About Emil Sayfutdinov

Emil Damirovich Sayfutdinov (born 26 October 1989) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia. He is a member of the Russia national speedway team. He is a three times World team champion, twice World Junior champion and a two-time winner of the European Championships in 2014 and 2015.
Sayfutdinov gained his speedway licence in 2005, just before his 16th birthday. He started his career in the Russian league with Mega-Lada Togliatti and won the Russian Champion title. He averaged 2.271 (15th place in league), won the Russian Pairs Championship and won the Individual under-21 Russian Championship and was 6th in the Russian Senior Championship. In international competitions he started in the Individual U-19 European Championship and won qualification to the final but was too young to take part.

For the
2026 speedway season, Emil Sayfutdinov
is competing for KS Toruń in the Polish PGE Ekstraliga and Esbjerg in the Danish Speedwayligaen. After three successful years with the Ipswich Witches, which culminated in a 2025 SGB Premiership league title, he has officially stepped away from British racing for the 2026 season.