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Born | Esbjerg, Denmark | 24 May 1984
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Nationality | Danish |
Website | Official website |
Career history | |
Denmark | |
2000–2001 | Herning |
2007–2008 | Esbjerg |
2009 | Vojens |
2002–2006, 2010 | Slangerup |
2011–2012, 2021–2024 | Grindsted |
2013 | Outrup |
2016–2018 | Holstebro |
2019 | Holsted |
Great Britain | |
2002–2003 | Newcastle |
2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2016 | Peterborough |
2004–2006, 2017, 2019 | Belle Vue |
2011, 2014–2015 | King's Lynn |
2018 | Leicester |
Poland | |
2001 | Ostrów |
2004, 2009 | Gdańsk |
2005 | Gorzów |
2006–2007, 2010–2011 | Wrocław |
2008 | Rzeszów |
2012 | Częstochowa |
2013–2014 | Leszno |
2015–2018, 2024 | Tarnów |
2019–2021 | Grudziądz |
2022–2023 | Bydgoszcz |
Sweden | |
2009 | Dackarna |
2012, 2017–2019 | Indianerna |
2013 | Hammarby |
2016 | Lejonen |
2022 | Västervik |
Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
SGP Number | 7 |
Starts | 47 [1] |
Finalist | 7 times |
Winner | 1 times |
Individual honours | |
2019 | Danish Champion |
2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
2003 | European Under-19 Champion |
2008 | GP Challenge winner |
Team honours | |
2008 | Speedway World Cup |
2005 | Elite League KO Cup Winner |
2004 | Polish Div Two Champion |
Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark) [2] is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider. [3] [4] [5]
Bjerre began his Polish league career in 2001 for Ostrów. [3] The following season he began his career in Britain when he joined the Newcastle Diamonds for the 2002 Premier League speedway season. Over the following decade he would become a heat leader for both Belle Vue Aces (2004 to 2006) and Peterborough Panthers (2007 to 2010). [4] [6]
In September 2008, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2009 Grand Prix. [7]
During the 2009 Grand Prix series he finished in 8th place, which meant that he retained a permanent rider for the 2010 Grand Prix. His consistency resulted in a 7th place finish in both the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix and 2011 Speedway Grand Prix but he dropped out of the Grand Prix after a disappointing 2012 campaign.
He raced in the United Kingdom for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League. [8]
In 2017, he raced for the Belle Vue and averaged 8.95. The following year he appeared for Leicester Lions before going back to Belle Vue for the 2019 season, in which he became the champion of Denmark after winning the 2019 Danish Individual Speedway Championship.
His brother, Lasse Bjerre, is also a speedway rider. [9]
Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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2004 | 23rd | 13 | 5th | Wild Card Danish Grand Prix |
2005 | 17th | 12 | 7th | Rode in Sweden and Slovenia |
2006 | 27th | 1 | 1st | One ride as track reserve |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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4 /11 | ![]() | 6 | 10 | (1,1,2,3,2) +1 | 16 |
permanent speedway rider | |
wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
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