Martin Vaculik

Date of birth

05/04/1990

Place birth

Zarnovica, Slovakia

Nation

Slovakia

Club

Gorzow (Poland)

Rider number

54

Fim rank

5

Career info

Debut

Gorzow SGP (June 23, 2012)

First win

Gorzow SGP (June 23, 2012)

Championship points

853 pts

Appearances

96

Heats raced

533

Heats won

146

Finals

21

Wins

9

Biography

Slovakia’s first and only FIM Speedway Grand Prix star, Martin Vaculik became the nation's first FIM Speedway World Championship medallist when he bagged bronze in 2023. His success on the world stage saw him awarded Slovakia’s prestigious Crystal Wing in March 2024 – a prize that honours heroes from every walk of life in his homeland. Vaculik made an unforgettable World Championship debut, when he won the 2012 FIM Gorzow Speedway GP after replacing the injured Jaroslaw Hampel in the meeting. He ended 2024 a nine-time Speedway GP winner after racing to his third straight FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague victory in his adopted home event, as well as topping the podium in Wroclaw on his way to fifth place in the 2024 Speedway GP World Championship. Can Vaculik add Speedway GP World Championship gold to his CV in 2025?

Sgp Wins

Gorzow SGP

2012, 2018

Slovenian SGP

2017

Czech SGP

2022, 2023, 2024

Torun SGP

2022

British SGP

2023

Wroclaw SGP

2024

career

highlights

1

European champion

2013