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František Šťastný

{{short description|Czechoslovakian motorcycle racer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

|image =

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|name = František Šťastný

|birth_date = {{birth date|1927|11|12|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kochánky, Czechoslovakia

|death_date = {{death date and age|2000|04|08|1927|11|12|df=y}}

|death_place = Prague, Czech Republic

|nationality = Czech

|GP Active years = 1957–1969

|GP Teams = Jawa

|GP Race Starts = 51

|GP Championships =

|GP Race Wins = 4

|GP Podiums = 21

|GP Total Points = 183

|GP Poles = 0

|GP Fastest laps = 1

|GP First race = 1957 250cc Isle of Man Lightweight TT

|GP First win = 1961 350cc German Grand Prix

|GP Last win = 1966 500cc East German Grand Prix

|GP Last race = 1969 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix

}}

František Šťastný (12 November 1927 – 8 April 2000) was a Czech Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

He started his sports career as bicycle racer. In 1948, he competed in the Peace Race.{{cite web |title=František Šťastný's 1948 Palmares on CyclingRanking.com|url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/86773/frantisek-franta-stastny/results#1948|publisher=CyclingRanking.com}} He competed in his first motorcycle race in 1947 on a DKW motorcycle. In 1952, he competed in the Czechoslovak Grand Prix with a used Norton motorcycle, finishing 7th. In 1953, he became a member of the Jawa factory racing team. He was the Czechoslovak motorcycle champion five times (500cc in 1956, 350cc in 1958, 350cc in 1959, 250 cc in 1960, 350 cc in 1965). He won Czechoslovak Grand Prix eight times (1954 250 cc, 1956 350 cc, 1958 350 cc, 1959 350 cc, 1960 250 cc and 350 cc, 1961 350 cc, 1962 500 cc).

In 1957 he competed in his first Grand Prix world championship race. His most successful season was 1961 in the 350cc class – he participated in 5 races and won twice (German Grand Prix and Swedish Grand Prix), gaining 3rd place twice and finishing the season with 26 points, second overall behind Gary Hocking.[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Franta+Stastny František Šťastný career statistics at MotoGP.com] He was also multi-time competitor in the Isle of Man TT, with best results in 1962 and 1963 in 350cc class.[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1822 František Šťastný Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com]

After end of active sport career he was a sportscaster for Czechoslovak Television.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

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Position

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Points

| 8

| 6

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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Position

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| width=20| 2

| width=20| 3

| width=20| 4

| width=20| 5

| width=20| 6

| width=20| 7

| width=20| 8

| width=20| 9

| width=20| 10

Points

| 15

| 12

| 10

| 8

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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! Year

! Class

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Points

! Rank

! Wins

1957

! 250cc

! Jawa

| GER
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOM
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
5

| BEL
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 2

! 16th

| 0

1960

! 350cc

! Jawa

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NAT
2

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 12

! 4th

| 0

rowspan=2|1961

! 250cc

! Jawa

| ESP
-

| GER
-

| FRA
-

| IOM
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
5

| BEL
-

| DDR
-

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
5

| ARG
-

|

|

| 6

! 10th

| 0

350cc

! Jawa

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GER
1

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

|

| DDR
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS
3

| NAT
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE
1

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 26

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

| 2

rowspan=2|1962

! 350cc

! Jawa

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ULS
2

| DDR
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
4

| FIN
-

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 16

! 4th

| 0

500cc

! Jawa

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DDR
4

| NAT
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN
3

| ARG
-

|

|

|

|

|

| 7

! 7th

| 0

rowspan=2|1963

! 350cc

! Jawa

| GER
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|

| ULS
-

| DDR
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

|

|

|

|

|

| 7

! 4th

| 0

500cc

! Jawa

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| ULS
-

| DDR
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

| ARG
-

|

|

|

|

| 0

! –

| 0

1964

! 350cc

! Jawa

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| NED
-

| GER
-

| DDR
-

| ULS
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

| JPN
-

|

|

|

|

|

| 0

! –

| 0

rowspan=3|1965

! 250cc

! Jawa

| USA
-

| GER
-

| ESP
-

| FRA
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
5

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DDR
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
6

| ULS
-

| FIN
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
5

| JPN
-

| 8

! 11th

| 0

350cc

! Jawa

|

| GER
-

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| NED
-

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DDR
4

| CZE
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ULS
1

| FIN
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
4

| JPN
-

| 14

! 5th

| 1

500cc

! Jawa

| USA
-

| GER
-

|

|

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| DDR
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
6

| ULS
-

| FIN
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NAT
3

|

| 5

! 10th

| 0

rowspan=3| 1966

! 250cc

! Jawa

| ESP
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
5

| FRA
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DDR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN
3

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
4

| NAT
-

| JPN
-

|

| 11

! 8th

| 0

350cc

! Jawa

|

| GER
-

| FRA
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
6

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DDR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
6

| ULS
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOM
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
5

| JPN
-

|

| 13

! 4th

| 0

500cc

! Jawa

|

| GER
-

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

| BEL
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DDR
1

| CZE
-

| FIN
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
6

| NAT
-

|

|

| 17

! 4th

| 1

1968

! 350cc

! Jawa

| GER
-

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| DDR
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CZE
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
6

|

|

|

|

|

|

| 8

! 7th

| 0

rowspan=2|1969

! 250cc

! Jawa

| ESP
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
10

| FRA
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
8

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| DDR
-

| CZE
-

| FIN
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS
10

| NAT
-

| YUG
-

|

| 5

! 32nd

| 0

350cc

! Jawa

| ESP
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| NED
-

|

| DDR
-

| CZE
-

| FIN
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS
5

| NAT
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| YUG
3

|

| 26

! 9th

| 0

References

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External links

  • [http://www.rozhlas.cz/historie/vyroci/_zprava/7458 Biography on page of Český rozhlas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707171153/http://www.rozhlas.cz/historie/vyroci/_zprava/7458 |date=7 July 2007 }}{{in lang|cs}}

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Category:1927 births

Category:2000 deaths

Category:Czechoslovak motorcycle racers

Category:500cc World Championship riders

Category:350cc World Championship riders

Category:250cc World Championship riders

Category:Isle of Man TT riders

Category:Czech motorcycle racers

Category:People from Mladá Boleslav District

Category:Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)

Category:Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region