Dan Bewley

Dan Bewley
Born (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25)
Maryport, Cumbria, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
2016Edinburgh
2017Glasgow
2016–2021, 2023–2025Belle Vue
2018Workington
Poland
2018–2019Rybnik
2020–2024Wrocław
Sweden
2019–2020Rospiggarna
2022Smederna
2023–2024Dackarna
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number99
Starts32
Finalist6 times
Winner4 times
Individual honours
2017National League Riders' Champion
2018British Under-19 Champion
2020British Under-21 Champion
2022, 2023British Champion
2022Golden Helmet of Pardubice
Team honours
2021, 2024World team champion
2023Premiership Pairs
2024British Premiership champion
2023Swedish Eliserien champion

Daniel Bewley (born 20 May 1999) is a British international speedway rider.[1][2]

Career

Bewley started riding for the Belle Vue Colts and as a reserve for the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2017.[3] In 2017, he won the National League Riders' Championship before being promoted to the senior side (Belle Vue Aces) in 2017.[4] The same year he won the 2017 Conference League Riders' Championship.[5]

In 2018, he finished runner-up to Robert Lambert in the British Speedway Championship, won the British Under-19 Final and claimed a third place in the second round of the World Under 21 Championship series in Poland.[4]

In 2020, Bewley won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship and became a member of the British Speedway team.[4] In 2021, he finished runner-up again in the 2021 British Speedway Championship.[6][7]

In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title).[8]

In August 2022, Bewley won back-to-back SGPs in Cardiff[9] and Wroclaw. In September 2022, he became the British champion after winning the 2022 British Speedway Championship with a 15 point maximum from his five rides.[10] Bewley ended the 2022 season with a sixth place finish during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 102 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. The top six place finish automatically qualified him for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[11] He helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign.[12]

In 2023, he returned to ride for Belle Vue for the SGB Premiership 2023.[13] Bewley along with Brady Kurtz and Jake Mulford won the Premiership Pairs for Belle Vue in June 2023.[14] In the World Championship, he won his third Grand Prix, winning the Swedish Grand Prix on 15 July, finishing seventh in the World Championship standings[15] and ensure his place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.[16] Also in July 2023, he was part of the British team that won the silver medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.[17] He successfully defended his British crown, when winning the 2023 British Speedway Championship.[18]

He re-signed for Belle Vue for their league winning 2024 season.[19][20] Also in 2024, Bewley helped Great Britain secure the 2024 Speedway of Nations on his home track in Manchester, which was his second world team title.[21] He then won his fourth Grand Prix in August after winning the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain.[22]

Major results

World individual Championship

Grand Prix wins

World team Championships

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Aces". Belle Vue Aces. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dan Bewley". GB Speedway Team. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Monarchs have hit jackpot with teenage sensation Dan Bewley". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Dan Bewley". GB Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ "BEWLEY WINS NLRC". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "British final". Speedway Great Britain. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Speedway: Great Britain claim first world title since 1989 with win over Poland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Speedway Grand Prix 2022: Dan Bewley produces historic victory despite tough track conditions in Cardiff". 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ "BEWLEY CROWNED CHAMPION". British Speedway. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Bewley back as Aces declare team". British Speedway. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Premiership Pairs @ Leicester". British Speedway. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ "BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK WINS 2023 SGP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY IN TORUN, FREDRIK LINDGREN FINISHES SECOND". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  17. ^ "POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ "BACK-TO-BACK BEWLEY". British Speedway. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria's Dan Bewley". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Aces reveal class of 24". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Dan Bewley sets sights on Speedway GP title following Cardiff win". Wales 247. Retrieved 22 August 2024.