2027 Speedway Grand Prix: A logical choice – second permanent wildcard goes to Australia

Following his crash at the Grand Prix in Wrocław, the 2026 season was over for Jack Holder, as the Australian sustained long-term injuries to his back, foot and hand. He slipped out of the top seven and had to hope for a wildcard. “Getting this is a huge relief for me,” said the 30-year-old. “It’s the first time I’ve needed a wildcard and I think I’ve earned it. I’ll seize this opportunity and I want to prove what I’m capable of when I return.”

I need to fully recover from the fall in Poland by the 2027 season, as the recovery process for my hand proved more intensive and even required a further operation. Holder: “My foot and my back are already about 90 per cent back to normal. Whilst everything else was steadily improving, my hand was making hardly any progress. I was very worried and decided to seek a second opinion from a nerve specialist in Manchester. Just three or four days after the appointment, I had an operation, and there was a huge improvement. The nerve was literally pinched and had become fused with the surrounding tissue. All of that has now been released, and within ten days I’ve noticed a massive difference compared to the previous months. We’re now trying to restore mobility and muscle function, as my arm had effectively been ‘asleep’ for about four months.”

Speedway GP returns to Australia

For Holder, whose selection for a wildcard is entirely understandable, the anticipation for the 2027 season is particularly high, as the Grand Prix is set to return to Australia. “I’d heard it was planned for 2028. When the calendar was published and I saw it, I really hoped I’d get the wildcard,” says Holder, looking forward to the Adelaide GP. “I know it’s still quite a while away, but it’s brilliant to see it on the calendar and to give my friends and family back home something to look forward to. It’s great that the Grand Prix is finally taking place Down Under again. It’ll be a lot of work for everyone, but it’ll be worth it.”

In the coming days, the line-up for the 2027 Grand Prix will be finalised with the announcement of the last two wildcards. The favourites are England’s Dan Bewley and Sweden’s Fredrik Lindgren.

Confirmed entrants for the 2027 Speedway Grand Prix:

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