Benjamin Basso

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Benjamin Basso
Born2 July 2001 (2001-07-02) (age 22)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2018–2021, 2024 Fjelsted
2022–2023 SES
Great Britain
2021 Poole Pirates
2022-2023 Peterborough
2022-2023 Glasgow
2024 King's Lynn
Poland
2022–2023 Bydgoszcz
2024 Łódź
Individual honours
2022 Danish U21 champion
Team honours
2021, 2023 League winners
2021 Knockout Cup
2023 SGB Championship Pairs

Benjamin Basso (born 2 July 2001) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. [1] [2]

Contents

Speedway career

Basso, who was a World Youth champion was signed by Poole Pirates during the SGB Championship 2021 season as a replacement for Ondřej Smetana, who had failed to join the team due to travel issues. The move contributed to a highly successful season for the Pirates as they won the league and Knockout Cup double. [3] [4]

In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2022. [5] The move from Poole to Peterborough upset the Poole managers Matt and Dan Ford because they said that they had assisted Basso with his work permit and arranged a contract around Basso's Danish racing commitments. However Basso stated that the clash of race days was unmanageable. [6] Also in 2022, he finished in 5th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2. [7] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League. [8]

In 2023, he re-signed for both Peterborough in the SGB Premiership 2023 [9] and Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2023, [10] where he won the league title and the Championship pairs. [11]

In 2024, he signed for King's Lynn Stars. [12]

Major results

World individual Championship

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References

  1. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "PIRATES CURSED AS BASSO TESTS POSITIVE". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "RIDER INDEX 2021" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pirates snap up young Dane Benjamin Basso to replace Smetana". Bournemouth Echo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "PIRATES FUME AS BASSO LEAVES". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "World Under 21 SGP2". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 table and results". Speedway Ligaen. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Basso back for Panthers". British Speedway. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tigers confirm first three". British Speedway. December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lyon back and Stars sign Basso". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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