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Michael Härtel

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Michael Härtel
Born (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
Landshut, Germany
NationalityGerman
Websitemichael-haertel.de
Career history
Germany
2022Olching
2023Güstrow
Great Britain
2018Ipswich Witches
2020King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
2019German longtrack champion
Team honours
2023Bundesliga title

Michael Härtel (born 25 January 1998) is a German motorcycle rider. He competes in speedway, grasstrack and longtrack. He finished runner-up in the 2017 Longtrack World Championship.[1]

Career

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Härtel was born in Landshut, Germany and was the German Under 21 Champion on three occasions, in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He also started his longtrack career in 2015, competing in the World Longtrack Championship. In his first appearance he came third and his second saw his win a Vechta.

In 2017, Härtel became a full competitor in the championship and took second overall. During the campaign he was third at Herxheim am Berg and Morizès, runner-up at La Réole and winner at Mühldorf. Also during 2017, he represented the German Under 21 team and has helped them to the 2017 European Championship finals in Poland.[2] In 2018, he rode for Ipswich Witches but missed the second part of the season after breaking his arm riding longtrack.[3]

In 2020, he was brought back into the British leagues by King's Lynn Stars,[4]

In 2023, he helped MC Güstrow win the Budesliga title.[5]

Results

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  • 2014 N/S Reserve
  • 2015 - 2 apps (9th) 36pts
  • 2016 - 1 apps (18th) 7pts
  • 2017 - 5 apps (Runner-up) 101pts

Best Grand-Prix Results

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Team Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael Hartel". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "SEC - Speedway Euro Championship". speedwayeuro.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ipswich Witches sign Jonas Jeppesen as replacement for injured Hartel". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "King's Lynn Stars complete 2020 Premiership team by bringing in German youngster". Lynn News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Germany Speedway 2023 Bundesliga". Bahnsport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.