Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia.[1][2]
| Born | 2 January 2003 (age 21) Riga, Latvia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2020 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils |
| 2022 | Poznań |
| 2023–2024 | Wrocław |
| Sweden | |
| 2021–2022 | Masarna |
| 2023 | Lejonen |
| 2024 | Vargarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2022–2023 | Grindsted |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 2 |
| Finalist | 0 times |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2021 | European Junior Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | World U23 Team bronze |
Speedway career
editGusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country.[3] During the same year, Gusts, riding with riding partners Ernests Matjusonoks and Ričards Ansviesulis, won the European U19 pairs title.[4]
In 2021, Gusts helped the Latvia national speedway team qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway).[5][6] He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship[7] He signed for Masarna for the 2021 and 2022 Swedish speedway seaasons.[8]
In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[9] and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga.[10] In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.[11][12]
In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship).[13]
Major results
editWorld individual Championship
edit- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - =24th
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 29th
World team Championships
edit- 2021 Speedway of Nations - 6th
References
edit- ^ "Rider profile". Speedway U21. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Francis Gusts". ElitSpeedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "European U19 Final (Riga) 07/08/2021". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Eiropas Spīdveja Čempionāta (junioriem) Fināls pāriem". Aula.lv. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Speedway of Nations". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "DOYLE'S AUSSIE PRIDE". SGP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Daugavpils will host two international sports events – semi-finals of the Speedway of Nations". Visit Daugavpils. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "För Francis är studierna lika viktiga som speedway: "Gäller att ha en plan"". Avesta Tidning. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "World Under 21 SGP2". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Liga 2 results". Flash Score. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Speedway of Nations u21: złoto dla biało-czerwonych!". Poinformowani. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "POLES PICK UP RECORD 16TH WORLD UNDER-21 TEAM TITLE AT DeWALT FIM SON2 IN RIGA". FIM. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM. Retrieved 9 June 2024.