Max Dilger
 Dilger in 2009 AC Landshut colours | |
| Born | 14 July 1989 Lahr, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Career history | |
| Germany | |
| 2003–2006 | Diedenbergen |
| 2007 | Wolfslake |
| 2007 | Pfaffenhofen |
| 2008 | Neuenknick |
| 2009–2011 | Landshut |
| 2012 | Brokstedt |
| 2021 | Wittstock |
| 2022 | Berghaupten |
| Poland | |
| 2006 | Miskolc |
| 2007–2008 | Łódź |
| 2009–2010 | Opole |
| 2010–2012, 2019, 2022 | Piła |
| 2013 | Krosno |
| 2020 | Rawicz |
| Great Britain | |
| 2009–2010 | Edinburgh |
| 2012–2013 | Redcar |
| 2014 | Peterborough |
| Sweden | |
| 2023 | Dackarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2021 | German longtrack champion |
| 2011 | Belgian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2022 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
| 2019 | World Longtrack Team silver |
Max Dilger (born 14 July 1989)[1] is a motorcycle speedway and longtrack speedway rider from Germany. He earned 3 international caps for the German national speedway team.[2][3]
Career[edit]
In 2006, Dilger started racing in Poland and rode for the Hungarian team Speedway Miskolc during the 2006 Polish speedway season. He would then spend two seasons with Łódź.[3]
In 2008, Dilger won the German Junior Championship and was nominated as a track reserve at 2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, but was replaced by Kevin Wölbert.
He started racing in the British leagues during the 2009 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Edinburgh Monarchs.[4] Also in 2009, Dilger rode for Kolejarz Opole in the Polish Speedway Second League. He would stay with both the Scottish club and Opole in 2010.
He then joined Polonia Piła in Poland for 2011 and 2012 and returned to British speedway with the Redcar Bears in 2012.
After the 2014 season with Peterborough Panthers he left conventional speedway to concentrate on longtrack and was very successful reaching several World Longtrack Series finals.
In 2019, he was part of the German team, along with Lukas Fienhage and Martin Smolinski, that won the silver medal at the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[5]
He also returned to league speedway in 2019, re-joining Polonia Piła and after two more seasons, once again joined Piła for the 2022 Polish speedway season. In 2022, he was part of the German team, along with Erik Riss and Lukas Fienhage that won the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship.[6]
He was on Dackarna's roster for the 2023 Swedish speedway season.
Results[edit]
Speedway[edit]
World Championships[edit]
European Championships[edit]
- Individual European Championship
- 2009 - 8th placed in the Semi-Final One
- European Pairs Championship
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- 2008 - 13th placed in the Semi-Final Three
- Team U-19 European Championship
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 2007 - 4th placed in the Semi-Final One for MC Pfaffenhofen
Longtrack[edit]
World Longtrack Championship[edit]
| Year | GP | Points | Pos | GP Wins | GP Podiums |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Grasstrack[edit]
European Championship[edit]
| Year | Venue | Points | Pos |
| 2017 |  Hertigan |
NRS | 0 |
| 2018 |  Tayac |
9 | 8 |
| 2019 | Bad Hersfeld |
1 | 19 |
| 2020 | Tayac |
12 | 5 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2009, pages 54-55, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Max Dilger Niemcy". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Max Dilger". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "2022 RESULTS Herxheim – Long Track of Nations". FIM. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- German speedway riders
- Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders
- People from Lahr
- Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)
- German expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- German expatriate sportspeople in Sweden