ŻUŻEL/NEWS/PGEE: IMME named after Zenon Plech 2025 returns to Łódź

19.02.2025 10:59
Fot. Zuzanna Kloskowska

The Individual International Extraliga Championships named after Zenon Plech will take place on April 4th (competition starts at 19:00) at the Łódź Moto Arena. World speedway stars will come to Łódź once again. Last year, in front of a full audience, Bartosz Zmarzlik won. The event will be broadcasted on CANAL+ SPORT 5 and CANAL+ streaming service.

16 riders designated by Speedway Extraliga will participate: 14 riders according to the average racing points after the 2024 season in the Team Polish Championships, the best junior of PGE Ekstraliga in the 2024 youth races, and a ‘wild card’ rider nominated by Speedway Extraliga.

Photo by Zuzanna Kloskowska

Riders eligible to compete in IMME 2025 according to the average racing points of the 2024 season in PGE Ekstraliga (the draw for start numbers will be held later):

  • Artem Laguta (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław) 2.462
  • Bartosz Zmarzlik (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.419
  • Leon Madsen (STELMET FALUBAZ Zielona Góra) 2.416
  • Robert Lambert (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.278
  • Emil Sajfutdinow (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.191
  • Martin Vaculik (STAL Gorzów) 2.151
  • Michael Jepsen Jensen (BAYERSYSTEM GKM Grudziądz) 2.111
  • Anders Thomsen (STAL Gorzów) 2.096
  • Dominik Kubera (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.095
  • Jarosław Hampel (STELMET FALUBAZ Zielona Góra) 2.080
  • Max Fricke (BAYERSYSTEM GKM Grudziądz) 2.072
  • Wiktor Przyjemski (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin) 2.060
  • Patryk Dudek (KS APATOR Toruń) 2.056
  • Daniel Bewley (BETARD SPARTA Wrocław) 2.020
  • Oskar Paluch (STAL Gorzów) 1.630 junior

Wiktor Przyjemski was included as the 13th rider of PGE Ekstraliga 2024 among the classified, so Oskar Paluch will join the competition as the next on the list among juniors.

The lineup will be completed with a ‘wild card’ rider, whose name will be announced later, and two substitutes.

Waiting riders (may be nominated for participation in case of injuries to designated riders, not event reserves): Jack Holder 1.978; Fredrik Lindgren 1.935; Maciej Janowski 1.903 and Vadim Tarasenko 1.861.

Photo by Marcin Karczewski

How will they compete for victory?

Traditionally in the IMME named after Zenon Plech, there will first be a twenty-race main tournament, followed by two semifinals. In the semifinals, riders ranked 3rd to 10th after the main tournament based on points will compete. In case of ties, a greater number of first, second, third, and fourth places, head-to-head races, and ultimately a higher average racing point will decide.

History of the IMME named after Zenon Plech

So far, the event has been held in four Polish cities: 2014 Tarnów, 2015 Leszno, 2016 – 2019 Gdańsk, 2020 – 2023 Toruń, 2024 Łódź.

This was last year

Last year in ŁÓDŹ CREATES IMME named after Zenon Plech, Bartosz Zmarzlik won for the fifth time in his career. In the final, Jason Doyle finished second, and Fredrik Lindgren was third.

Bartosz Zmarzlik has won IMME in 2019 (Gdańsk), 2020 and 2022 – 2023 (Toruń) and 2024 (Łódź).

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