Petteri Silván
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Petteri Silván (born 21 October 1972) is a Finnish enduro rider and a five-time World Enduro Champion (including the overall world championship title in 1999). He is also a four-time winner of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland.
Silván won the Finnish rounds of the World Enduro Championship in 1991, which earned him a factory team contract with Husqvarna for the following season. Riding in the 125 cc world championship for Husqvarna, he finished runner-up to Paul Edmondson in 1994 and then won his first world title in 1995. After an injury-filled 1996 season, Silván switched to Gas Gas and the 250 cc class, and won his second title in 1999. In 2000, he returned to Husqvarna and the smaller class, finishing second to KTM's dominant Juha Salminen who won all ten rounds of the season. In the following years, he won his third and fourth world championship titles with Husqvarna before moving to KTM. Silván retired from the World Enduro Championship after the 2005 season, and has since competed in the Finnish national championship. He was named a FIM Enduro Legend by Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme in 2022.[1]
Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Class | Team | Wins | Final placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Suzuki | 2 | 11th |
| 1992 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 1 | 6th |
| 1993 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 1 | 8th |
| 1994 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 3 | 2nd |
| 1995 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 5 | 1st |
| 1996 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 3 | 5th |
| 1997 | World Enduro Championship | 250 cc | Gas Gas | 2 | 3rd |
| 1998 | World Enduro Championship | 250 cc | Gas Gas | 2 | 6th |
| 1999 | World Enduro Championship | 250 cc | Gas Gas | 5 | 1st |
| 2000 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 0 | 2nd |
| 2001 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 7 | 1st |
| 2002 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | Husqvarna | 5 | 1st |
| 2003 | World Enduro Championship | 125 cc | KTM | 4 | 2nd |
| 2004 | World Enduro Championship | E1 | KTM | 2 | 4th |
| 2005 | World Enduro Championship | E1 | KTM | 2 | 8th |
| 2006 | Finnish Enduro Championship | 175 cc | KTM | 2 | 2nd |
| 2007 | Finnish Enduro Championship | 4-stroke | Suzuki | 1 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Finnish Enduro Championship | 250 cc | Suzuki | 3 | 1st |
ISDE
[edit]| Season | Class | Team | Final placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Junior Trophy | Finland | 8th |
| 1994 | World Trophy | Finland | 5th |
| 1995 | World Trophy | Finland | 3rd |
| 1996 | World Trophy | Finland | 1st |
| 1997 | World Trophy | Finland | 2nd |
| 1998 | World Trophy | Finland | 1st |
| 2000 | World Trophy | Finland | 18th |
| 2001 | World Trophy | Finland | 16th |
| 2002 | World Trophy | Finland | 1st |
| 2004 | World Trophy | Finland | 1st |
| 2005 | World Trophy | Finland | 2nd |
References
[edit]- ^ "Petteri Silvánin, 50, sähköpostiin kilahti viesti, jota moni ei ole saanut – "Neljä kertaa ensin itse sitä tavasin"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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