Jiří Štancl
| Jiří Štancl | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Czechoslovakia | |
| Date of birth | November 18, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Current club information | ||
| Career status | Retired | |
| Career history | ||
| Coventry Bees Reading Racers |
1976, 1978 1979-1980, 1982 | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Czech National Champion Golden Helmet of Pardubice Continental Champion |
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982 1982 | |
| Team honours | ||
| British League Champion | 1978, 1980 | |
Jiří Štancl (born 18 November 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former international speedway rider.
Career
Štancl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on nine occasions between 1971 and 1984, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles.
He won the Czechoslovakian National Championship twelve times, appeared in the World Team Cup finals on seven occasions and in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finals seven times.[2]
Štancl won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 and 1982
Son George also rides.
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1971 -
Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts - 1976 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts - 1977 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts
- 1978 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts - 1980 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 5pts
- 1981 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 3pts
- 1982 -
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 9th - 7pts - 1983 -
Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 16th - 1pt - 1984 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt[3]
World Pairs Championship
- 1970 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Vaclav Verner) - 5th - 11pts (6)
- 1972 - Borås (with Jan Holub I) - 6th - 12pts (7)
- 1973 - Borås (with Petr Ondrašík) - 6th - 11pts (9)
- 1977 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 17pts (11)
- 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 18pts (9)
- 1982 -
Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway (with Ales Dryml, Sr.) - 7th - 8pts (5) - 1984 -
Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Ales Dryml, Sr.) - 6th - 10pts (5)
World Team Cup
- 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 3pts (0)
- 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 3rd - 23pts (8)
- 1978 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium - 4th - 18pts (9)
- 1979 - London, White City Stadium - 3rd - 19pts (6)
- 1980 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 4th - 12pts (4)
- 1982 - London, White City Stadium - 4th - 17pts (4)
- 1983 -
Vojens, Speedway Center - 4th - 3pts (2)
References
- ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5