Franz Leitner (speedway rider)

Franz Leitner
Born (1968-11-03) 3 November 1968 (age 56)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Career history
1994Ipswich Witches
1994Exeter Falcons
Individual honours
1994, 1995Austrian 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]

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 Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw
1 (1) Austria Wiener Neustadt 14 6 (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)

See also

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.


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