Franz Leitner
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Franz Leitner is a former Austria
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rider who rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria
. He is a only Austrian who rode in Speedway Grand Prix
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria
1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria
The 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria was the second race of the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 17 June in the ÖAMTC Zweigverein Stadium in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.- Starting positions draw :...
. He is a only Austrian who rode in Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
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Speedway Grand Prix results
World Championships
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand PrixSpeedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
)- 19951995 Speedway Grand PrixThe 1995 Speedway Grand Prix season was the first season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion. Grand Prix series was won by Hans Nielsen; it was his fourth World Champion title.- Event format :...
- 23rd place (6 points in one event)
- 1995
- Team World Championships (Speedway World Team CupSpeedway World Team CupThe Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
and Speedway World CupSpeedway World CupThe Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
)- 19941994 Speedway World Team Cup-Group C - Venue : Lubljana, Slovenia:Slovenia and Latvia to Group B-Group B - Venue : Lonigo, Italy:Norway and Italy to Group A.-Group A - Venue : Wrocław, Poland:Australia and Poland to Final.-Venue : Broksted, Germany:...
- 4th place in Group B
- 1994