Christoph Betzl

Christoph Betzl

Born	(1949-02-13) 13 February 1949 (age 75) Rott am Inn, Germany
Nationality	German
Career history
West Germany
1980	Landshut
Great Britain
1975	Poole Pirates
Individual honours
1979	Speedway World Championship finalist
1979	Continental Final Champion
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982	World Long Track finalist

Christoph Betzl (born 13 February 1949) is a German former international speedway rider.[1] He earned 24 international caps for the West German national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Betzl reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship representing West Germany.[3][4] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on eight occasions in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. He won a bronze medal in the 1980 final and a silver medal in the 1981 final.[5]

Betzl was prt of the German team that competed in an eight match tour of Britain in 1975.[6] This was the same season that he rode in British Speedway leagues, riding for Poole Pirates.[7][8]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1979 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 14th – 2pts

World Pairs Championship

• 1975 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Fritz Baur) - 6th - 10pts (6)

World Longtrack Championship

• 1974 – Scheeßel 12th 8pts
• 1975 – Gornja Radgona 5th 17pts
• 1976 – Mariánské Lázně 8th 10pts
• 1977 – Aalborg 11th 9pts
• 1979 – Mariánské Lázně 13th 6pts
• 1980 – Scheeßel 3rd 16pts
• 1981 – Gornja Radgona 2nd 20pts
• 1982 – Esbjerg 10th 7pts

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1971 - Inzell 14th 4pts
• 1973 – Inzell 15th 3pts

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
3. "In-form Collins can regain world crown". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 August 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. "Christoph Betzl". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
6. "Germans for Brough Park". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 12 July 1975. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
8. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup.proboards.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.