Jiří Štancl
| Born | November 18, 1949 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1969–1985 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1976, 1978 | Coventry Bees |
| 1979–1980, 1982 | Reading Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 | Czech National Champion |
| 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| 1982 | Continental Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1978, 1980 | British League Champion |
| 1976, 1978 | Midland Cup |
Jiří Štancl (born 18 November 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Czechoslovakia. He earned 39 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.[2]
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, has appeared in the World Team Cup finals on seven occasions and in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finals seven times.[3][4] In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.[5] This was also the first time that he reached the world longtrack final.[6] He would go on to compete in 12 consecutive finals. Štancl won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 and 1982 and was also twice runner-up at the World Longtrack Championships in 1983 and 1985. In the British leagues he rode for the Coventry Bees and Reading Racers.[7]
Family
His son, George, is also a rider.
World Final Appearances
Individual Speedway World Championship
- 1971 - Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts
- 1976 - Poland Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts
- 1977 - Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts
- 1978 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
- 1980 - Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 5pts
- 1981 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 3pts
- 1982 - United States Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 9th - 7pts
- 1983 - Germany Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 16th - 1pt
- 1984 - Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi - 15th - 1pt[8]
Speedway World Pairs Championship
- 1970 - Sweden Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Václav Verner) - 5th - 11pts (6)
- 1972 - Sweden Borås, Ryavallen (with Jan Holub I) - 6th - 12pts (7)
- 1973 - Sweden Borås, Ryavallen (with Petr Ondrašík) - 6th - 11pts (9)
- 1977 - England Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 17pts (11)
- 1978 - Poland Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 18pts (9)
- 1982 - Australia Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway (with Aleš Dryml) - 7th - 8pts (5)
- 1984 - Italy Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Aleš Dryml - 6th - 10pts (5)
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Speedway World Team Cup
- 1970 - England London, Wembley Stadium] (with Zdeněk Majstr / Václav Verner / Miloslav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (0)
- 1977 - Poland Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 3rd - 23pts (8)
- 1978 - West Germany Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 4th - 16+2pts (7+2)
- 1979 - England London, White City Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner ) - 3rd - 19pts (6)
- 1980 - Poland Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 12pts (4)
- 1982 - England London, White City Stadium (with Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík / Antonín Kasper Jr.) - 4th - 17pts (4)
- 1983 - Denmark Vojens, Speedway Center (with Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 3pts (2)
Individual Longtrack World Championship
- 1974 - West Germany Scheeßel - 11th - 9pts
- 1975 - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gornja Radgona - 11th - 9pts
- 1976 - Czechoslovakia Mariánské Lázně - 5th - 16pts
- 1977 - Denmark Aalborg - 4th - 15pts
- 1978 - West Germany Mühldorf - 9th - 11pts
- 1979 - Czechoslovakia Mariánské Lázně - 4th - 17pts
- 1980 - West Germany Scheeßel - 13th - 6pts
- 1981 - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gornja Radgona - 10th - 6pts
- 1982 - Denmark Esbjerg (Korskro) - 17th - 4pts
- 1983 - Czechoslovakia Mariánské Lázně - 2nd - 20pts
- 1984 - West Germany Herxheim - 8th - 9pts
- 1985 - Denmark Esbjerg (Korskro) - 2nd - 19pts
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References
- ↑ Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1
- ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ↑ "Browning for England". Walsall Observer. 19 April 1974. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Track talk". Sports Argus. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Racer Jiri bidding for world glory". Reading Evening Post. 13 September 1980. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5