Lars Gunnestad
Lars Gunnestad and Rinat Mardanshin. Polish league. 1992
Lars GunnestadBorn |
(1971-02-18) 18 February 1971 Drammen, Norway |
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Nationality |
Norway |
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Current club information |
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Career status |
Retired |
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Career history |
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Great Britain |
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1991 |
Sheffield Tigers |
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1993–1998, 2000–2002 |
Poole Pirates |
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Poland |
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1991–1992 |
Morawski Zielona Góra |
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1993 |
Polonia Bydgoszcz |
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2000–2001 |
RKM Rybnik |
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2003 |
KM Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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Norway |
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1991, 1999 |
NMK Drammen |
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Sweden |
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1987 |
Piraterna |
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1988–2004 |
Indianerna |
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2005 |
Valsarna |
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Individual honours |
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1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 |
Norwegian Champion |
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Team honours |
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1990, 1991 |
Elitserien Champion |
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1994 |
British League Champion |
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2002 |
Craven Shield Winner |
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Lars Gunnestad (born 18 February 1971 in Drammen, Norway)[1] is a former Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. He won the Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship a record ten times.
His son, Lars Daniel, is speedway rider also.[2] Lars Daniel finished fifth in the 2009 Norwegian Championship.[3]
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 Sheffield in 1991, who competed in the British League Division Two. Gunnestad missed the British speedway season in 1992, but returned in 1993 when he was signed by British League team the Poole Pirates with whom he would spend this rest of his British career. Gunnestad became a popular rider at Poole and eventually received a testimonial meeting there in 2001.[4] 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 |
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2002 SGP |
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw |
1 (4) | Hamar | 13 | 6 | (3,2)(0,1) |
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2003 SGP |
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw |
1 (5) | Hamar | 18 | 4 | (0,2,1) |
23 |
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permanent speedway rider |
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wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
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rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
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