1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship

World Under-21 Championship
World Under-21 Championship
	Jesper B. Jensen in action
Venue	Mšeno Speedway Stadium
Location	Mšeno, Czech Republic
Start date	2 August 1997
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The 1997 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was won by Jesper B. Jensen of Denmark and he also gained qualification to 1998 Speedway Grand Prix.^[4]^[5]^[6]

World final

2 August 1997
Mšeno Speedway Stadium, Mšeno

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21
	(1) Jesper B. Jensen	14	3				2				3				3				3				14	1
	(13) Rafał Dobrucki	11				3	3							E		2					3		11	2	3
	(15) Scott Nicholls	11				1			3			2						3	2				11	3	2
4	(9) Roman Povazhny	10			3		1						2					2		2			10	4
5	(5) Charlie Gjedde	9		0			0					3					3					3	9	5
6	(16) Rafał Kowalski	9				E				3	1						2			3			9	6
7	(8) Andreas Jonsson	8		3						1			3			T			1				8	7
8	(2) Michal Makovský	8	1					2				1				3				1			8	8
9	(12) Marián Jirout	8			2					2		0			2						2		8	9
10	(14) Grzegorz Walasek	7				2		3					F/-		1							1	7	10
11	(3) Nicki Pedersen	6	2						2				1				1				X		6	11
12	(10) Tomasz Cieślewicz	5			1			1						3			E		0				5	12
13	(6) Paweł Staszek	5		1				0			2							1			1		5	13
14	(11) Emil Lindqvist	4			0				1		0					1						2	4	14
15	(4) Paweł Łęcki	2	F							X				2				0				0	2	15
16	(7) Stefan Bachhuber	2		2					0					E	0					0			2	16
R1	(R1) Kristian Andersen	1											1										1	R1
R2	(R2) Bartłomiej Bardecki	0														X							0	R2
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside	gate B	gate C	gate D - outside

References

^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "World Under 21 Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "1997". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Jensen just sensational". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[1] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[2] "World Under 21 Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[3] "1997". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[4] "Jensen just sensational". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "World U21 winners". Speedweek. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

[6] "Speedway Junioren Weltmeisterschaft (U-21)". Speedway Yesterday. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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