Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (pronounced [ˈjarɔswaf ˈxampɛl] ; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He is a six times World Cup winner and earned 24 caps for the Poland national speedway team.[2]
 Hampel in 2014 | |
| Born | 17 April 1982 Łódź, Poland |
|---|---|
| Website | Official website |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2001–2002 | Piła |
| 2003–2006 | Wrocław |
| 2007–2012, 2018–2019 | Leszno |
| 2013–2017, 2024 | Zielona Góra |
| 2020–2023 | Lublin |
| Sweden | |
| 2002–2005 | Kaparna |
| 2006–2015, 2017–2020 | Vetlanda |
| 2021–2024 | Lejonen |
| Great Britain | |
| 2000–2003, 2008–2009 | Ipswich |
| Denmark | |
| 2004 | Outrup |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 33 |
| Starts | 96 |
| Finalist | 32 times |
| Winner | 6 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2010, 2013 | World Championship runner-up |
| 2011 | Polish Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | Speedway World Cup |
| 2023 | European Team champion |
| 2022, 2023 | Polish Champions |
| 2024 | Swedish champions |
Career
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He received his speedway license in 1998 with the Polish team Polonia Piła, although he first started racing on a mini-track in Pawłowice, close to the city of Leszno.[3]
In 1999, he won a bronze medal at the Individual U-19 European Championship as well as a bronze medal at the Individual U-21 World Championship in 2000 and a gold medal in 2003.
He started in the Speedway Grand Prix in 2000, and became a regular starter from 2004. In 2005 he won the Speedway World Cup with Poland, together with Tomasz Gollob, Piotr Protasiewicz, Grzegorz Walasek and Rune Holta; beating Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain in the final held at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. He has since won the world cup a further three times in 2007, 2009 and 2010 taking his number of world cup gold medals to four. In 2000, he began his British leagues career when he joined Ipswich Witches[4] and rode for them until mid-way through the 2009 season.[5]
Hampel won two silver medals at the Individual Polish Championships in 2000 and 2004, as well as three medals at the Junior Individual Polish Championships ( Gold in 2001, Silver in 2002, Bronze in 2000).
In 2010 and 2013, he became the World Championship runner-up, winning silver medals in the Speedway World Championships (Grand Prix Series), and in 2011, he won the bronze medal. He became the Polish Champion in 2011, after winning the Polish Individual Speedway Championship. He later won six Speedway World Cups with Poland during an eight year period. The wins came in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
In 2022, he helped Lublin win the 2022 Ekstraliga.[6]
In 2023, he was a member of the Polish team that won the European Team Speedway Championship.[7] In 2024, he helped Lejonen win the Elitserien during the 2024 Swedish speedway season.[8]
Awards
editFor his sport achievements, he received:
Bronze Cross of Merit in 2005;
Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.
Speedway Grand Prix results
edit| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27th | 7 | 12th | Wild Card Entry - European Grand Prix - Debut |
| 2001 | 25th | 7 | 11th | Wild Card Entry - Polish Grand Prix |
| 2002 | 30th | 6 | 17th | Wild Card Entries - Polish and European Grand Prix |
| 2003 | 25th | 13 | 6th | Wild Card Entry - Polish Grand Prix |
| 2004 | 8th | 81 | 2nd | First full Speedway Grand Prix season and placed second in Czech Republic Grand Prix |
| 2005 | 11th | 67 | 2nd | Second in British Grand Prix |
| 2006 | 9th | 91 | 3rd | Third in British Grand Prix |
| 2007 | 13th | 67 | 2nd | Second in Czech Republic Grand Prix |
| 2008 | 16th | 16 | 4th | Wild Card Entry - European Grand Prix |
| 2009 | 18th | 9 | 5th | Wild Card Entry - European Grand Prix |
| 2010 | 2nd | 137 | Winner | Won Denmark Grand Prix - First Grand Prix win |
| 2011 | 3rd | 123 | Winner | Won Scandinavian Grand Prix |
| 2012 | 14th | 58 | 2nd | Broke right fibula Denmark GP - Missed next four Grand Prix |
| 2013 | 2nd | 142 | Winner | Won New Zealand, Poland and Slovenian Grand Prix |
| 2014 | 8th | 98 | Winner | Won Scandinavian Grand Prix |
| 2015 | 16th | 31 | 2nd | Injured while 3rd in standings after three Grand Prix - Missed remainder of season |
References
edit- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 520. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Jarosław Hampel Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Hampel to ride at Coventry". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "2022 results". PGE Ekstraliga. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "2023 European Team Speedway Championship FINAL". FIM. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "The Lions Swedish champions after 15 years of waiting: "So many failures"". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ speedwaygp.com