Greg Hancock
Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier , USA , also: Greg Hancock ) is an American speedway driver . He is the only driver at the World Speedway Championships who has only missed one Grand Prix race due to a hand injury since the format was changed in 1995.
Life
He started his professional speedway career in 1988 when he came to Great Britain with Billy Hamill from the USA to drive a few races there. In 1989 he drove his first races in the British premier league . In 1992 he was pair world champion with Sam Ermolenko and team world champion with the US speedway team . He defended this title with the American team in 1993. In 1993 and 1994 he also qualified for the final run of the Speedway World Championships in singles. He finished 16th in 1993, and in fourth just barely missed the podium the following year because he was only third in the last run of the event. If he had won the run, he would even have become world champion. After changing the format of the World Championship, he continued to drive successfully. In 1997 Hancock became world champion. In 1998 the third team world title followed with the American speedway team. After his world championship title, he took third place in 2004 and second place in 2006, two more podium finishes in the overall ranking of the world championship. In 2011 he secured his second individual world title and on October 11, 2014, the Californian secured his third world championship in the Speedway Grand Prix. On October 22, 2016, Hancock secured gold for the fourth time in Melbourne.
He currently drives in the Swedish league for Rospiggarna Hallstavik and in the Polish speedway Ekstraliga for Get Well Toruń.
successes
singles
- World Champion: 1997, 2011, 2014, 2016
- American champion: 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- 8 Grand Prix victories
team
- World Champion: 1992, 1993, 1998
- Pair world champion: 1992
- Swedish champion: 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
- British Cup Winner: 1997, 2000, 2005
- Danish champion: 1995
- Czech champion: 2000
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hancock, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hancock, Gregory Alan (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American speedway driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd June 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Whittier |