Benjamin Basso Explained

Benjamin Basso
Nationality:Danish
Birth Place:Odense, Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Years2:2018–2021, 2024
Career2:Fjelsted
Career3:SES
Years3:2022–2023
Career6:Great Britain
Years7:2021
Career8:Peterborough
Years8:2022-2023
Career9:Glasgow
Years9:2022-2023
Career10:King's Lynn
Years10:2024
Career12:Poland
Years13:2022–2023
Career13:Bydgoszcz
Years14:2024
Career14:Łódź
Indivyear1:2022
Indivhonour1:Danish U21 champion
Teamyear1:2021, 2023
Teamhonour1:League winners
Teamyear2:2021
Teamhonour2:Knockout Cup
Teamhonour3:SGB Championship Pairs
Teamyear3:2023

Benjamin Basso (born 2 July 2001) is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]

Speedway career

Basso, who was a World Youth champion was signed by Poole Pirates during the SGB Championship 2021 season as a replacement for Ondřej Smetana, who had failed to join the team due to travel issues. The move contributed to a highly successful season for the Pirates as they won the league and Knockout Cup double.[3] [4]

In 2022, he rode for the Peterborough Panthers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship 2022.[5] [6] The move from Poole to Peterborough upset the Poole managers Matt and Dan Ford because they said that they had assisted Basso with his work permit and arranged a contract around Basso's Danish racing commitments. However Basso stated that the clash of race days was unmanageable.[7] Also in 2022, he finished in 5th place during the World Under-21 Championship in the 2022 SGP2.[8] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.[9]

In 2023, he re-signed for both Peterborough in the SGB Premiership 2023[10] and Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2023,[11] where he won the league title and the Championship pairs.[12]

In 2024, he signed for King's Lynn Stars.[13] [14]

Major results

World individual Championship

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 19 November 2021.
  2. Web site: PIRATES CURSED AS BASSO TESTS POSITIVE. Poole Speedway. 19 November 2021.
  3. Web site: RIDER INDEX 2021. Official British Speedway website. 19 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Pirates snap up young Dane Benjamin Basso to replace Smetana. Bournemouth Echo. 2 August 2021 . 19 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Benjamin Basso the toast of Ashfield . Edinburgh Reporter . 1 August 2024.
  6. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  7. Web site: PIRATES FUME AS BASSO LEAVES . Poole Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  8. News: World Under 21 SGP2. FIM . 6 October 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 table and results . Speedway Ligaen . 5 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Benjamin Basso: Peterborough Panthers re-sign Danish rider for 2023 . BBC Sport . 1 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Tigers confirm first three . British Speedway . December 2022 . 1 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Tigers take title glory . Glasgow Tigers Speedway . 11 October 2023 . 14 October 2023.
  13. Web site: Lyon back and Stars sign Basso . British Speedway . 20 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Another injury blow for King's Lynn Stars as Benjamin Basso ruled out of tonight’s meeting with Sheffield . Lynn News . 1 August 2024.