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Franz Leitner (born 3 November 1968) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Austria. He earned 9 caps for the Austria national speedway team.

Career

Leitner rode in the British leagues during 1994 for both Ipswich Witches and Exeter Falcons, the latter on loan.

Leitner rode in the 1995 Speedway Grand Prix of Austria. He was the first Austrian to ride in the Speedway Grand Prix series.

Leitner was a two-time champion of Austria, winning the Austrian Individual Speedway Championship in 1994 and 1995.

Results

World Championships

• Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
  • 1995 - 23rd place (6 points in one event)
• Team World Championships (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 1994 - 4th place in Group B

Grand Prix

1995 SGP
	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw
1 (1)	Wiener Neustadt	14	6	(0,0,2,3,0) +2D	16

See also

• Austria national speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

References

1. speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
3. "Panthers swoop to sign Lanham". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "New Loan signing Franz Leitner has left struggling Exeter". Western Evening Herald. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Indvidual [sic] Austrian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
6. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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