Mikhail Starostin
Mikhail Leontievich Starostin is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Starostin holds the record for Russian National Championships, winning the title seven times.In addition, he won the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship five times during the period from 1979 until 1990.
He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship. He toured the United Kingdom in 1990 as part of the Russia national team.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1979 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 3pts
- 1982 – Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum – 16th – 0pts
World Team Cup
- 1981 – Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching – 4th – 3pts