German champion Norick Blodorn admits teammate Mario Hausl “made it happen” when the pair joined forces for an historic FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 win in Torun on October 3.
Germany raced to the country’s first world team title at any level as they won FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship gold ahead of Denmark in second and Australia in third. Their victory ended Poland’s 11-year unbeaten run in the competition as the hosts finished fourth.
Meanwhile, despite not taking to the track, German No.3 Hannah Grunwald made history as the first-ever female winner of an FIM Speedway World Championship.
Blodorn racked up 24 points from a possible 28 and has since signed for host club Torun, who defend the PGE Ekstraliga title in 2026.
But the modest former SGP2 star admits Germany could not have triumphed without the 15 points scored by surprise package Hausl, who ended the season in fine form, also winning the prestigious Golden Ribbon under-21 event at Czech track Pardubice in September.
Blodorn said: “Mario is pretty much in the form of his life. He is flying after winning the Golden Ribbon.
“When I came into the pits and kept seeing a 6-3 score with him finishing third, it was great. He put in a really big performance, and I think I just did my job – what I expect from myself and what most of the people expect from me. He made it happen for us.”
Having missed out on an SGP2 medal this season, Blodorn was pleased to make up for that in SON2 with his country, especially after the senior side fell short of FIM SON Final qualification at Semi-Final 1 on September 30.
He said: “I always felt I was pretty much on the top in the junior categories. I always fell a bit short when it came to the medals, and I was always pretty disappointed about that.
“Turning up in Torun, I knew I could put in a good performance. It was pretty tough after the SON Semi-Final. It was crazy. We were thinking for three days what to do with the setup and what we had done wrong.
“I knew I could put on a good show in SON2, but I didn’t expect to be up there in the mix.
"After the first three heats, we were still on top, and it was looking pretty good. We thought the medals were open.”
Blodorn and Hausl cemented their spot in the history books with a cool 5-4 win over Czech Republic in their final heat to grab gold, letting Adam Bednar clear off for the race win, while they penned Jan Jenicek at the back.
Blodorn said: “It was all about keeping the Czech rider behind us. I just shut off in the first corner, so that Mario could get around me. From then on, we pretty much had everything under control. For it to end up like this is pretty special.”
The two-time German senior champion admits his country’s SON2 surge was so unexpected, he was even testing some equipment for 2026 during the night. He said: “I had to give it a try and I didn’t expect us to be up there. I felt like we could try some stuff for next season maybe. After three or four heats, I realised we might have a chance, and I needed to step up to a serious game.”