Piotr_Protasiewicz
Piotr Protasiewicz ['piɔtr prɔtaˈsiɛvit͡sz] ⓘ (born 25 January 1975 in Zielona Góra, Poland) is a Polish international speedway rider. He is a four times World team champion and earned 24 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.[1]
Protasiewicz in 2007 | |
| Born | (1975-01-25) 25 January 1975 (age 49) Zielona Góra, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1991–1994, 2007–2022 | Zielona Góra |
| 1995–1996 | Wrocław |
| 1997–2002, 2005–2006 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2003–2004 | Toruń |
| Great Britain | |
| 1998 | King's Lynn |
| 2002–2003 | Peterborough |
| 2005–2006 | Ipswich |
| 2007 | Oxford |
| Sweden | |
| 2000–2019 | Indianerna |
| Denmark | |
| 2008 | Outrup |
| 2009–2011, 2016–2017 | Esbjerg |
| 2021 | Region Varde |
| Individual honours | |
| 1997, 2003 | GP Challenge winner |
| 1999 | Polish champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1996, 2005, 2009, 2011 | World Cup winner |
Protasiewicz began his career riding for Falubaz Zielona Góra in 1991 where he would spend four seasons.[2] He began to record some notable performances including reaching the finals of three Speedway Under-21 World Championship in 1993, 1995 and 1996. In the 1996 final he scored a perfect 15 point maximum to be crowned the World U21 champion.[3][4]
He rode for the Polish national team in the 1996 Speedway World Cup[5] and in October 1997, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 1998 Grand Prix. He would repeat this feat three years later in October 2003.[6]
Protasiewicz made his British league debut in 1998 for the King's Lynn Stars and would spend two seasons with the Peterborough Panthers and two seasons with the Ipswich Witches before a final season with Oxford Cheetahs in 2007.[7] He won a second World Cup gold medal for Poland in the 2005.
In total he rode in 12 Speedway Grand Prix series, the laste bing the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix. Protasiewicz won his third and fourth Speedway World Cup gold medals at the 2009 Speedway World Cup, 2011 Speedway World Cup.
He spent several seasons with Polonia Bydgoszcz before returning to his first club Zielona Góra.[2] In 2022, he started his 16th consecutive season with the club.
For his sport achievements, he received the Silver Cross of Merit in 2000.
He married his girlfriend Katarzyna on 25 October 2002. They have two children. His father, Paweł was speedway rider too.
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 /6 |  SGP |
14th | 3 | (2,2,E,F,0) +2D | 14 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /6 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
16th | 1 | (3,0,1,0,0) +0D | 1 |
| 2 /6 |  Swedish SGP |
18th | - | - | 18 |
| 3 /6 |  SGP |
8th | 11 | (3,3,1,0,0) +0B | 13 |
| 4 /6 |  British SGP |
17th | 0 | (0) | 17 |
| 5 /6 |  Polish SGP |
4th | 18 | (2,3,3,1,2) +0A | 5 |
| 6 /6 | SGP |
14th | 3 | (0,2,1,0,0) +2D | 10 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP |
21st | 2 | (0,1) | 13 |
| 2 /6 | SGP |
23rd | 1 | (1,0) | 18 |
| 3 /6 | SGP |
15th | 5 | (0,3,2) (0,0) | 20 |
| 4 /6 | British SGP |
21st | 2 | (0,1) | 13 |
| 5 /6 | Swedish SGP |
19th | 3 | (3,1,0) | 19 |
| 6 /6 | Polish SGP |
20th | 3 | (2,0,0) | 18 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP |
24th | 1 | (0,0) | 24 |
| 5 /6 | Polish II SGP |
24th | 1 | (0,0) | 24 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 /6 | Polish SGP |
22nd | 2 | (X,1) | 23 |
| 6 /6 |  European SGP |
24th | 1 | (0,0) | 23 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /6 | SGP |
17th | 4 | (2,0,1) | 16 |
| 2 /6 | British SGP |
14th | 6 | (1,2,2) (1,1) | 15 |
| 3 /6 | SGP |
23rd | 1 | (0,0) | 14 |
| 4 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP |
16th | 5 | (0,2,2) (0,0) | 19 |
| 5 /6 | Polish SGP |
21st | 2 | (1,1) | 14 |
| 6 /6 | Swedish SGP |
21st | 2 | (0,1) | 18 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 /10 | Polish SGP |
12th | 7 | (2,2) (1,3,0) | 23 |
| 5 /10 | Swedish SGP |
18th | 4 | (1,3,1) | 17 |
| 8 /10 | European SGP |
24th | 1 | (1,0) | 18 |
| 9 /10 | SGP |
14th | 6 | (0) (0,1) | 6 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /9 | European SGP |
6th | 13 | (2,3) (3,2) +1 | 19 |
| 2 /9 | Swedish SGP |
13th | 6 | (1) (1,1) | 6 |
| 3 /9 | British SGP |
10th | 8 | (1,2,2) (2,1,1) | 13 |
| 4 /9 | SGP |
13th | 6 | (3,3) (1,1) | 10 |
| 5 /9 |  Slovenian SGP |
21st | 2 | (1,1) | 13 |
| 6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP |
19th | 3 | (1,2,0) | 16 |
| 7 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP |
18th | 4 | (1,2,1) | 18 |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP |
4th | 16 | (2,0,3) (2,2) +2 +0 | 18 |
| 9 /9 |  Norwegian SGP |
16th | 5 | (3) (1,0) | 4 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /9 | Swedish SGP |
21st | 2 | (1,1) | 12 |
| 2 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP |
23rd | 1 | (0,0) | 20 |
| 3 /9 | European SGP |
4th | 16 | (2,1,2) (2,1,3) +3 +0 | 21 |
| 4 /9 | British SGP |
12th | 7 | (0) (0,2,0) | 4 |
| 5 /9 | SGP |
15th | 5 | (1,2,2) (0,0) | 11 |
| 6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP |
15th | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 14 |
| 7 /9 | Slovenian SGP |
16th | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 14 |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP |
11th | 7 | (1,3,2) (0,3,0) | 15 |
| 9 /9 | Norwegian SGP |
11th | 7 | (3,1,2) (1,2,0) | 11 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP |
6th | 11 | (2,2,2,2,3) +0 | 7 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /10 | Slovenian SGP |
16th | 1 | (1,0,0,0,0) | 4 |
| 2 /10 | European SGP |
15th | 3 | (0,1,1,1,E) | 14 |
| 3 /10 | Swedish SGP |
15th | 3 | (0,0,0,2,1) | 3 |
| 4 /10 | British SGP |
16th | 3 | (2,0,0,1,E) | 16 |
| 5 /10 | SGP |
16th | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) | 7 |
| 6 /10 |  Italian SGP |
15th | 3 | (0,2,0,1,0) | 15 |
| 7 /10 | Scandinavian SGP |
13th | 4 | (1,2,0,1,0) | 12 |
| 8 /10 | Czech Rep. SGP |
12th | 5 | (1,0,1,3,0) | 9 |
| 9 /10 |  Latvian SGP |
14th | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) | 2 |
| 10 /10 | Polish SGP |
13th | 4 | (1,0,2,0,1) | 6 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Speedway Grand Prix
World Under-21 Championship
- 1993 - 5th place
- 1995 - 7th place
- 1996 - World Champion
Speedway World Cup
Individual Speedway Polish Championship
Other events
Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship (U-21)
- 1995 - Silver medal
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
- 1993 - Silver medal
- 1995 - Silver medal
- 1997 - Polish Champion
- 1998 - Silver medal
- 1999 - Polish Champion
- 2000 - Polish Champion
- 2001 - Silver medal
- 2002 - Polish Champion
- 2003 - Bronze medal
- 2004 - Polish Champion
- 2005 - Silver medal
- 2006 - Silver medal
Polish Pairs Speedway Junior Championship (U-21)
- 1993 - Bronze medal
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- "Piotr Protasiewicz". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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- Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 527. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.