Benjamin Basso

Benjamin Basso (born 2 July 2001) is a Motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]

Benjamin Basso
Born2 July 2001 (2001-07-02) (age 22)
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2018–2021Fjelsted
2022–2023SES
Great Britain
2021Poole Pirates
2022-2023Peterborough Panthers
2022-2023Glasgow Tigers
Poland
2022–2023Bydgoszcz
Individual honours
2022Danish U21 champion
Team honours
2021, 2023League winners
2021Knockout Cup
2023SGB Championship Pairs

Speedway career

Basso, who was a World Youth champion was signed by Poole Pirates during the SGB Championship 2021 season as a replacement for Ondřej Smetana, who had failed to join the team due to travel issues. The move contributed to a highly successful season for the Pirates as they won the league and Knockout Cup double.[3][4]

In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2022.[5] The move from Poole to Peterborough upset the Poole managers Matt and Dan Ford because they said that they had assisted Basso with his work permit and arranged a contract around Basso's Danish racing commitments. However Basso stated that the clash of race days was unmanageable.[6] Also in 2022, he finished in 5th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2.[7] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.[8]

In 2023, he re-signed for both Peterborough in the SGB Premiership 2023[9] and Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2023,[10] where he won the league title and the Championship pairs.[11]

Major results

World individual Championship

References
  1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "PIRATES CURSED AS BASSO TESTS POSITIVE". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "RIDER INDEX 2021" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Pirates snap up young Dane Benjamin Basso to replace Smetana". Bournemouth Echo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "PIRATES FUME AS BASSO LEAVES". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. "World Under 21 SGP2". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. "2022 table and results". Speedway Ligaen. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. "Basso back for Panthers". British Speedway. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  10. "Tigers confirm first three". British Speedway. December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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