Krzysztof Kasprzak

Krzysztof Kasprzak (; born 18 July 1984 in Leszno, Poland) is a Polish international motorcycle speedway rider, who became World Under-21 Champion in 2005 and won the silver medal during the 2014 Speedway Grand Prix. He also won five World team titles and He earned 13 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.

Career Kasprzak became the European Champion in 2003 after winning the 2003 Individual Speedway European Championship. He also made his British speedway debut after joining Poole Pirates and won the Polish pairs championship. The following year in 2004, he broke into the Poland team, representing them in the 2004 Speedway World Cup and finished runenr-up in the Polish U21 championships. Kasprzak and Tomáš Suchánek both finished on 8 points after three rides and Kasprzak was declared the winner after coin flipping.

Kasprzak had been a wild card rider in four Speedway Grand Prix, in 2004 and 2007 at Bydgoszcz and in 2005 and 2006 at Wrocław and then became a permanent rider for the 2008 series after being awarded a wild card place. His second place in the 2007 Polish Grand Prix was one of the reasons he was given the chance.

In 2007, Kasprzak rode for Lakeside Hammers during the 2007 Elite League speedway season but the season highlight was winning his first major team honour as Poland won the 2007 Speedway World Cup. He top scored during the event with 14 points.

After joining Belle Vue Aces for the 2009 Elite League speedway season, Kasprzak top scored for the Manchester club and then won his second world team title, when Poland won the 2009 Speedway World Cup. The following season he was instrumental in helping Coventry Bees win the Elite League title during the 2010 Elite League speedway season. In 2011, he won his third world team title after winning the 2011 Speedway World Cup. He also joined Birmingham Brummies for the 2011 season.

In September 2012, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification, Kasprzak won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2013 Grand Prix.

During the 2012 Elite League speedway season, Kasprzak helped Poole Pirates win the Knockout Cup and Elite Shield. In 2013, he returned to Coventry Bees for the 2013 season before leaving British Speedway for two years, while he competed in the 2014 and 2015 Grand Prix series. He won a fourth world team title in 2013 and then in 2014, he achieved his greatest success when finishing runner-up to Greg Hancock in the World Championship. The 2014 feat included three grand prix wins (European, Latvian and, Polish).

In 2016, Kasprzak returned to the Bees team for the third time, for the 2016 Elite League campaign and finished with a respectable 7.91 average. During 2016 he won his fifth world team title after winning the 2016 Speedway World Cup. In 2017, he was released by Poole after poor form and joined the Rye House Rockets for the SGB Premiership 2017 and SGB Premiership 2018 seasons.

In 2023, Kasprzak returned to British speedway after signing for King's Lynn Stars for the SGB Premiership 2023 but poor form saw him replaced by Artem Laguta.

Family Kasprzak is a son of former Polish national speedway team member Zenon Kasprzak. His brother Robert is also a speedway rider.

Major results World individual Championship 2004 Speedway Grand Prix - 34th 2005 Speedway Grand Prix - 22nd 2006 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th 2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th 2008 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th 2012 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th 2013 Speedway Grand Prix - 10th 2014 Speedway Grand Prix - 2nd including (European, Latvian and, Polish) grand prix wins 2015 Speedway Grand Prix - 15th 2016 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th 2017 Speedway Grand Prix - 24th 2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 16th

World team Championships 2004 Speedway World Cup - 4th 2006 Speedway World Cup - 5th 2007 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2009 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2011 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2013 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2014 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2016 Speedway World Cup - Winner

Speedway Grand Prix results