The 2025 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership was the 90th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Premiership.
Belle Vue Aces were the defending champions, while Sheffield Tigers were the defending Knockout Cup champions.
Summary The league consisted of the same seven teams as in 2024, with Oxford again racing in all three professional leagues. The points limit remained at 40 points, with each side featuring a rising star.
The Birmingham Brummies raced one final season at Perry Barr Stadium, which was going to be demolished by West Midlands developer Corbally Group for housing. The last home meeting was 25 August with a final away match on 28 August.
Leicester Lions defeated King's Lynn to win the Knockout Cup (tier 1) for the first time in their history.
Ipswich Witches ended their 27-year wait for a title by defeating Leicester Lions in the Grand Final to be declared 2025 Champions. The Witches had beaten Belle Vue Aces in the playoff semi-finals, while the Lions beat regular season table toppers Sheffield Tigers.
Australian Max Fricke finished the season with the highest average across all competitions, ending with 10.19.
League Regular season League table
Club Home Away 1 Sheffield Tigers (Q) 24 11 0 1 6 0 6 1184 975 9 43 +209 2 Ipswich Witches (Q) 24 10 0 2 6 0 6 1156 1004 11 43 +152 3 Leicester Lions (Q) 24 10 0 2 7 0 5 1156 1003 8 42 +153 4 Belle Vue Aces (Q) 24 11 1 0 4 0 8 1124 1036 6 37 +88 5 King's Lynn Stars 24 9 0 3 3 0 9 1083 1076 6 30 +7 6 Oxford Spires 24 2 1 9 2 0 10 944 1215 2 11 -271 7 Birmingham Brummies 24 2 0 10 1 0 11 910 1248 0 6 -338
A fixtures
B fixtures
Play Offs
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final First Leg
Second Leg
Knockout Cup The 2025 Knockout Cup was the 80th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Championship winners Poole declined an invite to enter the competition.
Bracket
Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red
Final First Leg
Second Leg
Leading averages Rider Team Average 1 Max Fricke Leicester 10.19 2 Jack Holder Sheffield 9.52 3 Dan Bewley Belle Vue 9.28 4 Brady Kurtz Belle Vue 9.11 5 Emil Sayfutdinov Ipswich 8.74 6 Jason Doyle Ipswich 8.61 7 Ryan Douglas Leicester 8.43 8 Josh Pickering Sheffield 8.28 9 Sam Masters Leicester 7.93 10 Chris Harris King's Lynn 7.83 averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches
Squads and final averages Averages include 2025 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.
Belle Vue Aces 9.28 9.11 7.80 6.59 5.09 (Rising Star) 3.96 3.07
Birmingham Brummies 7.18 6.89 6.87 6.83 (Rising Star) 5.33 4.80 4.71 4.57 4.00 (Rising Star) 2.97 2.91
Ipswich Witches / Emil Sayfutdinov 8.74 8.61 7.70 (capt) 7.50 6.98 6.66 (Rising Star) 5.72 (Rising Star) 4.77
King's Lynn Stars 7.83 7.71 7.56 7.15 6.91 6.31 (Rising Star) 2.74 (Rising Star) 2.69
Leicester Lions 10.19 8.43 7.93 7.21 6.54 5.41 (Rising Star) 4.00 (Rising Star) 3.29 (Rising Star) 2.65
Oxford Spires 7.48 7.43 6.89 6.48 6.42 5.98 4.00 (Rising Star) 2.96 2.93
Sheffield Tigers 9.52 8.28 7.75 (Rising Star) 6.92 6.91 6.63 5.94 4.97 4.00 1.14
See also SGB Championship 2025 2025 National Development League and National Trophy speedway season British Speedway League Champions
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