Slovenian speedway rider
Izak Šantej (born August 26, 1973 in Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the Speedway Grand Prix series. He is a ten times silver medal winner at Slovenian championship.[1]
Career
Šantej medalled 12 times at the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship. Although he won 10 silver medals and 2 bronze medals he never became champion of Slovenia, being denied the gold medal 5 times by Matej Žagar and 5 times by Matej Ferjan.[2]
He represented Slovenia in the 2001 Speedway World Cup[3] and 2002 Speedway World Cup.[4]
Family
Izak Šantej and his wife, Hermina, have three children, Žan, Miha and Sara.[5]
Speedway Grand Prix results
2002 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23) Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
4 /10 | Slovenian SGP | 24 | 1 | (0,0) | 23 |
2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 24) Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
5 /9 | Slovenian SGP | 17 | 4 | (1,2,1) | 24 |
2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 24) Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
7 /9 | Slovenian SGP | 24 | 1 | (0,0) | 24 |
2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17) Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
3 /9 | Slovenian SGP | 17 | - | - | 17 |
| permanent speedway rider |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
Career highlights
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
- 2002 - 39th place (1 point)
- 2003 - 35th place (4 points)
- 2004 - 41st place (1 point)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
- 2000 - 2nd place in Quarter-Final 2 (12 points)
- 2001 - 12th place (5 points in Event 2)
- 2002 - 11th place (6 points in Event 3)
- 2003 - 9th place (4 points in Event 2)
- 2004 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2 (13 points)
- 2005 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2 (3 points)
- 2006 - 2nd place in Qualifying Round 2 (8 points)
- 2007 - 4th place in Qualifying Round 1 (8 points)
- Individual European Championship:
- 2001 - 14th place (3 points)
- 2004 - 14th place (3 points)
- 2007 - 13th place in Qualifying Round 1 (4 points)
- 2008 - 10th place in Semi-Final 1 (6 points)
- European Pairs Championship:
- 2004 - 6th place (7 points)
- 2005 - 3rd place (6 points)
- 2006 - 2nd place (dit not started in Final)
- 2007 - 4th place in Semi-Final 1 (9 points)
- 2008 - 5th place in Semi-Final 1 (9 points)
- European Club Champions' Cup:
- 1998 - 2nd place in Group A (12 points)
- 1999 - 2nd place in Group (10 points)
- 2003 - 3rd place
- 2004 - 3rd place (13 points)
- 2006 - 3rd place in Semi-Final 2 (5 points)
- 2007 - 3rd place in Semi-Final 1 (14 points)
- Individual Slovenian Championship:
- 1995 - 3rd place
- 1997 - 2nd place
- 1998 - 2nd place
- 1999 - 2nd place
- 2000 - 2nd place
- 2001 - 2nd place
- 2002 - 2nd place
- 2003 - 2nd place
- 2004 - 2nd place
- 2006 - 2nd place
- 2007 - 3rd place
- 2008 - 2nd place
- Team Slovenian Championship:
- 1993 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 1995 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 1996 - Slovenian Champion (AMD Krsko)
- 1997 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 1998 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 1999 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 2000 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 2001 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 2002 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 2003 - 2nd place (AMD Krsko)
- 2004 - Slovenian Champion (AMD Krsko)
References
- ^ "Na 7. spominskem speedway večeru gostili Izaka Šanteja". Posavski Obzornik. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Individual Championship of Slovenia". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Jonsson in the groove". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Poles go through". The Argus. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ SpeedwayKrsko.si - 2008-04-25
See also