Grigory Laguta
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| Born | 9 April 1984 Sukhodol, Soviet Union | 
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| Nationality | Russian | 
| Career history | |
| Russia | |
| 2001–2023 | Vladivostok | 
| Poland | |
| 2006–2010 | Daugavpils | 
| 2011–2014 | Częstochowa | 
| 2015 | Toruń | 
| 2016–2017 | Rybnik | 
| 2019–2021 | Motor Lublin | 
| Sweden | |
| 2008 | Västervik | 
| 2010–2012 | Valsarna | 
| 2013–2017 | Smederna | 
| Individual honours | |
| 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2023[1] | Russian Champion | 
| 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 | Latvian Champion | 
| 2015 | Ekstraliga Riders’ Championship | 

Grigory Grigorievich Laguta (born 9 April 1984[2]) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia.[3] He is a six-times champion of Russia.
Career
Laguta is a six-time Russian Champion[1] winning the title in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2023.[4]
Laguta previously held two speedway licences: Russian (MFR) and Latvian (LaMSF). This allowed him to become a four times champion of Latvia.
In 2017, he was suspended for two years for a doping violation after having used meldonium.[5][6] However, he later returned and in 2023, won his sixth Russian national title, which took him to just one win behind the Mikhail Starostin in the all-time list of winners.
Family
His brother Artem Laguta is also a speedway rider, who was the 2021 world champion and his nephew is Vadim Tarasenko.[7]
Speedway Grand Prix results
| 2006 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (1) |  Daugavpils | 17 | 0 | (0) | 17 | 
| 2007 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (2) |  Daugavpils | 7 | 8 | (3,1,3,0,1) +0 | 14 | 
| 2008 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (3) |  Daugavpils | 15 | 2 | (1,1,0,F,0) | 6 | 
| 2009 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| 1 (4) |  Daugavpils | 13 | 6 | (3,1,1,1,X) | 10 | 
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) | 
Honours
- Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup) - 2008 - Semi-Final 1 will be on 12 July 2008
 
- European Club Champions' Cup
- Individual Latvian Championship - 2008 Daugavpils - Latvian Champion[8]
 
See also
References
- ^ a b "International News", Speedway Star, 20 September 2014, p. 38
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, pages 44-45, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "Grigori Laguta Rosja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Russia Speedway Championship" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Speedway-stjärnan stängs av två år". 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Speedway star sanctioned after meldonium positive". Spots Intergrity Initiative. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "New Peterborough Panthers rider has the genes and pedigree to succeed in the Premiership". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Laguta z tytułem, srebro dla Śwista". SportoweFakty.pl. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

