Jiří Štancl

Jiří Štancl (born 18 November 1949) is a Czech former international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 39 international caps for the Czechoslovakia national speedway team.

Career Štancl was born on 18 November 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on nine occasions between 1971 and 1984, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles.

Štancl won the Czechoslovak National Championship twelve times, has appeared in the World Team Cup finals on seven occasions and in the Speedway World Pairs Championship finals seven times.

In 1974, Štancl represented his country in a test series against England. This was also the first time that he reached the world longtrack final. He would go on to compete in 12 consecutive finals.

Štancl won the famed Golden Helmet of Pardubice in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 and 1982 and was also twice runner-up at the World Longtrack Championships in 1983 and 1985.

In the British leagues, Štancl rode for the Coventry Bees and Reading Racers.

Family Štancl's son, George, is also a rider.

World Final appearances Individual Speedway World Championship 1971 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts 1976 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts 1977 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 14th - 3pts 1978 – London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 2pts 1980 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 5pts 1981 – London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 3pts 1982 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 9th - 7pts 1983 – Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 16th - 1pt 1984 – Gothenburg, Ullevi - 15th - 1pt

Speedway World Pairs Championship 1970 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Václav Verner) - 5th - 11pts (6) 1972 – Borås, Ryavallen (with Jan Holub I) - 6th - 12pts (7) 1973 – Borås, Ryavallen (with Petr Ondrašík) - 6th - 11pts (9) 1977 – Manchester, Hyde Road (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 17pts (11) 1978 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Jan Verner) - 4th - 18pts (9) 1982 – Sydney, Liverpool City Raceway (with Aleš Dryml) - 7th - 8pts (5) 1984 – Lonigo, Pista Speedway (with Aleš Dryml - 6th - 10pts (5)

Speedway World Team Cup 1970 – London, Wembley Stadium] (with Zdeněk Majstr / Václav Verner / Miloslav Verner / Jan Holub) - 4th - 3pts (0) 1977 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 3rd - 23pts (8) 1978 – Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Václav Verner / Jan Verner / Aleš Dryml) - 4th - 16+2pts (7+2) 1979 – London, White City Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner ) - 3rd - 19pts (6) 1980 – Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Zdeněk Kudrna / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 12pts (4) 1982 – London, White City Stadium (with Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Petr Ondrašík / Antonín Kasper Jr.) - 4th - 17pts (4) 1983 – Vojens, Speedway Center (with Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Antonín Kasper Jr. / Petr Ondrašík) - 4th - 3pts (2)

Individual Longtrack World Championship 1974 – Scheeßel - 11th - 9pts 1975 – Gornja Radgona - 11th - 9pts 1976 – Mariánské Lázně - 5th - 16pts 1977 – Aalborg - 4th - 15pts 1978 – Mühldorf - 9th - 11pts 1979 – Mariánské Lázně - 4th - 17pts 1980 – Scheeßel - 13th - 6pts 1981 – Gornja Radgona - 10th - 6pts 1982 – Esbjerg (Korskro) - 17th - 4pts 1983 – Mariánské Lázně - 2nd - 20pts 1984 – Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz - 8th - 9pts 1985 – Esbjerg (Korskro) - 2nd - 19pts