Karol Ząbik
 | |
| Born | April 29, 1987 Toruń, Poland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Career history | |
| Poland | |
| 2003–2008, 2011–2014 | Toruń |
| 2009 | Ostrów |
| Great Britain | |
| 2006, 2008–2009 | Peterborough |
| 2008 | Poole |
| Sweden | |
| 2007 | Rospiggarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2004–2007 | Brovst |
| Individual honours | |
| 2006 | World Under-21 Champion |
| 2005 | European Under-19 Champion |
| 2006 | Polish Under-21 Champion |
| 2006 | Silver Helmet Winner |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Under-21 World Cup |
| 2004, 2005 | Polish Under-21 Team Champion |
Karol Ząbik (born October 25, 1986, in Toruń, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1] He was the 2006 U21 World champion.[2]
Career
[edit]
In 2006, Ząbik won the Under-21 World Championship, which was held at the Pista Olimpia Terenzano in Italy.[3][4]
He has also won European and Polish Under-21 titles and has ridden for the Polish national junior team.
Ząbik raced in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2008, riding for Peterborough Panthers and Poole Pirates.[5][6][7] He was replaced in the Peterborough team by Dane René Bach, at the start of the 2009 season.[8]
Family
[edit]His father, Jan Ząbik was also a speedway rider, and is now the team manager of Polish speedway club KS Toruń.
Results
[edit]Speedway Grand Prix
[edit]| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 /9 |  Polish SGP
|
18 | - | - | 18 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 /10 | Polish SGP
|
18 | - | - | 18 |
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
- 2005 - World Champion (3 points)
- 2006 - World Champion (13 points)
- 2007 - World Champion (10 points)
- 2004 - Silver medal (12+3 points)
- 2005 - European Champion
- 2003 - 14th place (2 points; as track reserve)
- 2004 - 12th in Semi-Final A
- 2005 - Bronze medal (10+3 points)
- 2006 - Polish Champion (14 points)
- 2007 - Silver medal
- 2003 - 3rd in Semi-Final C
- 2004 - Bronze medal (7 points)
- 2005 - 4th place (8 points)
- 2006 - 6th place (but he rode in Semi-Final A only)
- 2003 - Silver medal with KS Toruń
- 2004 - 4 place with KS Toruń
- 2005 - 4 place with KS Toruń
- 2006 - 7 place with KS Toruń
- 2003 - 2nd in Qualification Group A
- 2004 - Polish Champion (13 points)
- 2005 - Polish Champion (8 points)
- 2006 - 4th in Qualification Group D
- 2007 - Qualification Group A (last round September 15)
- 2007 - 13th place (4 points)
Silver Helmet (U-21)
[edit]- 2004 - 6th place (9 points)
- 2005 - injury (3rd in Semi-Final B, promotion to Final)
- 2006 - Gold medal (15 points)
- 2007 - Semi-Finals will be on September 4
Bronze Helmet (U-19)
[edit]- 2003 - injury (2nd in Semi-Final A, promotion to Final)
- 2004 - 16th place (0 points in 2 heats; two fells)
References
[edit]- ^ "Karol Ząbik Polska". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Zabik set for Poole return". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Karol Zabik". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Danish teen to replace Zabik". Daily Express. Retrieved 13 September 2024.