Christian Hefenbrock
Encyclopedia
Christian Hefenbrock born (15 May 1985 in Kyritz
, Germany
) is an international speedway
rider who first rode in the UK
for the Wolverhampton Wolves
in the Elite League
in 2006.
In 2007 he was signed by the Lakeside Hammers
but was replaced mid season when one of their own assets was made available.
He has represented the Germany team
in the Speedway World Cup
in every tournament from 2003
until 2007
. Also in 2007 he was awarded the wild card place for the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
, winning his opening ride.
):
Individual U-21 World Championship
:
Team World Championship
(Speedway World Cup
):
Team U-21 World Championship
:
Individual European Championship
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Individual U-19 European Championship
:
European Pairs Championship
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European Club Champions' Cup
:
Kyritz
Kyritz is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Neuruppin and 28 km southeast of Pritzwalk.There are 9,900 inhabitants .-Overview:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) is an international speedway
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 first rode 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 Wolverhampton Wolves
Wolverhampton Wolves
The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van...
in the Elite League
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...
in 2006.
In 2007 he was signed by the Lakeside Hammers
Lakeside Hammers
The Lakeside Hammers are a speedway team who race in the British Elite League. They were founded by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe...
but was replaced mid season when one of their own assets was made available.
He has represented the Germany team
Germany national speedway team
The Germany national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Germany.- 2009 Team :A members of 2009 Teams was approval in March 2009 by Deutscher Motor Sport Bund.* Seniors:** Martin Smolinski** Kevin Wölbert** Tobias Kroner...
in the Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The 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:...
in every tournament from 2003
2003 Speedway World Cup
The 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...
until 2007
2007 Speedway World Cup
The 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...
. Also in 2007 he was awarded the wild card place for the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
The 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the eleventh race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 13th October in the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.- Starting positions draw :# Matej Žagar...
, winning his opening ride.
Speedway Grand Prix
Career honours
Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix
Speedway 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 :...
):
- 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...
- 27th place (4 points in 1 event)
Individual U-21 World 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...
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- 20042004 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:*September 11, 2004 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...
- 15th place (2 points) - 20052005 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:*September 17, 2005 Wiener Neustadt, OAMTC Zweigverein* only 12 heats*order:**1-2 place: coin flipping, because Suchánek to not agree to do race-off heat**3-4 place: Lindgren have two "3"; Hlib only one "3"...
- 13th place (3 points) - 20062006 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship-World final:*September 2, 2006 Terenzano-Heat after heat:# Ząbik, Carpanese, King, Miedziński# Miesiąc, Aldén, Kling, Moller# Hefenbrock, Lindbäck, Holder, Petterson# Lindgren, Pavlic, Hlib, Simota...
- 3rd place (12+2 points)
Team World Championship
Speedway World Team Cup
The 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...
(Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The 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:...
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- 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...
- 10th place ( points in Event 1) - 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...
- 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (9 points) - 20052005 Speedway World CupThe 2005 Speedway World Cup was the 5th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 6, 2005 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Sweden , Denmark and Great Britain in the...
- 8th place (0 points in Event 2) - 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...
- 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (12 points) - 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 1 (9 points) - 20082008 Speedway World CupThe 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup is the 8th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 19 2008 in Vojens, Denmark...
- 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (12 points) - 20092009 Speedway World CupThe 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup is the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The current World Champions are Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark...
- 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (11 points)
Team U-21 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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- 20052005 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 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 :...
- 2nd place in Qualifying Round 1 (6 points) - 20062006 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:...
- 4th place (10 points)
Individual European Championship
Individual Speedway European Championship
The 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 ....
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Individual U-19 European Championship
Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The Individual Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Championship History:...
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- 2004 - 8th place (6 points)
European Pairs Championship
European Pairs Speedway Championship
The European Pairs Speedway Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 2004.-Team composition:...
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- 20042004 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2004 European Pairs Speedway Championship.- Terenzano :- Rivne :- Final :*Final*2004-09-12 Debreczyn*Referee:...
- track reserve in Semi-Final 1 - 20052005 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2005 European Pairs Speedway Championship.-Race format:-Slany :-Rivne :Semi-Final 2*May 8th, 2005*Matije Gubca Stadium Krško*Referee: ?*event was canceled-Final:...
- 5th place (7 points) - 20062006 European Pairs Speedway ChampionshipThe 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship.-Race format:-Rivne :-Lonigo :-Final:...
- 0 points in Semi-Final 2
European Club Champions' Cup
European Speedway Club Champions' Cup
The 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...
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- 20032003 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2003 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
- 3rd place in Group A (8 points) - 20042004 European Speedway Club Champions' CupThe 2004 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup.-Group A:-Final:...
- 3rd place in Group A (12 points)