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]
| Born | 25 January 1998 Landshut, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Website | michael-haertel |
| Career history | |
| Germany | |
| 2022 | Olching |
| 2023 | Güstrow |
| Great Britain | |
| 2018 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2020 | King's Lynn Stars |
| Individual honours | |
| 2019 | German longtrack champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2023 | Bundesliga title |
Career
editHärtel 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
edit- 2014 N/S Reserve
- 2015 - 2 apps (9th) 36pts
- 2016 - 1 apps (18th) 7pts
- 2017 - 5 apps (Runner-up) 101pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
edit
Herxheim am Berg Third 2015 & 2017
La Réole Second 2017- Morizès Third 2017
- Mühldorf First 2017
- Vechta First 2015
Team Championship
edit- 2015 Mühldorf (Runners-up) 44pts (Rode with Jorg Tebbe, Stephan Katt, Erik Riss)
- 2016
Mariánské Lázně (Runners-up) 44pts (Rode with Martin Smolinski, Jorg Tebbe, Stephan Katt)
References
edit- ^ "Michael Hartel". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "SEC - Speedway Euro Championship". speedwayeuro.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Ipswich Witches sign Jonas Jeppesen as replacement for injured Hartel". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "King's Lynn Stars complete 2020 Premiership team by bringing in German youngster". Lynn News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Germany Speedway 2023 Bundesliga". Bahnsport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- "Michael Hartel Won The 250cc Gold Trophy - International World of Speedway - British Speedway Forum". speedway-forum.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- "Michael Hartel as a wild card in Gustrow". speedwayu21.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.