Stanislav Kubíček

Stanislav Kubíček

Born	(1940-05-23) 23 May 1940 (age 84) České Budějovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Nationality	Czech
Career history
Czechoslovakia
1961–1962	KV České Budějovice
Individual honours
1974, 1976	World Long Track finalist
Team honours
1963	Speedway World Team Cup silver medal

Stanislav Kubíček (born 23 May 1940) is a Czech former speedway rider.^[1]

Speedway career

Kubíček reached the final of the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1963 Speedway World Team Cup.^[2][3] He has also reached the final of the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on two occasions in 1974^[4] and 1976.^[1]

Like many Czech riders of the time, the Czechsolovak authorities rarely allowed riders to compete for British league teams but they did allow club sides such as Prague to tour the United Kingdom, which allowed Kubíček to race in Britain in 1967.^[5]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

• 1963 – Vienna, Stadion Vienna (with Antonín Kasper Sr. / Miroslav Šmíd / Luboš Tomíček Sr. - 2nd - 27pts (7)

World Longtrack Championship

• 1974 – Scheeßel 16th - 2 pts
• 1976 – Mariánské Lázně 17th - 1pt

Individual Ice Speedway World Championship

• 1966 – 2 rounds, 8th - 27 pts
• 1967 – 3 rounds, 10th - 30 pts
• 1968 – 2 rounds, 14th - 13pts
• 1970 – Nässjö, 15th - 1pt
• 1974 – Nässjö, 11th – 5pts
• 1975 – Moscow, 15th – 5pts
• 1976 – Assen, 11th – 9pts

References

1. "Stanislav Kubicek I". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
3. "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
4. "Track talk". Sports Argus. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Czechs are coming". Lynn Advertiser. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.