Jiří Štancl

Jiří Štancl

Born	(1949-11-18) November 18, 1949 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czechoslovakia
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
1976, 1978	Coventry Bees
1979-1980, 1982	Reading Racers
Individual honours
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974,	Czech National Champion
1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982	Golden Helmet of Pardubice
1982	Continental Champion
Team honours
1978, 1980	British League Champion
1976, 1978	Midland Cup

Jiří Štancl (born 18 November 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)^[1] is a former international speedway rider.

Career

Štancl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on nine occasions between 1971 and 1984, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles.

He won the Czechoslovakian National Championship twelve times, appeared in the World Team Cup finals on seven occasions and in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finals seven times.^[2]

Štancl won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 and 1982

Son George also rides.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1971 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts
• 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts
• 1977 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts
• 1978 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts
• 1980 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 5pts
• 1981 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 3pts
• 1982 - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 9th - 7pts
• 1983 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 16th - 1pt
• 1984 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 16th - 1pt^[3]

World Pairs Championship

• 1970 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Václav Verner) - 5th - 11pts (6)
• 1972 - Borås (with Jan Holub I) - 6th - 12pts (7)
• 1973 - Borås (with Petr Ondrašík) - 6th - 11pts (9)
• 1977 - Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 17pts (11)
• 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 18pts (9)
• 1982 - Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway (with Aleš Dryml, Sr.) - 7th - 8pts (5)
• 1984 - Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Aleš Dryml, Sr.) - 6th - 10pts (5)

World Team Cup

• 1970 - London, Wembley Stadium (with Zdenek Majstr / Václav Verner / Miroslav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (0)
• 1977 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml, Sr) - 3rd - 23pts (8)
• 1978 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml, Sr) - 4th - 16+2pts (7+2)
• 1979 - London, White City Stadium - 3rd - 19pts (6)
• 1980 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 4th - 12pts (4)
• 1982 - London, White City Stadium - 4th - 17pts (4)
• 1983 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 4th - 3pts (2)

References