Martin_Vaculík

Martin Vaculík

Martin Vaculík

Slovak motorcycle speedway rider (born 1990)

Martin Vaculík (born 5 April 1990)[1] is a Slovak motorcycle speedway rider.

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Career

Vaculik in 2013

On the 6 May 2008, Vaculík gained a Polish speedway licence (Licencja "Ż") at Toruń.[2] and from 4 June 2008 he has taken part in the Polish Championships as a Polish domestic rider.[3]

In 2012, Vaculik won his first ever Grand Prix as part of the 2012 World Championship, he won the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland in Gorzów. The following year he won the 2013 Speedway European Championship. After missing the World Championship from 2014 until 2016 he returned in 2017 and won the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia. He won his third Grand Prix during the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix series when winning the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II.

His only venture into British speedway (in 2018) ended in unfortunate circumstances after he broke an ankle riding for Leicester Lions in only his second outing with them.[4]

In 2019, he rode strongly and finished in 5th place in the World Championship but suffered several injuries that affected his 2020 and 2021 performances.

Vaculík finished in 9th place (despite injury problems) during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 91 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix, which included winning the Czech Republic and Toruń Grand Prix. He broke his shoulder during a Polish league match.[5]

He was selected as a full time rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix[6] and won the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in June and Great Britain in September. He went on to secure a career best finish in the World Championship by claiming the bronze medal.[7]

Major results

World individual Championship

World junior Championships

European Championships

Speedway World Championships Results

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Speedway European Championship Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 26-27, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. [2]
    "Po egzaminie w Toruniu: Vaculik i Ksiezak z licencjami Ż?" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Komunikat Nr 21/2008 - Główna Komisja Sportu Żużlowego" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM.pl. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. [4]
    "LIONS WAIT ON INJURED DUO". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Much to race for". Speedway Star. 8 October 2022. p. 3.
  6. [6]
    "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. [7]
    "BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK WINS 2023 SGP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY IN TORUN, FREDRIK LINDGREN FINISHES SECOND". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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