Kai Pekka Laukkanen (born 8 April 1975)[1][2] is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider.[3] He earned 15 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[4]
| Born | 8 April 1975 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 1999–2000 | Piła |
| 2001, 2003 | Gdańsk |
| 2002, 2007 | Gniezno |
| 2006 | Zielona Góra |
| 2008 | Lublin |
| Great Britain | |
| 1996 | Long Eaton |
| 1998 | Glasgow |
| 1999–2002, 2004 | Belle Vue |
| 2003 | Oxford |
| Denmark | |
| 2001–2005 | Outrup |
| 2007 | Fjelsted |
| 2008 | Grindsted |
| Sweden | |
| 2002 | Indianerna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2001 | Intercontinental Champion |
| 1997, 1999, 2000 2001, 2002, 2003 2004, 2006 | Finland National Champion |
Career
editLaukkanen won the final running of the Intercontinental Final in 2001. He rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in 2005 Individual Speedway European Championship.
He is an eight times national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.[5]
In the British leagues, he started his career with Long Eaton in 1995 but was loaned to Oxford in February 1996.[6] He joined Belle Vue Aces in 1999.[7]
Major results
editWorld Championships
edit- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- Individual U-21 World Championship
European Championships
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, page 32-33, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "More to watch Racers". Reading Evening Post. 22 February 1996. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Life of Brian suffers as doomed Dane crocked again". Heartland Evening News. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.