Hannah Grunwald: Parchim's youngest will be Speedway's world champion!

Hannah Grunwald: Parchim's youngest will be Speedway's world champion!

What a rapid success for Hannah Grunwald! The 17-year-old Speedway driver from Parchim recently won the FIM Women’s Gold Trophy in Croatia and thus secured the title of the fastest Speedway driver in the world. With an impressive final inlet, in which she left the reigning championess Celina Liebmann behind, she triumphed at the largest all-female Speedway event worldwide, which took place in Donji Kraljevec. Nordkurier reports that your performance is the result of years of hard work and countless training hours.

At the age of six, Hannah started her way in Speedway sports and often trained in Denmark. Your family, friends and especially her friend Lucas Botzon support you tirelessly. "I can totally concentrate on my goals because I know that I have so much support in my back," she says. After a season full of unfortunate falls and mental stress, a multi -day training has given its new trust.

a historical moment for women in motorsport

The Fim Women’s Gold Trophy was not only an important competition for Grunwald, but also a historic moment for women's engine. The event followed a two -day training session of the FIM Women’s Speedway Academy, guided by sizes such as Greg Hancock and Glen Phillips. Grunwald and Liebmann qualified with 12 points each from their four runs for the final. In the end, Hannah was able to accept the gold medal, while Liebmann took silver square and Jenny Apfelbeck secured third place. On the four-wheelers, 13 drivers in the 500cc class were at the start, which caused a lot of excitement. FIM Speedway emphasizes that the overall quality of the racing drivers has made a clear jump forward.

With her victory, Grunwald now has the opportunity to take part in the Olybet Fim Speedway GP in Latvia on August 2. Her goals are ambitious: she wants to drive in the Polish or English league and further improve her skills. "I would like to help create more attention for women in German motorsport," she says. After all, it is the case that women often have to fight twice as hard to be recognized.

The path continues

From September 1st, Hannah will start training as an industrial clerk, but the passion for motorsport remains unbroken. "I will try everything to get both under one roof," she says. Her recently gained trophy not only symbolizes her talent and your willpower, but also the tireless struggle for more equality in motorsport.

The future of Hannah Grunwald looks promising - both on the route and away from it. You can only be excited to see how her career will develop and whether she can successfully make her way to the Polish Speedway League (Ekstraliga). A victory for German motorsport and a sign that it is possible for talented women in sports to reach the top.