Kenneth Bjerre

Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 17 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.

Career Bjerre began his Polish league career in 2001 for Ostrów. Over the following decade he would become a heat leader for both Belle Vue Aces (2004 to 2006) and Peterborough Panthers (2007 to 2010).

In September 2008, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Bjerre won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2009 Grand Prix.

During the 2009 Grand Prix series, Bjerre finished in eighth place, which meant that he retained a permanent rider for the 2010 Grand Prix. His consistency resulted in a seventh place finish in both the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix and 2011 Speedway Grand Prix but he dropped out of the Grand Prix after a disappointing 2012 campaign.

Bjerre raced in the United Kingdom for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League.

In 2017, Bjerre raced for the Belle Vue and averaged 8.95. The following year, he appeared for Leicester Lions before going back to Belle Vue for the 2019 season, in which he became the champion of Denmark after winning the 2019 Danish Individual Speedway Championship.

Personal life His brother, Lasse Bjerre, is also a speedway rider.

Major results World individual Championship 2004 Speedway Grand Prix - =24th (13pts) 2005 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th (12pts) 2006 Speedway Grand Prix - =26th (1pt) 2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th (10pts) 2008 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th (11pts) 2009 Speedway Grand Prix - 8th (98pts) 2010 Speedway Grand Prix - 7th (106pts) (including winning the Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden) 2011 Speedway Grand Prix - 7th (101pts) 2012 Speedway Grand Prix - 16th (41pts) 2014 Speedway Grand Prix - 13th (79pts) 2017 Speedway Grand Prix - 23rd (7pts)

World team Championships 2004 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2005 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2007 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2008 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2009 Speedway World Cup - 6th 2010 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2011 Speedway World Cup - 4th 2013 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2015 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2016 Speedway World Cup - 5th 2017 Speedway World Cup - 8th 2018 Speedway of Nations - 5th

Speedway Grand Prix Year Position Points Best Finish Notes 2004 23rd 13 5th Wild Card Danish Grand Prix 2005 17th 12 7thRode in Sweden and Slovenia 2006 27th 1 1stOne ride as track reserve