Lars Gunnestad
| Born |
February 18, 1971 Drammen, Norway |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Norway |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
1991 1993–1998, 2000–2002 1991–1992 1993 2000–2001 2003 1991, 1999 1987 1988–2004 2005 |
Great Britain Sheffield Tigers Poole Pirates Poland Morawski Zielona Góra Polonia Bydgoszcz RKM Rybnik KM Ostrów Wielkopolski Norway NMK Drammen Sweden Piraterna Indianerna Valsarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 | Norwegian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1990, 1991 1994 2002 |
Elitserien Champion British League Champion Craven Shield Winner |
Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway)[1] is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times.
His son, Lars Daniel, is speedway rider also.[2] Lars Daniel finished fifth in the 2009 Norwegian Championship.[3]
Career summary
Gunnestad first came to prominence in 1988 when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992, but returned in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001.[4] He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| 1995 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (1) |  Vojens | 11 | 9 | (1,1,1,2,1) +1C | 13 |
| 1998 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (2) | Vojens | 18 | 4 | (0,3,1) | 24 |
| 2 (3) |  Linköping | 24 | 1 | (0,X) | 24 |
| 2002 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (4) | Hamar | 13 | 6 | (3,2)(0,1) | 23 |
| 2003 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (5) | Hamar | 18 | 4 | (0,2,1) | 23 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
See also
References
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ↑ "Norwegia powalczy o DPŚ" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ "Rune Sola mistrzem Norwegii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ Robert Bamford, Glynn Shailes (2004). 50 Poole Pirates Greats. Tempus Publishing. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-7524-3257-5.