Lars Gunnestad
Ostrów | |
| Norway | |
|---|---|
| 1991, 1999 | NMK Drammen |
| Sweden | |
| 1987 | Piraterna |
| 1988–2004 | Indianerna |
| 2005 | Valsarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 | Norwegian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1990, 1991 | Craven Shield Winner |
Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February
Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship
a record ten times.
Family
His sons,
Norwegian Championship and Thomas won the 2012 Norwegian Championship.[4]
Career summary
Gunnestad first came to prominence in 1988, when he won his first Norwegian title at the age of 17. His first British club was
British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career.[5]
Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001.[6] He appeared in five Speedway Grand Prix meetings as a wild card.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| 1995 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (1) |  Vojens |
11 | 9 | (1,1,1,2,1) +1C | 13 |
| 1998 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (2) | Vojens |
18 | 4 | (0,3,1) | 24 |
| 2 (3) |  Linköping |
24 | 1 | (0,X) | 24 |
| 2002 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (4) |  Hamar |
13 | 6 | (3,2)(0,1) | 23 |
| 2003 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (5) | Hamar |
18 | 4 | (0,2,1) | 23 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
World Longtrack Championship
- 1994 Semi-final
- 1995 Semi-final
- 1996 -
Herxheim (18th) 3pts
See also
References
- ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ "GUNNESTAD: FOREVER A PIRATE". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Norwegia powalczy o DPŚ" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Rune Sola mistrzem Norwegii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ISBN 0-7524-3257-5.