Kai Laukkanen Explained

Kaj Laukkanen
Nationality:Finnish
Birth Date:8 April 1975
Career1:Poland
Years2:1999–2000
Career2:Piła
Years3:2001, 2003
Career3:Gdańsk
Years4:2002, 2007
Career4:Gniezno
Years5:2006
Career5:Zielona Góra
Years6:2008
Career6:Lublin
Career7:Great Britain
Years8:1996
Career8:Long Eaton
Years9:1998
Career9:Glasgow
Years10:1999–2002, 2004
Career10:Belle Vue
Years11:2003
Career11:Oxford
Career12:Denmark
Years13:2001–2005
Career13:Outrup
Years14:2007
Career14:Fjelsted
Years15:2008
Career15:Grindsted
Career16:Sweden
Years17:2002
Career17:Indianerna
Indivyear1:2001
Indivhonour1:Intercontinental Champion
Indivyear2:1997, 1999, 2000
2001, 2002, 2003
2004, 2006
Indivhonour2:Finland National Champion

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]

Career

Laukkanen 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

World Championships

European Championships

See also

Notes and References

  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, page 32-33,
  2. http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/ speedwaygp.republika.pl
  3. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 21 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 5 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Individual Finnish Championship . Historia Sportu Zuzlowego . 12 January 2023.
  6. News: More to watch Racers . Reading Evening Post . 22 February 1996 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 25 August 2024.
  7. News: Life of Brian suffers as doomed Dane crocked again . Heartland Evening News . 13 August 1999 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 25 August 2024.