Finland national under-21 speedway team
Encyclopedia
The Finland national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway
team of Finland
and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was started in Under-21 World Cup
three times, but they never qualify to the final. Ari Koponen is a only Finnish riders who won a medal in Individual U-21 European Championship
open for riders from all continents (1979).
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
team of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was started in Under-21 World Cup
Team Speedway Junior World Championship
The Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
three times, but they never qualify to the final. Ari Koponen is a only Finnish riders who won a medal in Individual U-21 European Championship
Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
open for riders from all continents (1979).
Competition
| Team Speedway Junior World Championship Team Speedway Junior World Championship The Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final... |
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| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
| 2005 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the 1st FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on October 1st 2005 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. World Championship was won by Poland team.- Calendar :... |
— | — | 4th place in Qualifying Round Three Rene Lehtinen Rene Lehtinen Rene Lehtinen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2007 Speedway World Cup.- World Championships :* Team World Championship... (4), Tero Aarnio Tero Aarnio Tero Aarnio is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2007 Speedway World Cup.- World Championships :* Team World Championship... (2), Joni Keskinen (1), Jani Eerikainen (0), Petteri Koivunen (0) |
| 2006 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:... |
— | — | 4th place in Qualifying Round Two Rene Lehtinen Rene Lehtinen Rene Lehtinen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2007 Speedway World Cup.- World Championships :* Team World Championship... (2), Joni Keskinen (2), Teemu Lehti (0), Jani Eerikäinen (0), Aarni Heikkilä (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Did not enter | ||
| 2009 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland... |
— | — | 4th place in Qualifying Round Two Kalle Katajisto Kalle Katajisto Kalle Katajisto is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Finnish national team. Kalle is currently riding in the UK for 2 time Premier League Champions, the Edinburgh Monarchs.- World Championships :... (7), Timo Lahti (6), Jari Mäkinen Jari Mäkinen Jari Mäkinen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.Born in Hämeenkyrö, Mäkinen took up speedway at the age of eight. He has ridden for several teams in Sweden , Poland, and Denmark, and in the UK for Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2008 and in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels in 2009... (5), Joni Kitala (1), Aki-Pekka Mustonen (0) |
| 2010 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 6th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The Final took place on September 5, 2010 at Rye House Stadium in Rye House, Great Britain. It was the first Final in Great Britain. The Championship was won by Denmark, who beat Sweden,... |
— | — | 4th place in Qualifying Round One Timo Lahti (6), Niko Siltaniemi (3), Kalle Katajisto Kalle Katajisto Kalle Katajisto is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Finnish national team. Kalle is currently riding in the UK for 2 time Premier League Champions, the Edinburgh Monarchs.- World Championships :... (3), Jari Makinen Jari Mäkinen Jari Mäkinen is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.Born in Hämeenkyrö, Mäkinen took up speedway at the age of eight. He has ridden for several teams in Sweden , Poland, and Denmark, and in the UK for Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2008 and in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels in 2009... (1) |