Jörg Pingel | |
Nationality: | German |
Birth Place: | Elmshorn, Germany |
Career1: | Germany |
Years2: | 1988–1992, 1999–2001 |
Career2: | Brokstedt |
Years3: | 1997–1998, 2002–2005 |
Career3: | Güstrow |
Years4: | 2004 |
Career4: | Diedenbergen |
Years5: | 2006 |
Career5: | Teterow |
Career6: | Great Britain |
Years7: | 1996 |
Career7: | Reading Racers |
Years8: | 1997–1998, 2000 |
Career8: | Berwick Bandits |
Career9: | Denmark |
Years10: | 2002–2004 |
Career10: | Kronjylland |
Indivyear1: | 1992, 2005 |
Indivhonour1: | German Individual Championship bronze |
Jörg Pingel (born 2 October 1970) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Germany. He earned two international caps for the German national speedway team.[1] [2] [3]
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]