Mattia Carpanese born (5 November 1985 in Padova, Italy) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Italy.[1] He is six times National champion of Italy.

Mattia Carpanese
Born (1985-11-05) 5 November 1985 (age 38)
Padova, Italy
NationalityItalian
Career history
2007Workington Comets
2008Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
2004, 2005Italian Under-21 Champion
2006, 2007, 2008
2010, 2011, 2014
Italian National Champion

Career

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Carpanese rode in the United Kingdom for the Workington Comets during the 2007 Premier League,[2] and for the Birmingham Brummies in 2008.[3]

Carpanese finished runner-up in the Italian Championship in 2005. He was selected as a wild card for the 2006 and 2007 Italian Speedway Grand Prix. He quit the Comets after a string of injuries on 30 August 2007.[4]

On 20 April 2008 it was announced that Carpanese had been signed by Birmingham Brummies as a short term replacement for injured rider James Birkinshaw but was released after twenty eight days.[5]

Speedway Grand Prix

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2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no. Grand Prix Pos. Pts. Heats Draw No
1 /11   Italian SGP 16 2 (0,2,M,F,0) 9
  permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Honours

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World Championships

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European Championships

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See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
  3. ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
  4. ^ "Mattia leaves Workington". News and Star. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  5. ^ "Brummies axe for carpanese". Birmingham Mail. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-09.