František Šťastný

František Šťastný
Nationality	Czechoslovakia
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1957–1969 First race 1957 250cc Isle of Man Lightweight TT Last race 1969 350cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix First win 1961 350cc German Grand Prix Last win 1966 500cc East German Grand Prix Team(s) Jawa Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 51 4 20 0 1 183

František ("Franta") 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. 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 Czechoslovakian motorcycle champion five times (500cc in 1956, 350cc in 1958, 350cc in 1959, 250 cc in 1960, 350 cc in 1965). He won Czechoslovakian 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. He was also multi-time competitor in the Isle of Man TT, with best results in 1962 and 1963 in 350cc class.

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

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1957	250cc	Jawa	GER -	IOM 12	NED 5	BEL -	ULS -	NAT -								2	16th	0
1960	350cc	Jawa	FRA 2	IOM -	NED -	ULS -	NAT 2									12	4th	0
1961	250cc	Jawa	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 5	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT 5	SWE 5	ARG -			6	10th	0
	350cc	Jawa		GER 1		IOM 5	NED 3		DDR -	ULS 3	NAT -	SWE 1				26	2nd	2
1962	350cc	Jawa	IOM 3	NED 4		ULS 2	DDR -	NAT 4	FIN -							16	4th	0
	500cc	Jawa	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR 4	NAT -	FIN 3	ARG -						7	7th	0
1963	350cc	Jawa	GER -	IOM 3	NED 4		ULS -	DDR -	FIN -	NAT -						7	4th	0
	500cc	Jawa		IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	FIN -	NAT -	ARG -					0	–	0
1964	350cc	Jawa	IOM NC	NED -	GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -						0	–	0
1965	250cc	Jawa	USA -	GER -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM 5	NED -	BEL -	DDR 4	CZE 6	ULS -	FIN -	NAT 5	JPN -	8	11th	0
	350cc	Jawa		GER -			IOM NC	NED -		DDR 4	CZE -	ULS 1	FIN -	NAT 4	JPN -	14	5th	0
	500cc	Jawa	USA -	GER -			IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE 6	ULS -	FIN -	NAT 3		5	10th	0
1966	250cc	Jawa	ESP -	GER 5	FRA -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 6	CZE 6	FIN 3	ULS -	IOM 4	NAT -	JPN -		11	8th	0
	350cc	Jawa		GER -	FRA -	NED 6		DDR 2	CZE 4	FIN 6	ULS -	IOM 9	NAT 5	JPN -		13	4th	0
	500cc	Jawa		GER -		NED 3	BEL -	DDR 1	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 3	IOM 6	NAT -			17	4th	1
1968	350cc	Jawa	GER -	IOM -	NED -	DDR -	CZE 3	ULS 4	NAT 6							8	7th	0
1969	250cc	Jawa	ESP -	GER 10	FRA -	IOM 8	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 10	NAT -	YUG -		5	32nd	0
	350cc	Jawa	ESP -	GER 3		IOM NC	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 5	NAT -	YUG 3		26	9th	0

External links

• Biography on page of Český rozhlas(Czech)