| Born | 2 January 2003 (age 22) Riga, Latvia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2020 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils |
| 2022 | Poznań |
| 2023–2024 | Wrocław |
| Sweden | |
| 2021–2022 | Masarna |
| 2023 | Lejonen |
| 2024 | Vargarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2022–2023 | Grindsted |
| Great Britain | |
| 2025 | Oxford |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 2 |
| Finalist | 0 times |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2021 | European Junior Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | World U23 Team bronze |
Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia. [1] [2]
Gusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country. [3] During the same year, Gusts, riding with riding partners Ernests Matjusonoks and Ričards Ansviesulis, won the European U19 pairs title. [4]
In 2021, Gusts helped the Latvia national speedway team qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway). [5] [6] He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship [7] He signed for Masarna for the 2021 and 2022 Swedish speedway seasons. [8]
In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2 [9] and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga. [10] In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2. [11] [12]
In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship). [13] In 2025, Gusts signed for the Oxford Spires making his British league debut season. [14]