{"id":3405,"date":"2025-06-14T22:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:43:18","slug":"british-hero-bewley-hails-manchester-crowd-after-sgp-round-four-victory-at-atpi-fim-speedway-gp-of-great-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedwayhub.com\/british-hero-bewley-hails-manchester-crowd-after-sgp-round-four-victory-at-atpi-fim-speedway-gp-of-great-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"British Hero Bewley hails Manchester crowd after SGP Round four victory at ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great Britain icon Dan Bewley admits he was determined to repay a passionate and partisan home crowd as he stormed to ATPI FIM Speedway GP of Great Britain \u2013 Manchester R4 glory on Friday.<\/p>\n

Bewley, who bids to make it a double in round five in Manchester on Saturday night, has been part of the Belle Vue club at the National Speedway Stadium since he joined them as a National Development League rider in 2016 \u2013 missing only the 2020 and 2022 seasons for the Aces.<\/p>\n

The Cumbrian sent 5,500 fans \u2013 the biggest crowd in the venue\u2019s nine-year history \u2013 wild when he made a sensational start in the final, before outpacing Poland\u2019s five-time Speedway GP world champion Bartosz Zmarzlik in second, his Belle Vue teammate Brady Kurtz of Australia in third place and Sweden\u2019s Fredrik Lindgren in fourth.<\/p>\n

Bewley battled his way through a tough last-chance qualifier to reach the final, defying a nightmare start to overhaul Australia\u2019s Jack Holder for the win.<\/p>\n

Chants of \u2018Bewley, Bewley\u2019 reverberated across the National Speedway Stadium as Union flags flew high, and the 26-year-old admits he will never forget his fifth Speedway GP victory \u2013 and his third FIM British Speedway GP win to add to triumphs at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium in 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n

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Bewley celebrates his third FIM British Speedway GP win. PHOTO: Taylor Lanning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bewley, who famously won the FIM Speedway of Nations world title with Great Britain in Manchester in 2021 and 2024, said: \u201cThe whole day has been pretty cool, to be honest. Obviously, we have had the Speedway of Nations here, but this is by far the biggest crowd we have had. The whole day has been pretty surreal.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI just came here and treated it like any other meeting. I didn\u2019t really want to change too much. I just used my British bikes \u2013 nothing was really different for me than when I come to a normal league meeting. I felt the same, but that feeling from the crowd was pretty different. I wish we had that every week.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really feel pressure or anything, but when you see so much support, you\u2019re thinking, \u2018I want to give you something back and I want to do you proud.\u2019 It was so cool to see the fans. Everyone seemed like they were loving it. Thanks to everyone who has always had my back. Even when I had a couple of not-so-good races, the fans were non-stop chanting for me. They are pretty special.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bewley celebrates his third FIM British Speedway GP win. PHOTO: Taylor Lanning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Bewley has won five Speedway GPs \u2013 two of them at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium, one on his Polish home track in Wroclaw and another at Malilla\u2019s Skrotfrag Arena in Sweden \u2013 he admits the fight to seal this victory was an enjoyable one.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis one was cool. I have raced here since I was in the National League in 2016. It\u2019s quite cool to have gone from the bottom of professional racing to the very top.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s also the best race I\u2019ve had in the final to get the win. I didn\u2019t just make the start; I had to work for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n