| Born | (1951-10-08) October 8, 1951 (age 73) Brezolupy, Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czechoslovakian |
| Career history | |
| Czechoslovakia | |
| 1972–1985 | Rudá Hvězda Praha |
| Great Britain | |
| 1980 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1983 | Birmingham Brummies |
| Individual honours | |
| 1972, 1973, 1983 | Czech National silver |
Petr Ondrašík (born 8 October 1951 in Brezolupy, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czechoslovak international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 26 caps for the Czechoslovakian national speedway team.
Career
Ondrašík reached the World Final four times. He finished runner-up three times in the Czech speedway Championship.
In 1974, he represented his country in a test series against England.
He rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves (1980), Eastbourne Eagles (1983) and the Birmingham Brummies (1983).
Family
Petr, the father of former Trelawny Tigers rider Pavel Ondrašík, is now an international referee.
World Final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1978 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts - 1979 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - Reserve - did not ride - 1980 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 16th - 0pts - 1984 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 13th - 3pts
World Pairs Championship
- 1973 - Borås (with Jiří Štancl) - 6th - 11pts (2)
World Team Cup
- 1980 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Zdeněk Kudrna / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner) - 4th - 12pts (3)
- 1982 - London, White City Stadium (with Jiří Štancl / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Antonín Kasper, Jr.) - 4th - 17pts (0)
- 1983 -
Vojens, Speedway Center (with Jiří Štancl / Aleš Dryml / Václav Verner / Antonín Kasper, Jr.) - 4th - 3pts (0)
References
- Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "Individual Czechoslovakian Championship at Zuzla Indvidual [sic] Czechoslovakian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Browning for England". Walsall Observer. 19 April 1974. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Mike gets Czech for Wolves". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 7 February 1980. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Wolves trio absent from photo call". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 19 March 1980. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Heathens look good". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 12 March 1983. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Brummies swoop for McMillan". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 5 March 1983. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 August 2023.