Christian Hefenbrock
Born (1985-05-15) May 15, 1985
Kyritz, Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
2003-2005Landshut Devils
2006Teterow
Poland
2007Częstochowa
2008Bydgoszcz
2009Daugavpils
Great Britain
2006, 2008Wolverhampton
2007Lakeside
2010Somerset
Sweden
2006Luxo Stars
2007Dackarna
Denmark
2002Kronjylland
2004–2005Fredericia
2007Holsted
Individual honours
2006German Champion
2001, 2005German Under-21 Champion

Christian Hefenbrock born (15 May 1985 in Kyritz, Germany) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Germany.[1][2]

Career

He first rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League in 2006.[3] It was in 2006 that he became the German champion after winning the German Individual Speedway Championship.[4]

Hefenbrock (left) racing for Lakeside in 2007

In 2007, he was signed by the Lakeside Hammers but was replaced mid season when one of their own assets was made available.[5]

He has represented the Germany team in the Speedway World Cup in every tournament from 2003 until 2007. Also in 2007 he was awarded the wild card place for the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, winning his opening ride.

Speedway Grand Prix

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
11 /11 Germany German SGP 14 4 (3,0,0,1,0) 2
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career honours

Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):

  • 2007 - 27th place (4 points in 1 event)

Individual U-21 World Championship:

  • 2004 - 15th place (2 points)
  • 2005 - 13th place (3 points)
  • 2006 - 3rd place (12+2 points)

Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):

  • 2003 - 10th place ( points in Event 1)
  • 2004 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (9 points)
  • 2005 - 8th place (0 points in Event 2)
  • 2006 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (12 points)
  • 2007 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (9 points)
  • 2008 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (12 points)
  • 2009 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 1 (11 points)

Team U-21 World Championship:

  • 2005 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 1 (6 points)
  • 2006 - 4th place (10 points)

Individual European Championship:

  • 2006 - 3rd place (12 points)
  • 2007 - 8th place (9 points)

Individual U-19 European Championship:

  • 2004 - 8th place (6 points)

European Pairs Championship:

  • 2004 - track reserve in Semi-Final 1
  • 2005 - 5th place (7 points)
  • 2006 - 0 points in Semi-Final 2

European Club Champions' Cup:

  • 2003 - 3rd place in Group A (8 points)
  • 2004 - 3rd place in Group A (12 points)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hefenbrock, Christian". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Christian Hefenbrock". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
  4. ↑ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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