Josef Franc
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Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979) is a Czech former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway.[1][2][3][4] He earned 8 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team[5]
Career
In 2001, Franc joined Berwick Bandits along with fellow Czechs Michal Makovský and Adrian Rymel.[6]
He has appeared as a wildcard in the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic[7] and as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team at senior level.
Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999 and was the Czech Republic national champion in 2017 and 2018.[8]
In 2019, he was part of the Czech team, along with Hynek Štichauer and Martin Málek, that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[9]
In 2022, he was part of the Czech team, again with Málek and Štichauer, that won the silver medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship.[10]
Speedway Grand Prix results
- 2003, Prague SGP, 0 Points.
- 2007, Prague SGP, 3 Points.
- 2012, Prague SGP, 9 Points.
Career details
World Championships
- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- 1999 - Template:Flagicon Vojens - did not start as track reserve
- 2000 - Template:Flagicon Gorzów Wlkp. - 6th place (8 pts)
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- 2002 - Template:Flagicon Rybnik - 14th place (5 pts)
- 2003 - Template:Flagicon Slaný - did not start as track reserve
- 2007 - 13th place in Qualifying Round 3
- 2008 - Template:Flagicon Lendava - 6th place (10 pts)
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 1998 - Template:Flagicon Krško - 8th place (8 pts)
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 2004 - Template:Flagicon Ljubljana - 4th place (10 pts)
World Longtrack Championship
Grand-Prix Years
- 1999 1 app (23rd) 4pts
- 2010 1 app (18th) 19pts
- 2011 6 app (13th) 51pts
- 2012 6 app (Third) 126pts
- 2013 6 app (4th) 91pts
- 2014 4 app (10th) 32pts
- 2015 4 app (5th) 53pts
- 2016 5 app (7th) 55pts
- 2017 5 app (Third) 86pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
- Template:Flagicon Eenrum Second 2017
- Template:Flagicon Forssa Second 2012
- Template:Flagicon Groningen First 2012
- Template:Flagicon Marmande Second 2012
- Template:Flagicon Morizès First 2012, Second 2017
- Template:Flagicon Rzeszów Third 2013
Team Championship
- 2010 Template:Flagicon Morizès (6th) 9/25pts (Rode with Zdeněk Schneiderwind, Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrasik).
- 2011 Template:Flagicon Scheeßel (4th) 21/36pts (Rode with Aleš Dryml Jr., Richard Wolff, Pavel Ondrasik).
- 2012 Template:Flagicon St. Macaire (5th) 16/30 (Rode with Aleš Dryml Jr., Richard Wolff, Michael Hádek).
- 2013 Template:Flagicon Folkestone (7th) 11/23pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Karel Kadlec).
- 2014 Template:Flagicon Forssa (6th) 13/23pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Jan Klatovský).
- 2015 Template:Flagicon Mühldorf (6th) 18/30pts (Rode with Richard Wolff, Michal Dudek, Michal Škurla).
- 2016 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně (Third) 18/42pts (Rode with Hynek Stichauer, Martin Málek).
- 2017 Template:Flagicon Roden (4th) 28/43pts (Rode with Hynek Stichauer, Martin Málek).
- 2018 Template:Flagicon Morizès (5th) 20/32pts (rode with Martin Malák, Michal Škurla).
European Grasstrack Championship
Finalist
- 1999 Template:Flagicon Werlte (16th) 1pt
- 2011 Template:Flagicon Thorpe St Peter (17th) 4pts
- 2012 Template:Flagicon Eenrum (Reserve N/S)
- 2013 Template:Flagicon Bielefeld (9th) 13pts
- 2014 Template:Flagicon Saint-Macaire (4th) 13pts
- 2015 Template:Flagicon Staphorst (20th) 0pts
- 2016 Template:Flagicon Folkestone (4th) 12pts
- 2017 Template:Flagicon Hertingen (7th) 10pts
- 2018 Template:Flagicon Tayac (Second) 15pts
Czech Longtrack Championship
- 2003 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně 12th
- 2010 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2011 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2012 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2013 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2014 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2015 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2017 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2018 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně, First
See also
References
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