The Riga Speedway Stadium or the Biķernieki Speedway Stadium is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

in the eastern part of

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

, Latvia. The stadium is the venue for the 2023 World Championship round known as the

Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia The Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia is a motorcycle speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix series (the world championship). History From 2006 until 2017 the Grand Prix was held at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils. In ...

and the

Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams (the sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football). As of 2022, the event has been known as th ...

. The speedway track which is adjacent to the

Biķernieki Complex Sports Base Biķernieki Complex Sports Base is a racing circuit and cross-country skiing course in the Biķernieki Forest in Riga. Adjacent to the racing circuit is the Riga Speedway Stadium. History In 1962, the design of the track was started. Eduards K ...

was first constructed in 1976 and held several editions of the Soviet Union Speedway Championship before falling into disrepair. However, in 2014 the track was renovated and has even hosted a drift race car meeting that normally tales place on the larger adjacent circuit. In 2023, the venue hosted both the

and the

2023 Speedway of Nations 2 The 2023 Speedway of Nations 2 (SON2) was the 19th Team Under-21 World Championship season, organised by the FIM and sponsored by DeWalt. The event took place on 11 August 2023 at the Riga Speedway Stadium in Riga, Latvia. Defending champion ...

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Sport in Riga Buildings and structures in Riga Speedway venues in Latvia {{motorcycle-speedway-stub

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