Joonas Kylmäkorpi
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Joonas Nikolai Kylmäkorpi (born 14 February 1980) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider and is a four times Long Track World Champion.[1][2] He earned 12 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[3]
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Nicknamed the Flying Finn, he represented Finland in the Speedway World Cup[4] and won a bronze medal at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002.[5]
However, his real success has come on the longtrack where he won four World Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Kylmäkorpi rode in the British leagues from 2001 to 2016, starting with Eastbourne Eagles in 2001.[6] At Eastbourne he replaced fellow Finnish rider Petri Kokko.[7] He finished his British leagues career at Eastbourne as their number one rider in 2012.[8]
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | 6 /9 | SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Scandinavian SGP | 22 | 2 | (0,1) | 19 |
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | 9 /9 | NorwayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Norwegian SGP | 24 | 1 | (1,0) | 24 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" | 9 /9 | NorwayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Norwegian SGP | 1 |
Speedway honours
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
- Individual U-21 World Championship:
- 2000 – 12th place (5 points)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
- 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship:
- 2006 – winner of semi-final 2 (10 points in semi-final 2)
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix years
- 2000 6pts (22nd overall)
- 2005 53pts (4th)
- 2006 58pts (Second)
- 2007 48pts (Second)
- 2008 33pts (10th)
- 2009 74pts (7th)
- 2010 140pts (CHAMPION)
- 2011 127pts (CHAMPION)
- 2012 149pts (CHAMPION)
- 2013 126pts (CHAMPION)
- 2014 66pts (Third)
- 2015 46pts (7th).
Best Grand-Prix results
- Template:Flagicon Eenrum First 2015; Third 2010.
- Template:Flagicon Forssa First 2010, 2012, Second 2013.
- Template:Flagicon Forus First 2012, 2013, Second 2011.
- Template:Flagicon Herxheim First 2015.
- Template:Flagicon Marmande First 2010, 2012, Second 2011, Third 2007.
- Template:Flagicon Mühldorf First 2014.
- Template:Flagicon Pfarrkirchen Second 2010.
- Template:Flagicon St. Macaire First 2010, Second 2007, 2008.
- Template:Flagicon Vechta First 2010, 2012, Second 2011, 2013, Third 2009.
Team championship
- 2009 Template:Flagicon Eenrum (6th) 13/31pts (Rode with Rene Lehtinen, Kaj Laukkanen, Aki Pekka Mustonen)
- 2010 Template:Flagicon Morizes (5th) 15/24pts (Rode with Rene Lehtinen, Pasi Pulliainen, Aki Pekka Mustonen)
European Grasstrack Championship
Finalist 2000 Template:Flagicon Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun 15pts (5th overall).
Personal life
After finishing his sports career in 2017 due to a career-ending injury in December 2016, Joonas Kylmäkorpi began pursuing entrepreneurship. In 2022 Kylmäkorpi co-founded a nicotine pouch manufacturing company with a factory in Poznań, Poland. In 2024, the company introduced their own brand, LUMI, and launched an online shop, TheLumiClub.com. [9]
See also
Notes
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