Josef Franc
Josef Franc is a Czech former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway. He earned 8 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team
Career
In 2001, Franc joined Berwick Bandits along with fellow Czechs Michal Makovský and Adrian Rymel.He has appeared as a wildcard in the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic and as a track reserve in the 2007 Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix, scoring three points from two rides and has represented the Czech Republic national speedway team at senior level.
Franc was the Czech Republic Under-21 Champion in 1999 and was the Czech Republic national champion in 2017 and 2018.
In 2019, he was part of the Czech team, along with Hynek Štichauer and Martin Málek, that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.
In 2022, he was part of the Czech team, again with Málek and Štichauer, that won the silver medal at the 2022 Team Long Track World Championship.
Speedway Grand Prix results
World Championships
- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- * 2003 - 45th place
- * 2007 - 28th place
- Team World Championship
- * 2003 - 6th place
- * 2004 - 6th place
- * 2006 - 8th place
- * 2007 - 2nd place in Qualifying round 2
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- * 1999 - Vojens - did not start as track reserve
- * 2000 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 6th place
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- * 2002 - Rybnik - 14th place
- * 2003 - Slaný - did not start as track reserve
- * 2007 - 13th place in Qualifying Round 3
- * 2008 - Lendava - 6th place
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- * 1998 - Krško - 8th place
- European Club Champions' Cup
- * 2004 - Ljubljana - 4th place
World Longtrack Championship
- 1999 1 app 4pts
- 2010 1 app 19pts
- 2011 6 app 51pts
- 2012 6 app 126pts
- 2013 6 app 91pts
- 2014 4 app 32pts
- 2015 4 app 53pts
- 2016 5 app 55pts
- 2017 5 app 86pts
- Eenrum Second 2017
- Forssa Second 2012
- Groningen First 2012
- Marmande Second 2012
- Morizès First 2012, Second 2017
- Rzeszów Third 2013
- 2010 Morizès 9/25pts.
- 2011 Scheeßel 21/36pts.
- 2012 St. Macaire 16/30.
- 2013 Folkestone 11/23pts.
- 2014 Forssa 13/23pts.
- 2015 Mühldorf 18/30pts.
- 2016 Mariánské Lázně 18/42pts.
- 2017 Roden 28/43pts.
- 2018 Morizès 20/32pts.
European Grasstrack Championship
- 1999 Werlte 1pt
- 2011 Thorpe St Peter 4pts
- 2012 Eenrum
- 2013 Bielefeld 13pts
- 2014 Saint-Macaire 13pts
- 2015 Staphorst 0pts
- 2016 Folkestone 12pts
- 2017 Hertingen 10pts
- '''2018 Tayac 15pts'''
Czech Longtrack Championship
- 2003 Mariánské Lázně 12th
- 2010 Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2011 Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2012 Mariánské Lázně, Second
- 2013 Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2014 Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2015 Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2017 Mariánské Lázně, First
- 2018 Mariánské Lázně, First