Polish racer Kacper Woryna is proud to have written his name among the best riders in the world as he heads into Saturday’s FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague at Marketa Stadium as World Championship leader.
On only his third Speedway GP appearance – and his first as a full-time SGP rider – Woryna topped the podium at the WWK Schwaiger & Partner FIM Speedway GP of Germany – Landshut on May 2.
It was an incredible moment for a rider who finished second at the FIM SGP Challenge in Holsted last season to secure his spot in the series as he followed in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather Antoni Woryna – winner of FIM Speedway World Championship bronze medals in 1966 and 1970.
Prior to Landshut, Woryna junior’s last appearance at this level came in the 2022 FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Torun, where he scored eight championship points as a wild card. He admits it has been a long road into the Speedway GP elite, and the 29-year-old is proud to have earned his spot as he lines up wearing the World Championship leader’s Golden Race Jacket on the weekend Prague’s Marketa Stadium celebrates 30 straight seasons of staging SGP action since 1997.
Woryna said: “For the last couple of years, I have been trying my best to at least get a chance to qualify. I was at the 2024 FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice, where I bottled it basically (finishing eighth). But I got through the next year in Holsted.
“It took me a while to get here, but I remember 2022 and the performance I had as a wild card in Torun. I felt like I really belonged here then. I know not many people put my name on the list. But I knew I could put it there myself, and that’s what I did in Landshut.”
Woryna may be new to Speedway GP, but the Lublin and Lejonen rider is no stranger to mixing it in the world’s top leagues. He is determined to keep his cool in the white heat of SGP battle.
The Rybnik-born star said: “Of course, the prestige and level of the meeting is the highest possible. But for me, it’s just another heat and another race. That’s how I approach it – heat by heat. I keep it calm for every single race. I don’t have any expectations really. I am trying to be focused on winning. I just try to win every heat.”
Woryna is also keeping his feet on the ground, even as he prepares to be presented to the Prague crowd as Speedway GP World Championship leader for the first time on Saturday.
“This doesn’t mean anything for now,” he said. “We still have nine rounds to go. Anything can happen. This is just one of 10. I am cool with it, and we’ll see how it goes in Prague.”
Speedway GP regulars Fredrik Lindgren of Sweden and Dan Bewley of Great Britain both miss the event due to injury, with series substitute riders Anders Thomsen of Denmark and Czech Republic hero Jan Kvech taking their spots.
Kvech was initially due to serve as Prague wild card, but vacated this position following Bewley’s crash, handing a Speedway GP debut to local favourite Adam Bubba Bednar.
The 18-year-old finished fourth in the 2025 SGP2 series, the FIM Speedway Under-21 World Championship, and is rated among the sport’s brightest talents.
He captains his country into FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 – Prague on Friday, bidding for FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship success, and he can’t wait to test himself against the best riders in the world on Saturday night.
He said: “I am really happy. I am a little bit nervous for tomorrow, but we will see how it goes. I had hoped I would get the chance to start in Speedway GP, and now it has happened. This is my home track, and it will be great to race in front of these fans.”
Bednar is no stranger to racing in front of big crowds as he competes for Polish club Gorzow in the PGE Ekstraliga. But he admits:“This is a little bit different because in Poland, it’s a team match. This is an individual competition. We will see how it goes. I hope I can show what I can do. This is my first GP, and I hope it will not be my last.”
2026 FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF CZECH REPUBLIC – PRAGUE LINE-UP:
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
201. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic – substitute for Dan Bewley)
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark – substitute for Fredrik Lindgren)
25. Jack Holder (Australia)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
69. Jason Doyle (Australia)
415. Dominik Kubera (Poland)
30. Leon Madsen (Denmark)
52. Michael Jepsen Jensen (Denmark)
692. Patryk Dudek (Poland)
223. Kacper Woryna (Poland)
785. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine)
16. Adam Bubba Bednar (Czech Republic – wild card)
17. Daniel Klima (Czech Republic – first track reserve)
18. Adam Nejezchleba (Czech Republic – second track reserve)
PRAGUE FANZONE
Celebrate Prague’s 30th straight year of Speedway GP action in the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague fanzone.
The fanzone will be open near the stadium’s main grandstand behind turn one from 13:30 CEST, and it features the official Speedway GP autograph session, where fans can meet all 18 riders from 16:30 and grab a signature or selfie.
There will be interviews with special VIP guests from 16:15 and 17:15, and fans can win Speedway GP prizes in the quiz at 15:15.
Pose for a photo with the Speedway GP trophy throughout the afternoon and fans can catch all the SGP Qualifying action on the big screen from 14:00.
Meet the Monster Energy Girls for a photo and grab a selfie with FIM Speedway mascot Speedy. There will be a vintage speedway bikes exhibition, other photo opportunities, the We Love Speedway sign, food and drink stalls and much, much more.
The fanzone closes at 18:30 ahead of the opening ceremony at 18:45, with racing getting underway at around 19:00.
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can catch every moment of 2026 Speedway GP and SWC action live on global broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platforms HBO Max or discovery+. Coverage of every Speedway GP Qualifying session is also available on these platforms.
HBO Max is available across Europe, with FIM-MOTO TV providing coverage around the world.
ACROSS EUROPE: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
REST OF THE WORLD: Live on FIM-MOTO TV
BRITAIN: Live on HBO Max and TNT Sports
POLAND: Live on Eurosport 3, HBO Max and Player
SWEDEN: Live on Kanal 9 and HBO Max
DENMARK: Live on 6’eren and HBO Max
AUSTRALIA: Live on Fox Sports
GERMANY: Live on HBO Max and discovery+
ACROSS THE BALTICS: Live on Go3, TV3 Sport and HBO Max
CZECH REPUBLIC: Live on CT Sport and HBO Max
SLOVAKIA: Live on STVR Sport and HBO Max
USA/Canada: Live on Racer