Frederik Jakobsen

Frederik Jakobsen
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26)
Ejby, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2015–2022, 2024Fjelsted
2023Region Varde
Great Britain
2018Poole
2022–2023King's Lynn
Sweden
2020–2022Dackarna
2024Smederna
Poland
2022–2023Grudziądz
2024Ostrów

Frederik Jakobsen (born 1 May 1998) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.

Career

In 2018, Jakobsen rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Poole Pirates in the SGB Premiership 2018. He was a finalist in the 2018 and 2019 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship.[1][2]

In 2022, he returned to the British league when riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2022.[3][4] In 2023, he re-signed for King's Lynn for the SGB Premiership 2023[5] but left mid-way through the season.[6] He also signed for GKM Grudziądz for the 2023 Polish speedway season.[7]

In 2024, he signed for Smederna to ride in the Swedish Elitserien.[8]

Personal life

His father Jan Jakobsen rode for Cradley Heath in 1987.[9]

References

  1. ^ "JAKOBSEN, Frederik". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Belle Vue Team Up with Wroclaw". Belle Vue Speedway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Danish ace wants to deliver King's Lynn some silverware". Lynn News. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Jakobsen signs with Stars". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Danish rider Jakobsen quits King's Lynn Stars". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "THE STAFF OF ZOOLESZCZ GKM GRUDZIĄDZ". GKM Grudziądz Speedway. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ "The blacksmiths recruit Danes - remove Zengota". Eskilstuna Kuriren. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Jan Jakobsen". Cradley Heath Speedway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


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