# Piotr Protasiewicz

Piotr Protasiewicz (born 25 January 1975 in Zielona Góra, Poland) is a Polish international speedway rider. He is a four times World team champion and earned 24 international caps for the Poland national speedway team.

## Career

Protasiewicz began his career riding for Falubaz Zielona Góra in 1991 where he would spend four seasons. He began to record some notable performances including reaching the finals of three Speedway Under-21 World Championship in 1993, 1995 and 1996. In the 1996 final he scored a perfect 15 point maximum to be crowned the World U21 champion.
He rode for the Polish national team in the 1996 Speedway World Cup and in October 1997, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 1998 Grand Prix. He would repeat this feat three years later in October 2003.
Protasiewicz made his British league debut in 1998 for the King's Lynn Stars and would spend two seasons with the Peterborough Panthers and two seasons with the Ipswich Witches before a final season with Oxford Cheetahs in 2007. He won a second World Cup gold medal for Poland in the 2005.
In total he rode in 12 Speedway Grand Prix series, the laste bing the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix. Protasiewicz won his third and fourth Speedway World Cup gold medals at the 2009 Speedway World Cup, 2011 Speedway World Cup.
He spent several seasons with Polonia Bydgoszcz before returning to his first club Zielona Góra. In 2022, he started his 16th consecutive season with the club.

## Awards

For his sport achievements, he received the Silver Cross of Merit in 2000.

## Personal life

He married his girlfriend Katarzyna on 25 October 2002. They have two children. His father, Paweł was speedway rider too.

## Speedway Grand Prix results

1996 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 16) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 6 /6 | SGP | 14th | 3 | (2,2,E,F,0) +2D | 14 |
1997 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 15) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP | 16th | 1 | (3,0,1,0,0) +0D | 1 |
| 2 /6 | Swedish SGP | 18th | - | - | 18 |
| 3 /6 | SGP | 8th | 11 | (3,3,1,0,0) +0B | 13 |
| 4 /6 | British SGP | 17th | 0 | (0) | 17 |
| 5 /6 | Polish SGP | 4th | 18 | (2,3,3,1,2) +0A | 5 |
| 6 /6 | SGP | 14th | 3 | (0,2,1,0,0) +2D | 10 |
1998 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 13) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP | 21st | 2 | (0,1) | 13 |
| 2 /6 | SGP | 23rd | 1 | (1,0) | 18 |
| 3 /6 | SGP | 15th | 5 | (0,3,2) (0,0) | 20 |
| 4 /6 | British SGP | 21st | 2 | (0,1) | 13 |
| 5 /6 | Swedish SGP | 19th | 3 | (3,1,0) | 19 |
| 6 /6 | Polish SGP | 20th | 3 | (2,0,0) | 18 |
1999 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 24) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP | 24th | 1 | (0,0) | 24 |
| 5 /6 | Polish II SGP | 24th | 1 | (0,0) | 24 |
2000 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 23) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 3 /6 | Polish SGP | 22nd | 2 | (X,1) | 23 |
| 6 /6 | European SGP | 24th | 1 | (0,0) | 23 |
2001 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 16) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /6 | SGP | 17th | 4 | (2,0,1) | 16 |
| 2 /6 | British SGP | 14th | 6 | (1,2,2) (1,1) | 15 |
| 3 /6 | SGP | 23rd | 1 | (0,0) | 14 |
| 4 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP | 16th | 5 | (0,2,2) (0,0) | 19 |
| 5 /6 | Polish SGP | 21st | 2 | (1,1) | 14 |
| 6 /6 | Swedish SGP | 21st | 2 | (0,1) | 18 |
2002 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 23) (26) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 2 /10 | Polish SGP | 12th | 7 | (2,2) (1,3,0) | 23 |
| 5 /10 | Swedish SGP | 18th | 4 | (1,3,1) | 17 |
| 8 /10 | European SGP | 24th | 1 | (1,0) | 18 |
| 9 /10 | SGP | 14th | 6 | (0) (0,1) | 6 |
2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 19) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /9 | European SGP | 6th | 13 | (2,3) (3,2) +1 | 19 |
| 2 /9 | Swedish SGP | 13th | 6 | (1) (1,1) | 6 |
| 3 /9 | British SGP | 10th | 8 | (1,2,2) (2,1,1) | 13 |
| 4 /9 | SGP | 13th | 6 | (3,3) (1,1) | 10 |
| 5 /9 | Slovenian SGP | 21st | 2 | (1,1) | 13 |
| 6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP | 19th | 3 | (1,2,0) | 16 |
| 7 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP | 18th | 4 | (1,2,1) | 18 |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP | 4th | 16 | (2,0,3) (2,2) +2 +0 | 18 |
| 9 /9 | Norwegian SGP | 16th | 5 | (3) (1,0) | 4 |
2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 12) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /9 | Swedish SGP | 21st | 2 | (1,1) | 12 |
| 2 /9 | Czech Rep. SGP | 23rd | 1 | (0,0) | 20 |
| 3 /9 | European SGP | 4th | 16 | (2,1,2) (2,1,3) +3 +0 | 21 |
| 4 /9 | British SGP | 12th | 7 | (0) (0,2,0) | 4 |
| 5 /9 | SGP | 15th | 5 | (1,2,2) (0,0) | 11 |
| 6 /9 | Scandinavian SGP | 15th | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 14 |
| 7 /9 | Slovenian SGP | 16th | 5 | (2,2) (0,0) | 14 |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP | 11th | 7 | (1,3,2) (0,3,0) | 15 |
| 9 /9 | Norwegian SGP | 11th | 7 | (3,1,2) (1,2,0) | 11 |
2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 16) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 8 /9 | Polish SGP | 6th | 11 | (2,2,2,2,3) +0 | 7 |
2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 14) :
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
| 1 /10 | Slovenian SGP | 16th | 1 | (1,0,0,0,0) | 4 |
| 2 /10 | European SGP | 15th | 3 | (0,1,1,1,E) | 14 |
| 3 /10 | Swedish SGP | 15th | 3 | (0,0,0,2,1) | 3 |
| 4 /10 | British SGP | 16th | 3 | (2,0,0,1,E) | 16 |
| 5 /10 | SGP | 16th | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0) | 7 |
| 6 /10 | Italian SGP | 15th | 3 | (0,2,0,1,0) | 15 |
| 7 /10 | Scandinavian SGP | 13th | 4 | (1,2,0,1,0) | 12 |
| 8 /10 | Czech Rep. SGP | 12th | 5 | (1,0,1,3,0) | 9 |
| 9 /10 | Latvian SGP | 14th | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) | 2 |
| 10 /10 | Polish SGP | 13th | 4 | (1,0,2,0,1) | 6 |
* permanent speedway rider
* wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
* rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

## Honours
### Speedway Grand Prix

* 1996 - 21st place (as wild card)
* 1997 - 13th place
* 1998 - 21st place
* 1999 - 30th place (as wild card)
* 2000 - 30th place (as wild card)
* 2001 - 20th place
* 2002 - 24th place (as wild card)
* 2003 - 11th place
* 2004 - 15th place
* 2005 - 18th place (as wild card)
* 2006 - 16th place
* 2010 - 18th place

### World Under-21 Championship

* 1993 - 5th place
* 1995 - 7th place
* 1996 - World Champion

### Speedway World Cup

* 1996 World Champion
* 2001 - Silver medal
* 2002 - 4th place
* 2003 - 4th place
* 2005 - World Champion
* 2006 - 5th place
* 2009 - World Champion
* 2011 - World Champion
* 2006 - 5th place
* 2014 - Silver medal

### Individual Speedway Polish Championship

* 1995 - 10th in Semi-Final
* 1996 - 13th in Semi-Final
* 1997 - 6th place
* 1998 - 7th place
* 1999 - Polish Champion
* 2000 - 14th place
* 2001 - 13th place
* 2002 - 5th place
* 2003 - 11th place
* 2004 - 10th place
* 2005 - 4th place
* 2006 - 7th place

### Other events

Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship (U-21)
* 1995 - Silver medal
Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
* 1993 - Silver medal
* 1995 - Silver medal
* 1997 - Polish Champion
* 1998 - Silver medal
* 1999 - Polish Champion
* 2000 - Polish Champion
* 2001 - Silver medal
* 2002 - Polish Champion
* 2003 - Bronze medal
* 2004 - Polish Champion
* 2005 - Silver medal
* 2006 - Silver medal
Polish Pairs Speedway Junior Championship (U-21)
* 1993 - Bronze medal
Team Speedway Polish Championship
* 1995 - Polish Champion
* 1997 - Polish Champion
* 1998 - Polish Champion
* 1999 - 4th place
* 2000 - Polish Champion
* 2001 - Bronze medal
* 2002 - Polish Champion
* 2003 - Silver medal
* 2004 - 4th place
* 2005 - Silver medal
* 2006 - Bronze medal