Tai Woffinden facts for kids
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| Born | 10 August 1990 Scunthorpe, England |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2006–2007 | Scunthorpe |
| 2007–2008 | Rye House |
| 2007 | Poole |
| 2009–2014, 2016 | Wolverhampton |
| 2023–2025 | Sheffield |
| Poland | |
| 2008–2010 | Częstochowa |
| 2011 | Gniezno |
| 2012–2024 | Wrocław |
| 2025 | Rzeszów |
| Sweden | |
| 2009–2011 | Vargarna |
| 2014–2016 | Elit Vetlanda |
| 2017–2018 | Masarna |
| 2019 | Indianerna |
| 2021 | Dackarna |
| 2023–2025 | Västervik |
| Denmark | |
| 2022 | Esbjerg |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| SGP Number | 108 |
| Starts | 131 |
| Finalist | 47 time |
| Winner | 11 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2013, 2015, 2018 | World Champion |
| 2016, 2020 | World Championship runner-up |
| 2013, 2014, 2015 | British Champion |
| 2007 | Conference League Riders Champion |
| 2007 | British Under 18 Champion |
| 2008 | British Under 21 Champion |
| 2008 | Premier League Riders Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2021 | World team champion |
| 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 | World team runner-up |
| 2009, 2016 | UK Elite League champion |
| 2014, 2015 | Swedish Elitserien champion |
| 2024 | UK Knockout Cup |
| 2007 | Premier League (tier 2) |
| 2006, 2007 | Conference League (tier 3) |
| 2006, 2007 | Conference KO Cup (tier 3) |
| 2006 | Conference Shield |
| 2006, 2007 | Conference Trophy |
| 2007 | Conference League Fours |
Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is a famous British speedway rider. He is known for being a three-time World Champion. He won these titles in 2013, 2015, and 2018.
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Tai Woffinden's Early Life
Tai Woffinden was born in Scunthorpe, England. His dad, Rob Woffinden, was also a speedway rider. When Tai was four years old, his parents moved to Perth, Western Australia. He grew up there, but he always raced for Great Britain.
Tai Woffinden's Speedway Career
Tai started his speedway journey in Perth, Australia. He won the Western Australian Under-16 title in 2006. Soon after, he began his British career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League in 2006. With the Scorpions, he won many trophies, including the Championship and the Knockout Cup.
When he turned 16, Tai raced as a guest rider for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League. He also signed a full contract with the Wolverhampton Wolves, an Elite League team.
Rising Through the Ranks
In 2007, Tai returned to Scunthorpe and also joined the Rye House Rockets on loan. The Rockets won the Premier League Championship that year. He also rode for the Poole Pirates in the Elite League.
Tai made history in 2007 by becoming the youngest rider to reach the British Championship Final. Later that year, he won the Conference League Riders Champion title. Just two days later, he also became the British Under 18 Champion.
Great Britain Debut and Junior Titles
Tai continued to ride for the Rye House Rockets in 2008. This was also the year he first raced for the Great Britain team in the Speedway World Cup. He impressed everyone with his skills.
In 2008, Tai became the British Under-21 Champion. He won the final race after a strong performance. He also won the Premier League Riders Championship. Tai was the first rider to hold both the British Under-18 and British Under-21 titles in the same year. He was also the first to win the British Under-18 title two years in a row.
In 2009, Tai joined his main club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the Elite League season.
World Championship Success
In 2013, Tai Woffinden achieved his dream of becoming a Speedway Grand Prix World Champion. He was the eighth British rider to win this title. He was also the first British rider since 1992 to hold both the British Championship and the World Championship in the same year. At the time, he was the youngest World Champion in the modern Grand Prix era.
After finishing fourth in 2014, Tai bounced back in 2015 to win his second Speedway World Championship. This made him the first British rider since 1962 to win two individual world titles. He won Grand Prix events in the Czech Republic and Scandinavia that year.
In 2016, Tai and the Great Britain team were runners-up to Poland in the 2016 Speedway World Cup final. He continued to perform well, finishing second in the 2016 World Championship and third in 2017.
In 2018, Tai won his third world title. He finished the 2018 Speedway Grand Prix season with a clear lead over his rivals. He won four Grand Prix races that year, including events in Warsaw and Toruń. After a tough 2019 season, he came back strong in 2020 to win the silver medal.
Team World Champion and Recent Years
In 2021, Tai became a team world champion when Great Britain won the 2021 Speedway of Nations, which is the world team title. He also won the Czech Grand Prix that year.
In 2023, Tai was part of the British team that won the silver medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. He also joined the Sheffield Tigers in British speedway. Later in 2023, he had an injury during the British Grand Prix, which meant he missed the last two rounds of the World Championship.
In 2024, Tai signed with Sheffield again. He had another serious crash during a Grand Prix event in Gorzów, which caused a bad elbow injury and ended his season early. However, his team, Sheffield, won the Knockout Cup that year, even though he couldn't race in the final.
In March 2025, Tai had a very serious crash during a race in Poland. He was badly hurt and needed a lot of time to recover in the hospital. The speedway community sent him many messages of support. Tai is now recovering well and has left the hospital.
Major Achievements
World Individual Championship Results
- 2010 Speedway Grand Prix – 14th place
- 2011 Speedway Grand Prix – 25th place
- 2013 Speedway Grand Prix – Winner
- 2014 Speedway Grand Prix – 4th place
- 2015 Speedway Grand Prix – Winner
- 2016 Speedway Grand Prix – Runner-up
- 2017 Speedway Grand Prix – 3rd place
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix – Winner
- 2019 Speedway Grand Prix – 13th place
- 2020 Speedway Grand Prix – Runner-up
- 2021 Speedway Grand Prix – 6th place
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix – 8th place
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix – 11th place
- 2024 Speedway Grand Prix – 18th place
Grand Prix Wins
Tai Woffinden has won 11 Grand Prix events:
- 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
- 2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
- 2014 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
- 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic
- 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
- 2016 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland (Warsaw)
- 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II (Gorzów)
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland (Warsaw)
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III (Toruń)
World Team Championship Results
- 2008 Speedway World Cup – 5th place
- 2009 Speedway World Cup – 5th place
- 2010 Speedway World Cup – 4th place
- 2011 Speedway World Cup – 6th place
- 2012 Speedway World Cup – 5th place
- 2013 Speedway World Cup – 7th place
- 2014 Speedway World Cup – 4th place
- 2015 Speedway World Cup – 5th place
- 2016 Speedway World Cup – Runner-up
- 2018 Speedway of Nations – Runner-up
- 2019 Speedway of Nations – 7th place
- 2021 Speedway of Nations – Winner
- 2022 Speedway of Nations – Runner-up
- 2023 Speedway World Cup – Runner-up
See also
- Great Britain national speedway team
