Hans Andersen (speedway rider)

Hans Nørgaard Andersen (born 3 November 1980, in Odense, Denmark)[2] is a motorcycle speedway rider who captained the Denmark speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.

Hans Nørgaard Andersen
Born (1980-11-03) 3 November 1980
Odense, Denmark
Nationality Denmark
Websitewww.hans-andersen.com
Current club information
British leaguePeterborough Panthers
Career history
Great Britain
2001–2002, 2009, 2016–2017Poole Pirates
2003, 2006–2008, 2011, 2019–Peterborough Panthers
2004–2005Ipswich Witches
2008, 2011, 2014–2015Coventry Bees
2010Belle Vue Aces
2012–2013Swindon Robins
2018Leicester Lions
Poland
1999Gniezno
2000Opole
2001Gorzów Wlkp.
2003Lublin
2005–2007Wrocław
2008Toruń
2009Gdańsk
Sweden
1998Korpana
1999Team Svelux
2002–2006Luxo Stars
2006–2013, 2015, 2018Dackarna
Denmark
2018Region Varde
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number5
Starts53[1]
Podiums13 (4-6-3)
Finalist16 time
Winner4 times
Individual honours
2007Danish Champion
2004Scandinavian Grand Prix Winner
2006Danish Grand Prix Winner
2006Czech Grand Prix Winner
2008Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE)
Team honours
2006, 2008World Cup Winner
2006Elite League Champion
2001, 2002, 2008Craven Shield Winner
2008, 2009British Elite League Pairs Champion
2007Swedish Elitserien Champion
1997, 2000, 2005, 2018Danish League Champion
2002Italian League Champion
1999Swedish Allsvenskan Champion
Competition record
Representing  Denmark
Speedway World Cup
2006
2008
2002
2007
2010
2003
2004
2005
Golden Helmet
2006
2004
2012

Career summary

Despite being originally left out of the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix series, he replaced the retired Tony Rickardsson, eventually winning two Grand Prix meetings and finishing sixth in the final standings. He also became only the third rider to win a GP as a wild card.[3]

In 2007, Andersen became Danish National Champion for the first time. Andersen left his British club, Peterborough Panthers, mid-season in July 2008 after it emerged that the club had not paid him wages amounting to several thousand pounds.[4] Shortly afterwards he signed for Coventry Bees and teamed up with Chris Harris to win the Elite League Pairs Championship.[5] Andersen rode for the Poole Pirates in 2009, and moved on to join the Belle Vue Aces for the 2010 season. He returned to the Peterborough Panthers team towards the end of the 2011 season, replacing Nicki Pedersen. Andersen led Swindon Robins to Elite League glory in 2012, and on 28 January he eventually was able to ride for the Wiltshire side again in 2013 following a winter-long battle with parent club Peterborough.

In 2016, he signed for Poole Pirates, and he was with them again in 2017.[6] He was with Leicester Lions in 2018 before riding with Peterborough Panthers in 2019.[6]

Speedway Grand Prix results
Year Position Points Best Finish Notes
2002 40th 1 23rd 1 ride only as a wild card
2003 17th 41 8th (twice)
2004 9th 80 Winner Won Scandinavian GP
2005 12th 64 4th
2006 6th 101 Winner (twice) Won as a wild card then replaced retired rider winning further round
2007 5th 107 Second
2008 5th 140 Winner Won in Italy, runner up at Czech, Scandinavian and German GP. Third in Slovenia.
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 6)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /11 Italian SGP 7 9 (2,1,1,2,3) +0 1
2 /11 European SGP 2 13 (0,3,1,0,2) +3 +2 8
3 /11 Swedish SGP 2 20 (3,2,3,3,2) +3 +2 5
4 /11 Danish SGP 5 12 (3,3,1,2,3) +E 9
5 /11 British SGP 5 13 (3,3,3,2,1) +1 2
6 /11 Czech Rep. SGP 9 8 (2,1,2,2,1) 16
7 /11 Scandinavian SGP 4 12 (3,1,1,3,2) +2 +0 8
8 /11 Latvian SGP 12 5 (X,3,2,X,E) 10
9 /11 Polish SGP 16 3 (2,X,0,1,0) 4
10 /11 Slovenian SGP 15 3 (1,0,F,2,E) 7
11 /11 German SGP 7 9 (3,2,3,0,1) +X 6
2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 5)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /11 Slovenian SGP 3 14 (0,3,3,2,2) +2 +2 15
2 /11 European SGP 10 6 (0,1,3,1,1) 12
3 /11 Swedish SGP 8 8 (1,3,3,f,0) 8
4 /11 Danish SGP 4 11 (3,1,2,3,0) +2 +0 6
5 /11 British SGP 7 9 (0,3,1,1,3) 14
6 /11 Czech Rep. SGP 2 16 (2,3,1,1,2) +3 +2 13
7 /11 Scandinavian SGP 2 20 (3,3,3,3,1) +3 +2 2
8 /11 Latvian SGP 10 7 (1,2,0,3,1) 14
9 /11 Polish SGP 5 10 (1,2,3,2,1) +1 1
10 /11 Italian SGP 1 21 (3,2,3,2,2) +3 +6 16
11 /11 German SGP 2 17 (2,2,2,3,1) +3 +4 5
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

See also

References
  1. Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 11, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  3. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
  4. "Panthers hero Hans is sent to Coventry". Evening Telegraph. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  5. "Bees duo team up for glory". Coventry Telegraph. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  6. "RIDERS - A - British Speedway Official Website". www.speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders
1 Gollob 2 Hampel 3 Crump 4 Holta 5 Hancock
6 Harris 7 Bjerre 8 Holder 9 Jonsson 10 Pedersen
11 Lindgren 12 Sayfutdinov 13 Laguta 14 Lindbäck 15 Kołodziej
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