Dimitri Bergé (born 5 February 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from France.
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| Born | 5 February 1996 Marmande, France |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2014–2015 | Glasgow |
| 2015, 2018 | Redcar |
| 2016 | Sheffield |
| 2017 | Berwick |
| 2018–2019 | Belle Vue |
| Poland | |
| 2022–2023 | Landshut |
| 2024 | Krosno |
| Sweden | |
| 2020–2021 | Masarna |
| 2022 | Lejonen |
| 2023–2024 | Rospiggarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2021 | Fjelsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2019 | World Longtrack Champion |
| 2023 | French national Champion |
| 2018 | European Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2018, 2019 | World Longtrack Team champion |
Career
editBergés' major honours include the 2009 125cc Grasstrack and the World 250cc Longtrack Champion 2012. He was a World Under-21 finalist in 2016[1] and 2017 and represented France in the 2018 Speedway of Nations.
As well as Speedway he is an accomplished Long Track rider and won a bronze medal in the 2015 Individual Long Track World Championship. He won the first round in Herxheim, Germany and finished runner-up overall[2] in the 2018 Individual Long Track World Championship. He was also a member of the France team who won the Team Long Track World Championship for the first time in front of their ecstatic fans in Morizes on 1 September 2018 scoring 22 of France's 54 points winning total. Dimitri has also represented his native France in the Speedway of Nations.
In the British leagues he first rode for Glasgow Tigers and then Redcar Bears before joining Sheffield Tigers in 2016.[3] He rode for the Redcar Bears, having re-joined them in 2018.[4] He signed for Belle Vue Aces for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
In 2019, he was part of the French team, along with Mathieu Trésarrieu and David Bellego, that won the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[5]
In 2023, he was part of the French team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland[6] and he also won his first French Individual Speedway Championship.[7][8] The following season in 2024, he signed for Krosno in Poland and Rospiggarna in Sweden.[9]
Family
editHis father Philippe Bergé was also an international speedway rider.[10]
Major results
edit| Year | GP | Points | Pos | GP Wins | GP Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 22 | 11 | ||
| 2014 | DNC | ||||
| 2015 | 4 | 64 | 3rd | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 81 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | DNC | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 108 | 2nd | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 121 | 1st | 1 | 4 |
Best Grand-Prix results
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- 2018
Morizes (Champion) 54pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, David Bellego, Stéphane Trésarrieu) - 2019 Vechta (Champion) 64pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, David Bellego, Stéphane Trésarrieu)
- 2018 Tayac (Champion) 19pts
Speedway of Nations
edit| Year | Riders | Round | Points | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rode with David Bellego | RO | 14 | 5th |
| 2019 | Rode with David Bellego & Gaetan Stella | RO | 16 | 4th |
References
edit- ^ "Dimitri Bergé victime d'un accident en Pologne". Actu Le Republicain. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Home | FIM".
- ^ "Speedway: Berge can help Sheffield Tigers' silverware hunt". The Star. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Bears bring in two". redcarbears.co.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Christian Weber (1 November 2023). "Speedway from around the globe". Speedway Star.
- ^ "CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE DE SPEEDWAY" (PDF). Moto Federation Francoise. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Berge Bags new deal with Swedish side Rospiggarna". FIM. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Dimitri Bergé profile". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 15 December 2022.