Franz Leitner (speedway rider)

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Franz Leitner
Born (1968-11-03) 3 November 1968 (age 55)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Career history
1994 Ipswich Witches
1994 Exeter Falcons
Individual honours
1994, 1995 Austrian Champion

Franz Leitner (born 3 November 1968 [1] ) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Austria. He earned 9 caps for the Austria national speedway team. [2]

Contents

Career

Leitner rode in the British leagues during 1994 for both Ipswich Witches [3] and Exeter Falcons, the latter on loan. [4]

Leitner rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria. He was the first Austrian to ride in the Speedway Grand Prix series.

Leitner was a two-time champion of Austria, winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1994 and 1995. [5] [6]

Results

World Championships

Grand Prix

1995 SGP
Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw
1 (1) Flag of Austria.svg Wiener Neustadt 146(0,0,2,3,0) +2D 16
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

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References

  1. speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. "Panthers swoop to sign Lanham" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "New Loan signing Franz Leitner has left struggling Exeter" . Western Evening Herald. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Indvidual[sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 August 2024.}
  6. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 27 August 2024.