Martin Vaculík
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Born | 5 April 1990 |
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Nationality | Slovakian |
Current club information | |
Czech league | Speedway Club Žarnovica |
Polish league | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
Career history | |
2006-2007 | Krosno (POL) |
2008 | Rzeszów (POL) |
2009 | Gdańsk (POL) |
2015 | Hallstavik (SWE) |
2016 | Toruń (POL) |
2017–2018 | Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) |
2018 | Leicester (UK) |
2019–2020 | Zielona Góra (POL) |
2021 | Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) |
Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
SGP Number | 54 |
Starts | 48 |
Podiums | 7 (3-4-0) |
Finalist | 10 time |
Winner | 3 times |
Individual honours | |
2013 | European Champion |
Martin Vaculík (born 5 April 1990)[1] is a Slovak motorcycle speedway rider who is riding for the Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga.
Career
On the 6 May 2008, Vaculík gained a Polish speedway licence (Licencja "Ż") at Toruń.[2] and from 4 June 2008 he has taken part in the Polish Championships as a Polish domestic rider.[3]
In 2012, Vaculik won his first ever Grand Prix as part of the 2012 World Championship, he won the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland in Gorzów. The following year he won the 2013 Speedway European Championship. After missing the World Championship from 2014 until 2016 he returned in 2017 and won the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia. He won his third Grand Prix during the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix series when winning the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II. In 2019 he rode strongly and finished in 5th place in the World Championship but suffered several injuries that affected his 2020 and 2021 performances.
Vaculík finished in 9th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 91 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix, which included winning the Czech Republic and Toruń Grand Prix. He was selected as a full time rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[4]
Major results
World individual Championship
- 2012 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th (including Gorzów grand prix win)
- 2013 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th
- 2017 Speedway Grand Prix - 9th (including Slovenian grand prix win)
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 13th (including Gorzów grand prix win)
- 2019 Speedway Grand Prix - 5th
- 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 9th
- 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 9th (including Czech Republic & Toruń grand prix wins)
World junior Championships
European Championships
- Speedway European Championship
- 2013 - European Champion
- Individual European Championship
- 2008 - withdrew from the Qualifying Round 3
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2007 -
Częstochowa - 6th place (10 pts + 4th in Rune-Off)
- 2009 -
Tarnów - 3rd place (13 pts + 2nd in Run-Off)
- 2007 -
Speedway World Championships Results
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Heats | Heat Wins | GP Finals | GP Wins | Position | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | NZL DNS |
EUR DNS |
CZE DNS |
SWE DNS |
DEN DNS |
POL 20 |
CRO 8 |
ITA 14 |
GBR 7 |
SCN 6 |
NOR DNS |
PL2 12 |
35 | 12 34.3% |
2 | 1 | 11th | 67 |
2013 | NZL 5 |
EUR 4 |
SWE 3 |
CZE 6 |
GBR 11 |
POL 4 |
DEN 6 |
ITA 5 |
LAT 7 |
SLO 5 |
SCA 0 |
PL2 6 |
58 | 8 13.8% |
0 | 0 | 14th | 62 |
2017 | SVN 16 |
POL 10 |
LAT 8 |
CZE 10 |
DEN 1 |
GBR 4 |
SWE 10 |
PL2 7 |
GER 14 |
SCA 5 |
PL3 5 |
AUS 9 |
69 | 13 18.8% |
3 | 1 | 9th | 99 |
2018 | POL DNS |
CZE DNS |
DEN 3 |
SWE 1 |
GBR 3 |
SCA 10 |
PL2 18 |
SVN 9 |
GER 0 |
PL3 8 |
41 | 11 26.8% |
2 | 1 | 13th | 52 | ||
2019 | POL 7 |
SVN 17 |
CZE 4 |
SWE 16 |
PL2 15 |
SCA 9 |
GER 4 |
DEN 7 |
GBR 9 |
PL3 7 |
59 | 17 28.8% |
3 | 0 | 5th | 95 | ||
2020 | POL 9 |
PL2 3 |
PL3 12 |
PL4 11 |
CZE 16 |
CZ2 12 |
PL5 10 |
PL6 5 |
47 | 12 25.5% |
1 | 0 | 9th | 78 |
Speedway European Championship Results
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Heats | Heat Wins | GP Finals | GP Wins | Position | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | POL 9 |
RUS 10 |
CRO 10 |
PL2 18 |
22 | 14 63.6% |
2 | 1 | 1st | 47 |
2014 | GER 7 |
RUS 14 |
DEN 12 |
POL 8 |
22 | 7 31.8% |
2 | 0 | 4th | 41 |
2015 | POL 4 |
GER 11 |
SWE 8 |
PL2 9 |
20 | 4 20.0% |
0 | 0 | 5th | 33 |
2016 | GER 12 |
LAT 4 |
RUS 5 |
POL 0 |
17 | 3 17.6% |
1 | 1 | 12th | 24 |
See also
References
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 26-27, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Po egzaminie w Toruniu: Vaculik i Ksiezak z licencjami Ż?" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Komunikat Nr 21/2008 - Główna Komisja Sportu Żużlowego" (PDF) (in Polish). PZM.pl. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 5 October 2022.