Jörg Pingel
Born2 October 1970 (1970-10-02) (age 53)
Elmshorn, Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
2001MSC Brokstedt
Great Britain
1996Reading Racers
1997–1998, 2000Berwick Bandits
Denmark
2002–2004Kronjylland
Individual honours
1992, 2005German Individual Championship bronze

Jörg Pingel (born 2 October 1970) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Germany.[1][2][3]

Career

Pingel came to prominence when winning the bronze medal at the 1992 German Individual Speedway Championship.[4]

He started racing in the British leagues during the 1996 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Reading Racers.[5]

In 1997, he joined Berwick Bandits for the 1997 Premier League speedway season and reached the final of the Fours Championship. His final season in Britain was with Berwick in 2000.[1] In 2005, he won his second bronze medal at the German Individual Championship.[4]

He represented the Germany national speedway team on two occasions.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jörg Pingel" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jorg Pingel. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  3. "Jörg Pingel Steckbrief". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1991-2013". Speedway History. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. "Jörg Pingel". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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