Quick Facts
Biography
Michael Hartel (born 25 January 1998) is a German motorcycle speedway rider who is a speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider who finished runner-up in the Longtrack World Championship in 2017
Biography
Michael Hartel was born in Landshut, Germany and has been competing in the World Longtrack Championship since 2015. In his first appearance he came third and his second saw his win a Vechta.
World Longtrack Championship
In 2017 Hartel became a full competitor in the championship and took second overall. During the campaign was third at 3 Herxheim and Morizes, runner-up at La Reole and winner at Muhldorf
Overall
- 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 Third 2015 & 2017
La Reole Second 2017- Morizes Third 2017
- Muhldorf First 2017
- Vechta First 2015
Team Championship
- 2015 Muhldorf (Runners-up) 44pts (Rode with Jorg Tebbe, Stephan Katt, Erik Riss)
- 2016
Marianske Lazne (Runners-up) 44pts (Rode with Martin Smolinski, Jorg Tebbe, Stephan Katt)
Speedway
Hartel has represented the German Under 21 team and has helped them to the 2017 European Championship finals in Poland. He has been the under Germany Under 21 Champion on three occasions, in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
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