Josef Franc
Encyclopedia
Josef Franc is an international motorcycle speedway
rider who rides in the UK
for the Newcastle Diamonds
in the Premier League
.
He has appeared as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix
, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team
at senior level.
Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999.
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...
rider who rides in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for the Newcastle Diamonds
Newcastle Diamonds
Newcastle Diamonds are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen, 1974 World Champion...
in the Premier League
Speedway Premier League
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...
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He has appeared as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix
2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the sixth race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28th July in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic.- Starting positions draw :# Bjarne Pedersen...
, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team
Czech Republic national speedway team
The Czech Republic are one of the major teams in international speedway. They have never won the competition but have appeared in eight finals.- Speedway World Team Cup :- Team U-21 World Championship :- Team U-19 European Championship :...
at senior level.
Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999.
World Championships
- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
- 20032003 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2003 Speedway Grand Prix season is the ninth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
- 45th place (1 pts in one event) - 20072007 Speedway Grand PrixThe 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season was the thirteenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion...
- 28th place (3 pts in one event)
- 2003
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team CupSpeedway World Team CupThe Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
and Speedway World CupSpeedway World CupThe Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
)- 20032003 Speedway World CupThe 2003 Speedway World Cup was the 3rd FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 9, 2003 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by Sweden and they beat Australia , host team Denmark and Poland , Great Britain in the Final.- Qualification :* Qualifying round* 2003-05-11...
- 6th place (started in Event 1 only) - 20042004 Speedway World CupThe 2004 Speedway World Cup was the 4th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 7, 2004 in Poole, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Sweden and they beat host team Great Britain , Denmark and Poland in the Final.-Qualification:-Venues:Two cities were selected to host...
- 6th place - 20062006 Speedway World CupThe 2006 Speedway World Cup was the 6th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 22, 2006 in the Smallmead Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain. The tournament was won by Denmark and they beat Sweden , host team Great Britain and Australia in the Final...
- 8th place - 20072007 Speedway World CupThe 2007 Speedway World Cup was the 7th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 21, 2007 in the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Denmark , Australia and Great Britain in the...
- 2nd place in Qualifying round 2
- 2003
- Individual U-21 World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
- 19991999 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 1999 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipWorld Champion Lee Richardson get qualification to 1999 Speedway Grand Prix Challenge.-World final:*August 8, 1999 Vojens, Speedway Center...
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VojensVojensVojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
- did not start as track reserve - 20002000 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2000 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipWorld Champion Andreas Jonsson get qualification to 2000 Speedway Grand Prix Challenge.-World final:*August 27, 2000 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Edward Jancarz Stadium...
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Gorzów Wlkp.Gorzów WielkopolskiGorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
- 6th place (8 pts)
- 1999
European Championships
- Individual European ChampionshipIndividual Speedway European ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 2001.The minimum age of a rider to compete is 16 years of age ....
- 2002 - RybnikRybnikRybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
- 14th place (5 pts) - 2003 -
SlanýSlanýThe Royal town1 of Slaný is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located about 25 km northwest of Prague. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area....
- did not start as track reserve - 20072007 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipThe 2007 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipFinal standing:# Jurica Pavlič # Sebastian Ułamek # Patrick Hougaard - Calendar :- Poland :...
- 13th place in Qualifying Round 3 - 20082008 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Speedway European ChampionshipJurica Pavlič from Croatia is the defending European champion.- Calendar :- Allocation :- Neustadt/Donau :*Qualifying Round 1*2008-04-27 Neustadt/Donau*Referee: ?*Attendance: ?...
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LendavaLendavaLendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
- 6th place (10 pts)
- 2002 -
- Individual U-19 European ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Championship History:...
- European Club Champions' CupEuropean Speedway Club Champions' CupThe European Speedway Club Champions' Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different clubs organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Previous winners:-Medals classification:-See also:* motorcycle speedway...
- 20042004 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2004 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
- LjubljanaLjubljanaLjubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
- 4th place (10 pts)
- 2004