 | £4,274£4k |
| 12 | Hungary | 1 | £855£855 |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in speedway?
Bartosz Zmarzlik, with £427,137 and 14 titles. Fredrik Lindgren is second on £324,359.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in speedway?
Brady Kurtz took £14,103 for winning the 2025 Vojens Speedway Grand Prix, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in speedway in 2025?
£1,068,376 across 10 rounds. Brady Kurtz earned the most that year, £113,462.
Which venue pays the most?
Vojens Speedway Grand Prix has paid £426,496 across 4 editions. The richest single edition was the 2025 Vojens Speedway Grand Prix, at £106,838.
Which country has won the most speedway prize money?
Poland, with £1,020,726 across 22 riders.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across speedway and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest venue here is Vojens Speedway Grand Prix, and the latest year is 2025. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays.