Michael Härtel (born 25 January 1998) is a German motorcycle rider. He competes in
speedway
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,
grasstrack
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and
longtrack. He finished runner-up in the 2017
Longtrack World Championship.
Career
Härtel was born in
Landshut
Landshut (; ) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, on the banks of the Isar, River Isar. Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free state (government), Free State of Bavaria, and the seat of the surrou ...
, Germany and was the
German Under 21 Champion on three occasions, in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He also started his longtrack career in 2015, competing in the
World Longtrack Championship. In his first appearance he came third and his second saw his win a
Vechta
Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.
It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...
.
In 2017, Härtel became a full competitor in the
championship
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Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
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In this sys ...
and took second overall. During the campaign he was third at
Herxheim am Berg
Herxheim am Berg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in ...
and
Morizès
Morizès (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
Speedway
The motorcycle speedway track dominates the northern area of the commune. It is known as a Long Track and hosts import ...
, runner-up at
La Réole
La Réole (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail. La Réole station has rail connections to Age ...
and winner at
Mühldorf
Mühldorf am Inn (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Mühldorf (district), district Mühldorf on the river Inn (river), Inn. It is located at , and had a population of ab ...
. Also during 2017, he represented the
German Under 21 team and has helped them to the 2017 European Championship finals in Poland. In 2018, he rode for
Ipswich Witches
The Ipswich Witches are a British motorcycle speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30 ...
but missed the second part of the season after breaking his arm riding longtrack.
In 2020, he was brought back into the British leagues by
King's Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" was adopted from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 199 ...
,
In 2023, he helped
MC Güstrow win the
Budesliga title.
Results
* 2014 N/S Reserve
* 2015 - 2 apps (9th) 36pts
* 2016 - 1 apps (18th) 7pts
* 2017 - 5 apps (Runner-up) 101pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
*
Herxheim am Berg
Herxheim am Berg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in ...
Third 2015 & 2017
*
La Réole
La Réole (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail. La Réole station has rail connections to Age ...
Second 2017
*
Morizès
Morizès (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
Speedway
The motorcycle speedway track dominates the northern area of the commune. It is known as a Long Track and hosts import ...
Third 2017
*
Mühldorf
Mühldorf am Inn (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Mühldorf (district), district Mühldorf on the river Inn (river), Inn. It is located at , and had a population of ab ...
First 2017
*
Vechta
Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.
It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...
First 2015
Team Championship
* 2015
Mühldorf
Mühldorf am Inn (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Mühldorf (district), district Mühldorf on the river Inn (river), Inn. It is located at , and had a population of ab ...
(Runners-up) 44pts (Rode with
Jorg Tebbe Jorg may refer to:
* Jorg Gray, California-based brand of men's and women's watches
* Jorg Smeets (born 1970), Dutch former footballer
* A battle mech used by the Makron (Quake character), a video game character
See also
* Jörg
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