Smedstadion

Smedstadion

Location	Gröndals Motorstadion, 635 11 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Coordinates	59°25′00″N 16°22′33″E
Capacity	16,000
Operator	Smederna Motorcycle speedway
Opened	27 April 2002
Length	(335 metres) 0.335 km
Race lap record	56.8 sec (Dan Bewley, (Eng), 2022)

Eskilstuna Motorstadion,^[1] also known as Smedstadion or Gröndals Motorstadion is a motorcycle speedway stadium located outside of Eskilstuna, Sweden.^[2] The stadium was opened in 2002 and is the home arena of Elitserien team Smederna who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.^[3]

History

The stadium was opened on 27 April 2002.^[4] The stadium was formerly known as Ikarosstadion from 2008 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons from the company Ikaros.^[5]

The stadium has hosted a World Championship round called the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002.^[6]

The track record was broken in 2019 by Polish rider Kacper Woryna (57.2 sec) but it was bettered again in 2022 by Dan Bewley, who recorded 56.8 sec.

References

1. https://eskilstunasmederna.se/anlaggningen/
2. "Gröndal Motorstadion". Four Square. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
3. "Home". Smederna Speedway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
4. "The Blacksmiths - Current Facts, History And Curiosities". The Speedway GP Guide. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
5. "Eskilstuna – New sponsor saves Smederna". Svt Nyheter. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
6. "Speedway Grand Prix winners 1995-present". British Speedway Official website. Retrieved 23 January 2023.