Josef Franc

Josef Franc

Born	18 January 1979 Čáslav, Czech Republic
Nickname	Pepe
Nationality	Czech Republic
Current club information
Polish league	KSM Krosno
Career history
2001, 2003-2004, 2009, 2011	Berwick Bandits
2005-2008	Newcastle Diamonds
2000	Lublin (POL)
2002, 2009	Krosno (POL)
2007	Prague (POL)[1]
Individual honours
1999	Czech Republic Under-21 Champion
2010	Scottish Open Champion
Team honours
1998, 2003	Czech Republic Div One Champion

Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979, in Čáslav, Czech Republic)^[2][3] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode 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.

Speedway Grand Prix results

• 2003, Prague SGP, 0 Points.
• 2007, Prague SGP, 3 Points.
• 2012, Prague SGP, 9 Points.

Career details

World Championships

• Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
  • 2003 - 45th place (1 pt in one event)
  • 2007 - 28th place (3 pts in one event)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 2003 - 6th place (started in Event 1 only)
  • 2004 - 6th place
  • 2006 - 8th place
  • 2007 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2
• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 1999 - Vojens - did not start as track reserve
  • 2000 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 6th place (8 pts)

European Championships

• Individual European Championship
  • 2002 - Rybnik - 14th place (5 pts)
  • 2003 - Slaný - did not start as track reserve
  • 2007 - 13th place in Qualifying Round 3
  • 2008 - Lendava - 6th place (10 pts)
• Individual U-19 European Championship
  • 1998 - Krško - 8th place (8 pts)
• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 2004 - Ljubljana - 4th place (10 pts)

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix Years

• 1999 1 app (23rd) 4pts

• 2010 1 app (18th) 19pts

• 2011 6 app (13th) 51pts

• 2012 6 app (Third) 126pts

• 2013 6 app (4th) 91pts

• 2014 4 app (10th) 32pts

• 2015 4 app (5th) 53pts

• 2016 5 app (7th) 55pts

Best Grand-Prix Results

• Forssa Second 2012

• Groningen First 2012

• Marmande Second 2012

• Morizes First 2012

• Rzeszow Third 2013

European Grasstrack Championship

Finalist

• 1999 Werlte (16th) 1pt

• 2011 Thorpe St Peter (17th) 4pts

• 2012 Eenrum (Reserve N/S)

• 2013 Bielefeld (9th) 13pts

• 2014 St. Macaire (4th) 13pts

• 2015 Staphorst (20th) 0pts

• 2016 Folkestone (4th) 12pts

Czech Longtrack Championship

• 2003 Marianske Lazne 12th

• 2010 Marianske Lazne Second

• 2011 Marianske Lazne Second

• 2012 Marianske Lazne Second

• 2013 Marianske Lazne First

• 2014 Marianske Lazne First

• 2015 Marianske Lazne First

See also

• Czech Republic national speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

External Links

http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/josef-franc/

References

1. Czech Republic club started in Polish league.
2. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
3. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 58-59 ISSN 1429-3285