Chris Louis

For those of a similar name, see Chris Lewis (disambiguation).

Chris Louis
Chris Louis. U-21 WC 1990, Lvov.
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	9 July 1969 (1969-07-09) (age 42)
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Current club information
British league	Ipswich Witches
Polish league	Gdansk
Career history
Hackney Kestrels Ipswich Witches	1988 1989-2002,2004-2008
Individual honours
World Under-21 Champion British Champion	1990 1998, 2000
Team honours
European Club Champion Elite League Champion Elite League KO Cup Winner Craven Shield Winner Elite League Four Team Champion National League Champion National League KO Cup Winner	2000 1998 1998 1998 1991 1988 1988

Christopher "Chris" Louis (born 9 July 1969)^[1] is an England international Speedway motorcycle rider who rides for the Ipswich Witches. He is the son of former Great Britain International John Louis who is the current promoter at Ipswich.

Career

Louis is former schoolboy grasstrack champion. He started his professional career at Hackney before moving to Ipswich in 1989 where he has ridden ever since. He has missed a couple of seasons due to injury.

Chris Louis made history in 1993 when he became the first son of a former World Finalist to also qualify for the World Final when he finished in a brilliant third place in Pocking, Germany. Louis tied with former champion Hans Nielsen of Denmark in 11 points, only 1 point behind winner Sam Ermolenko of the United States. In a run-off to decide overall second place, Nielsen defeated Chris Louis who had to settle for third in his World Final debut.

Louis also qualified for the 1994 World Final in Vojens, Denmark but was unable to repeat his 1993 form and finished a disappointing 12th scoring only six points.

Chris Louis qualified for the new Speedway Grand Prix series which replaced the former World Final in 1995. He finished a career best 7th in the 1995 SGP with a best finish of third in Poland. He continued to take part in the SGP series as a regular rider until 2000, with his best finishes being second placings in the 1998 Danish and Swedish GP's and the 1999 British GP. He rode in selected events in 2001 before making his last appearance as wild card in 2004.

During his career, Chris Louis won trophies in the UK, Poland, Sweden and Germany, and in 1998 and 2000 he followed his fathers footsteps by becoming British Speedway Champion (John Louis won in 1975).

Personal

Louis is married to Julie and the couple have two daughters: Hannah and Freya Louis.

World Final Appearances

• 1993 - Pocking, Rottalstadion - 3rd - 11pts + 2pts
• 1994 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 12th - 6pts

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
1995	7th	77	3rd	3rd Polish GP
1996	8th	54	5th	Best finish in German GP
1997	9th	59	5th	Best finish in Danish GP
1998	5th	59	2nd	2nd in Denmark and Sweden
1999	12th	50	2nd	2nd in British GP
2000	10th	60	3rd	Best finish in Czech Republic and Poland
2001	27th	6	19th	Best finish in German GP
2004	32nd	4

References

1. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6

Persondata
Name	Louis, Chris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 July 1969
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Date of death
Place of death

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