Anders Thomsen

Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and a triple Danish champion.

Speedway career Thomsen became champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 2020. and Peterborough Panthers. In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and in 2021, he won the Danish title for the second time and was awarded a permanent wildcard for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix. He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge curtailed his season and he was unable to compete in the final four Grand Prix events. Despite the latest injury, Thomsen was selected as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix. Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.

In 2023, Thomsen was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. During the 2023 Latvian Grand Prix, Thomsen remarkably avoided serious injuries despite being thrown over the air fence in a crash. He suffered a hand injury which required an operation and he missed the final three rounds of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.

In 2024, Thomsen helped Denmark reach the final of the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester. Thomsen ended his 2024 season by qualifying for the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix by finishing second in the 2025 GP Challenge. In 2025, he finished 11th in the World Championship.

Major results World individual Championship 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th (including Gorzów grand prix win) 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 15th 2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 21st 2025 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th

Grand Prix wins 1: 2022 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland (Gorzów) 2: 2026 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden (Malilla)

World team Championships 2020 Speedway of Nations - 3rd 2023 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2024 Speedway of Nations - 6th