Lukáš Šembera
Lukáš Šembera (born October 16, 1992 in Brno ) is a former Czech motorcycle racer .
Career
Lukáš Šembera started his racing career in 2000 on supermotos . In 2003 he switched to minibikes , in 2005 and 2006 he competed in the 125 cm³ categories of the national championships in the Czech Republic and Slovakia . Šembera began his international career in 2007 in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup , which he finished 15th.
He made his debut in the motorcycle world championship in 2008 at his home Grand Prix, the Czech Grand Prix in Brno . The Czech started as a wildcard pilot in the Italian private team Matteoni Racing on an Aprilia and finished 17th.
In the following season , Šembera started as a regular driver for Matteoni in the 125cc World Championship, but without being able to score points.
On September 19, 2009 Lukáš Šembera suffered such severe vertebral fractures in a fall during the Olympia Supermoto night show , a promotional event in his hometown of Brno , that he has since been paralyzed and had to end his career at the age of 16.
References
Web links
- Lukáš Šembera on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Markus Lehner: Sembera drives GP 125. www.speedweek.de, February 12, 2009, accessed on October 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Red Bull Rookis Cup Lukas Šembera. (No longer available online.) Eu.redbullrookiescup.com, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 18, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Britta Weddige: 125cc: Matteoni gets debutant Sembera. www.motorsport-total.com, February 12, 2009, accessed October 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Stazionarie le condizioni di Lukas Sembera. www.motonline.com, September 24, 2009, accessed October 18, 2010 (Italian).
- ↑ Oliver Feldtweg: Jakub Kornfeil: 125cc World Championship in the Heidolf team. www.speedweek.de, December 5, 2009, accessed on October 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Grave incidente by Lukas Sembera. www.motocorse.com, September 21, 2009, accessed October 18, 2010 (Italian).
- ↑ Luke Sembera recovering from serious injury. September 28, 2009, accessed October 18, 2010 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Šembera, Lukáš |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech motorcycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |