The 2021 Speedway of Nations (sponsored by Monster Energy) was the fourth FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The final was held on 16 & 17 October 2021 and was won by Great Britain, with Poland taking silver and Denmark bronze.
During the final Poland took a first leg lead of ten points ahead of Great Britain. Britain's multiple world champion Tai Woffinden suffered an injury after crashing heavily and was replaced by Dan Bewley for the second leg. Denmark topped the points table during the second leg but Poland earned an automatic place in the grand final after finishing with the highest total from the two legs. This meant that Denmark and Great Britain would take part in the eliminator as the second and third best teams, which Britain won by 6 points to 3. In the grand final, former world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik came out on top but he was followed home by Robert Lambert and Dan Bewley, giving Britain the title by 5 points to 4. It was their first World team title since 1989.
First semi-final Daugavpils, Latvia 17 September
Pos Nation Riders Pts1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 21, Dominik Kubera 13, Jakub Miśkowiak 3372 Fredrik Lindgren 23, Pontus Aspgren 8, Philip Hellström Bängs 3343 Leon Madsen 12, Mikkel Michelsen 18, Mads Hansen 2324 Broc Nicol 7, Luke Becker 21, Blake Borello 0285 Timo Lahti 18, Tero Aarnio 6, Timi Salonen 0246 Matic Ivačič 10, Nick Škorja 7, Anže Grmek 0177 Václav Milík Jr. 11, Josef Franc 4, Petr Chlupáč 217
Second semi-final Daugavpils, Latvia 18 September
Pos Nation Riders Pts1 Jason Doyle 23, Max Fricke 12, Keynan Rew 0352 Andžejs Ļebedevs 18, Oļegs Mihailovs 14, Francis Gusts 2343 David Bellego 15, Dimitri Bergé 13, Steven Goret 2304 Kai Huckenbeck 22, Norick Blödorn 5, Valentin Grobauer 0 275 Vladimir Borodulin 13, Sergey Logachev 10, Mark Karion 2256 Michele Paco Castagna 12, Nicolás Covatti 7, Daniele Tessari 0197 Aleksandr Loktaev 15, Marko Levishyn 4, Vitalii Lysak 019
Final National Speedway Stadium, Manchester, England 16 & 17 October
First leg Pos Nation Riders Pts1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 19, Maciej Janowski 18, Jakub Miśkowiak 3402 Tai Woffinden 14, Robert Lambert 12, Tom Brennan 4303 Leon Madsen 21, Mikkel Michelsen 5, Mads Hansen 3294 Andžejs Ļebedevs 19, Oļegs Mihailovs 5, Francis Gusts 0245 Max Fricke 18, Jason Doyle 6, Keynan Rew 0246 David Bellego 15, Dimitri Bergé 9, Steven Goret 0247 Philip Hellström Bängs 10, Pontus Aspgren 4, Jacob Thorssell 2 16 Second leg Pos Nation Riders Pts1 Mikkel Michelsen 18, Leon Madsen 17, Mads Hansen 4392 Robert Lambert 20, Dan Bewley 11, Tom Brennan 3343 Bartosz Zmarzlik 19, Maciej Janowski 13, Jakub Miśkowiak 2344 Max Fricke 12, Jason Doyle 9, Keynan Rew 4255 David Bellego 19, Dimitri Bergé 4, Steven Goret 0236 Andžejs Ļebedevs 13, Oļegs Mihailovs 3, Francis Gusts 2187 Philip Hellström Bängs 14, Pontus Aspgren 0, Jacob Thorssell 0 14 Total Pos Nation Riders Pts1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 38, Maciej Janowski 31, Jakub Miśkowiak 5742 Leon Madsen 38, Mikkel Michelsen 23, Mads Hansen 7683 Robert Lambert 32, Tai Woffinden 14, Dan Bewley 11, Tom Brennan 7644 Max Fricke 30, Jason Doyle 15, Keynan Rew 4495 David Bellego 34, Dimitri Bergé 13, Steven Goret 0476 Andžejs Ļebedevs 32, Oļegs Mihailovs 8, Francis Gusts 2427 Philip Hellström Bängs 24, Pontus Aspgren 4, Jacob Thorssell 2 30 Grand Final Qualifier
1st2nd - 6Robert Lambert - 4Dan Bewley - 2 - 3Leon Madsen - 3Mikkel Michelsen - 0
Grand Final
1st2nd - 5Robert Lambert - 3Dan Bewley - 2 - 4Bartosz Zmarzlik - 4Maciej Janowski - 0
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