Kai Laukkanen
Kai Pekka Laukkanen is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 15 caps for the Finland national speedway team.
Career
Laukkanen won the final running of the Intercontinental Final in 2001. He rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in 2005 Individual Speedway European Championship.He is an eight times national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
In the British leagues, he started his career with Long Eaton in 1995 but was loaned to Oxford in February 1996. He joined Belle Vue Aces in 1999.
Major results
World Championships
- Individual World Championship and Speedway Grand Prix
- * 2002 - 28th place
- * 2004 - 20th place
- * 2007 - 23rd place
- Team World Championship
- * 1995 - 7th place in Group B
- * 2000 - 2nd place in Quarter-Final A
- * 2001 - 9th place
- * 2002 - 8th place
- * 2003 - 7th place
- * 2006 - 7th place
- * 2007 - 8th place
- * 2009 - 3rd place in Qualifying round 2
- Individual U-21 World Championship
- * 1995 - Tampere - 5th place
- * 1996 - Olching - 9th place
European Championships
- Individual European Championship
- * 2005 - Lonigo - 3rd place
- European Pairs Championship
- * 2006 - Finland Withdrew from Final
- * 2007 - Terenzano - 4th place
- * ''2008 - 5th place in Semi-Final 2''