Michele Paco Castagna

Michele Paco Castagna

Born	4 March 1994 (1994-03-04) (age 30) Arzignano, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Career history
Great Britain
2015	Sheffield Tigers
2016	Ipswich Witches
2019, 2021	Birmingham Brummies
2022–2025	Edinburgh Monarchs
Denmark
2021	Nordjysk
Individual honours
2017, 2018, 2022, 2024	Italian Champion

Michele Paco Castagna (born 4 March 1994) is an Italian international speedway rider. ^{[1] [2]}

Speedway career

Castagna is four times Italian Champion, winning the Italian Individual Speedway Championship in 2017, ^[3] 2018, 2022 and 2024. ^{[4] [5]} He has also won the Italian Junior Championship three times (2011, 2012, 2014). ^[1] He has ridden in the British Speedway leagues since 2015, ^[6] riding for various clubs, including Ipswich Witches in 2016. ^[7] In 2019 and 2021 he rode for the Birmingham Brummies. ^[8]

In 2022, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship 2022. ^[9] He won his third Italian Individual Speedway Championship during 2022. ^[10]

In 2023 and 2024, he re-signed for the Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023 ^[11] and the SGB Championship 2024. ^[12]

In 2025, he was awarded Medaglia al valore atletico in his home province of Vicenza in recognition of his achievement in the 2024 Italian Individual Speedway Championship, where he completed the entire series completely unbeaten by an opponent. ^{[13] [14]}

Results

World Championships

• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 2012 – 31st – 2 pts
  • 2013 – 20th – 2 pts
  • 2015 – 17th – 4 pts

Personal life

His father Armando Castagna was a professional speedway rider from 1985 to 2001 and was a 12 times national champion. ^[9]

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
2. "PACO CASTAGNA". SpeedwayGP. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
3. "Speedway, Covatti domina nella sua Terenzano". Messaggero Veneto. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
4. "Italian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
6. "Phil Hilton: Ipswich Witches team boss steps down". BBC Sport. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
7. "Audio: Castagna grateful for the support of the Ipswich Witches' fans and management". East Anglian Daily Times. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
8. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
9. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
10. "Italy". Speedway Star. 24 September 2022. p. 36.
11. "Paco Castagna unveiled as the Edinburgh Monarchs' sixth signing for 2023". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
12. "Paco in Monarchs return". British Speedway. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
13. "Paco Castagna Campione Italiano speedway 2024". Comitato Regionale Friuli Venezia Giulia. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
14. "Italian Speedway Championship. Paco Castagna wins also in Terenzano". federazione Motociclista Italiana. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.