Krzysztof Buczkowski

Polish speedway rider

Krzysztof Buczkowski

Born|  (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 39)
Grudziądz, Poland
Nationality| Polish
Career history
Poland
2002–2004, 2010–2011, 2015–2020| Grudziądz
2005–2009, 2024–2025| Bydgoszcz
2014| Tarnów
2014| Lublin
2022–2023| Zielona Góra
Sweden
2005, 2023–2024| Indianerna
2006| Getingarna
2006| Vargarna
2007–2008, 2013, 2018| Smederna
2009, 2015| Dackarna
2010, 2016| Rospiggarna
2011–2012| Valsarna
2017| Piraterna
2019| Vastervik
2022| Masarna
Great Britain
2007| Reading
2010–2013| Peterborough
2014| Leicester
2016| Poole
Denmark
2006, 2008| Outrup
2010| Holstebro
2011, 2017| Holsted
2013| Munkebo
Team honours
2006, 2007| Under-21 World Cup Winner
2018| Swedish Elitserien Champion

Krzysztof Buczkowski (born 30 April 1986 in Grudziądz, Poland) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.[1][2] He earned one international cap for the Poland speedway team.[3]

## Career

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Buczkowski has ridden for the Polish national junior team.

He started speedway in 2002 with GKM Grudziądz and rode for them until the end of 2004. In 2005, he joined Polonia Bydgoszcz until the end of 2009, when he returned to Grudziądz. After a third stint with the club from 2013 to 2020, he joined KM Cross Lublin and then Falubaz Zielona Góra.[2]

He rode for Reading Racers,[4] Peterborough Panthers, Leicester Lions and Poole Pirates[5] in the British speedway leagues.[3]

In 2025 he re-joined Polonia Bydgoszcz who he had ridden for from 2005 to 2009 and secured a shock silver medal on his home track at the Criterium of Aces.[6]

## Results

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### Speedway Grand Prix

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2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)  Race no.  | Grand Prix  | Pos.  | Pts.  | Heats  | Draw No

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9 /11  |  Polish SGP | 17  | \-  | \-  | 17
2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 18)  Race no.  | Grand Prix  | Pos.  | Pts.  | Heats  | Draw No

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2 /11  |  European SGP | 18  | \-  | \-  | 18
9 /11  |  Polish SGP | 16  | 1  | (1)  | 17
| permanent speedway rider

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| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

### World Under-21 Championship

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* 2007 - 17th place in Semi-Final B (injury)

### Team Under-21 World Cup

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* 2006 \- World Champion (5 points)
* 2007 \- World Champion (11 points)

### Other

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European Under-19 Championship=

* 2004 - 9th place
* 2005 - 6th place

Polish Individual Championship

* 2004 - 11 place in Quarter-Final B
* 2005 - 9 place in Quarter-Final B
* 2006 - 17th place (O heat as track reserve)
* 2007 - injury in Quarter-Final A

Polish Under-21 Individual Championship

* 2004 - 7-8th place in Semi-Final A
* 2005 - 11th place (6 points)
* 2006 - 5th place (11 points)
* 2007 - injury in Semi-Final B

Polish Pairs Championship

* 2003 - 7th place in Semi-Final B
* 2004 - 4th place (1 point)

Polish Under-21 Pairs Championship

* 2004 - 3rd place in Semi-Final C
* 2005 - 6th place (6 points)
* 2006 - Silver medal (14 points)

Polish Team Championship

* 2002 - 8th place in First League with GKM Grudziądz
* 2003 - 1st place in Second League with GTŻ Primus Grudziądz
* 2005 - 5 place in First League with Kunter GTŻ Grudziądz (and 1st place in First-Second League Race-Off)
* 2005 \- Silver medal with Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz
* 2006 \- Bronze medal Budlex-Polonia Bydgoszcz
* 2007 \- with Polonia Bydgoszcz (last round October 7)

Polish Under-21 Team Championship

* 2002 - 3rd in Qualification Group B
* 2003 - 4th place (5 points)
* 2004 - 3rd in Qualification Group C
* 2005 - 4th place (7 points)
* 2006 - 2nd in Qualification Group C
* 2007 - Last round in Qualification Group A will be on September 15

Golden Helmet

* 2006 - 12th place (5 points)

Silver Helmet (U-21)

* 2003 - 6th place (8 points)
* 2004 - 9th place (6 points)
* 2005 - 9th place (7 points)
* 2006 - 4th place (10 points)

'Bronze Helmet (U-19)

* 2003 - 5th place (10 points)
* 2004 - Bronze medal (13+F/X points)
* 2005 - 8th place (7 points)

## See also

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* Poland national speedway team
* List of Speedway Grand Prix riders

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "Buczkowski, Krzysztof". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
3. ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
4. ^ "Young Polish ace signs for Racers". Surrey Live. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
5. ^ "Polish star Krzysztof Buczkowski makes shock Poole Pirates loan switch". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
6. ^ "The Aces Criterion in the colors of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The winner was a Polonia Bydgoszcz speedway rider". Polskie Radio. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

## External links

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Media related to Krzysztof Buczkowski at Wikimedia Commons