# 2023 SGP2

The 2023 SGP2 series was the 47th edition of the FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. It was staged as the SGP2 class of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series after rights holders Discovery Sports Events took over promotional rights of the competition in 2022.
The three qualifying rounds were staged at Krško, Pardubice and Vojens on 20 May. Four qualifiers from each qualifying heat progressed to the main event. Three wildcards were chosen for the main event, in addition to the 12 qualifiers; they were Mathias Pollestad, Anže Grmek and Petr Chlupáč.
Poland's Mateusz Cierniak won the title for the second season running, becoming only the fourth rider to win multiple Under-21 World Championship titles after Emil Sayfutdinov, Darcy Ward and Maksym Drabik. Damian Ratajczak took second with Bartłomiej Kowalski completing an all-Polish podium.

## Qualifying

The 2023 season consisted of three qualifying events. Emil Breum, Keynan Rew and Esben Hjerrild won the qualifying rounds.
Krško :
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
| 1 | Emil Breum | 15 |
| 2 | Norick Blödorn | 14 |
| 3 | Mateusz Cierniak | 13 |
| 4 | Gustav Grahn | 11 |
| 5 | Bastian Borke | 10 |
| 6 | Anže Grmek | 10 |
| 7 | Petr Chlupáč | 9 |
| 8 | Mathias Trésarrieu | 7 |
| 9 | Leon Flint | 7 |
| 10 | Maurice Brown | 6 |
| 11 | Jacob Hook | 5 |
| 12 | Richard Fuzesi | 3 |
| 13 | Matteo Boncinelli | 3 |
| 14 | Mykhailo Tymoshchuk | 3 |
| 15 | Julian Kuny | 2 |
| 16 | Roman Kapustin | 1 |
| 17 | Patricia Erhart | 1 |
Pardubice :
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
| 1 | Keynan Rew | 13 |
| 2 | Bartłomiej Kowalski | 12 |
| 3 | Casper Henriksson | 11+3 |
| 4 | Nicolai Heiselberg | 11+2 |
| 5 | Nazar Parnitskyi | 10 |
| 6 | Ernest Matjuszonok | 10 |
| 7 | Drew Kemp | 9 |
| 8 | Dan Gilkes | 8 |
| 9 | Daniel Klíma | 7 |
| 10 | Sebastian Kossler | 6 |
| 11 | Ričards Ansviesulis | 6 |
| 12 | Erik Bachhuber | 5 |
| 13 | Jan Jenicek | 4 |
| 14 | Tino Bouin | 3 |
| 15 | Matouš Kameník | 3 |
| 16 | Bruno Belan | 1 |
| 17 | Matěj Frýza | 1 |
Vojens :
| Pos | Rider | Pts |
| 1 | Esben Hjerrild | 13+3 |
| 2 | Philip Hellström Bängs | 13+2 |
| 3 | Francis Gusts | 11 |
| 4 | Damian Ratajczak | 11 |
| 5 | Mathias Pollestad | 11 |
| 6 | Kacper Pludra | 11 |
| 7 | Anders Rowe | 11 |
| 8 | Jaroslav Vaníček | 9 |
| 9 | Jesper Knudsen | 8 |
| 10 | Ludvig Selvin | 7 |
| 11 | Espen Sola | 5 |
| 12 | James Pearson | 4 |
| 13 | Alex Martin | 2 |
| 14 | Marlon Hegener | 2 |
| 15 | Artjams Juhno | 2 |
| 16 | Jonny Wynant | 0 |
In addition to the 12 qualifiers, Anže Grmek, Mathias Pollestad and Petr Chlupáč were named as series wildcards.

## Main event

The 2023 season consisted of three rounds.
| Round | Date | Venue | Winner |
| 1 | 2 June | Markéta Stadium, Prague | Mateusz Cierniak |
| 2 | 23 June | Edward Jancarz Stadium, Gorzów | Mateusz Cierniak |
| 3 | 15 September | Vojens Speedway Center, Vojens | Damian Ratajczak |

## Final Classification

| Pos. | Rider | Points | | | |
| | (842) Mateusz Cierniak | 49 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| | (523) Damian Ratajczak | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 |
| | (302) Bartłomiej Kowalski | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | (27) Keynan Rew | 41 | 12 | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | (43) Casper Henriksson | 33 | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| 6 | (999) Mathias Pollestad | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | (243) Philip Hellström Bängs | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | (118) Emil Breum | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | (33) Norick Blödorn | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | (140) Francis Gusts | 20 | – | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | (63) Nicolai Heiselberg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | (17) William Drejer | 16 | – | – | 16 |
| 13 | (94) Esben Hjerrild | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | (118) Gustav Grahn | 12 | 11 | 1 | – |
| 15 | (111) Anders Rowe | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| 16 | (44) Petr Chlupáč | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | (16) Oskar Paluch | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| 18 | (226) Anže Grmek | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | (18) Bastian Pedersen | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 20 | (16) Jesper Knudsen | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 21 | (16) Daniel Klíma | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| 22 | (785) Nazar Parnitskyi | 0 | – | – | 0 |