Francis Gusts | |
Nationality: | Latvian |
Birth Place: | Riga, Latvia |
Career1: | Poland |
Career2: | Lokomotiv Daugavpils |
Years2: | 2020 |
Career3: | Poznań |
Years3: | 2022 |
Career4: | Wrocław |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Career5: | Sweden |
Career6: | Masarna |
Years6: | 2021–2022 |
Career7: | Lejonen |
Years7: | 2023 |
Career8: | Vargarna |
Years8: | 2024 |
Career12: | Denmark |
Career13: | Grindsted |
Years13: | 2022–2023 |
Indivyear1: | 2021 |
Indivhonour1: | European Junior Champion |
Teamyear1: | 2023 |
Teamhonour1: | World U23 Team bronze |
Francis Gusts (born 2 January 2003) is an international speedway rider from Latvia.[1] [2]
Gusts became the European Junior Champion after winning the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in his home country.[3]
In 2021, Gusts helped the Latvia national speedway team qualify for the final of the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the World team Championships of speedway).[4] [5] He competed in the 2021 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship[6]
In 2022, he finished in 10th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2[7] and helped PSŻ Poznań win the 2022 2.Liga.[8] In 2023, he rode in the Latvian Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in the Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship, after finishing third at the 2023 Speedway of Nations 2.[9]
In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship).[10]