Matej Žagar
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| Matej Žagar | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Slovenia |
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| Date of birth | April 3, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Website | MatejZagarRacing.net | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Polish League | Marma Polskie Folie Rzeszów | |
| Career History | ||
| Częstochowa (POL) Toruń (POL) Rzeszów (POL) |
2006 2007 2008 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| European Champion Under-19 European Champion |
2004 2002 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| European Club Champion | 2003 | |
Matej Žagar (born April 3, 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles (Senior in 2004 and Under 19 in 2002). He was permanent speedway rider in 2006 and 2007 Speedway Grand Prix seasons.
He began his UK career with the Trelawny Tigers in 2003 before moving to the Reading Racers in 2004 when the Tigers closed.
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[edit] Career highlights
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
- 2001 - 6 points in Preliminary Round 1
- 2002 - 10th-11th place (5 points in Event 3)
- 2003 - 9th place (13 points in Event 2)
- 2004 - 9th-10th place (18 points in Qualifying Round 2)
- 2005 - 9th-10th place (11 points in Qualifying Round 2)
- 2006 - 9th-10th place (17 points in Qualifying Round 2)
- 2007 - 13th-14th place (16 points in Qualifying Round 1)
- Individual Slovenian Championship:
- 2002 - Slovenian Champion
- 2003 - Slovenian Champion
- 2004 - Slovenian Champion
- 2005 - Slovenian Champion
- 2006 - Slovenian Champion
[edit] Current clubs
- Britain: Reading Racers (Elite League)
- Poland: KS Unibax Toruń
- Sweden: Kaparna Göteborg
- Slovenia: AMTK Ljubljana
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 2003 | 30th | 5 | 15th | Wild card ride |
| 2004 | 26th | 8 | 9th | Wild card ride |
| 2005 | 16th | 23 | 3rd | 2 Wild card rides |
| 2006 | 7th | 97 | 2nd | First full season as a GP rider |
2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th place
| Final Championship standings: | 14th | 54 | Riding No (7) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
11 | 5 | (1,0,1,0,3) | 7 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
8 | 7 | (0,3,1,2,1) +0 | 15 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,3,2,1,0) | 16 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
17 | 1 | (1,-,-,-,-) | 10 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
12 | 5 | (2,0,1,0,2) | 8 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
7 | 8 | (3,3,1,0,1) +0 | 10 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
15 | 3 | (0,0,2,0,1) | 1 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
15 | 2 | (2,0,0,0,0) | 4 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
15 | 4 | (1,1,1,0,1) | 6 |
| 10 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
12 | 6 | (E,1,3,1,1) | 16 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
13 | 6 | (2,2,1,0,1) | 1 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (16) | ||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- Slovenia national speedway team
- List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
[edit] External links
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