title: Marián Jirout
text: # Marián Jirout
  
  Marián Jirout (born 23 July 1976 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a former motorcycle speedway from the Czech Republic.
  
  ## Career
  
  Jirout rode in the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix. In Britain, he raced with the Peterborough Panthers for five seasons from 1995 to 2001.
  
  Following a car accident in January 2003 he was almost left paralysed but he eventually recovered.
  
  In October 2007, during the Zlatá přilba race in Pardubice, he broke three vertebrae in a fall and decided to end career of rider.
  
  ## Family
  
  His father Jiří Jirout (1953–2000), also a speedway rider, won a silver medal in the 1979 Team Ice Racing World Championship.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Speedway Grand Prix
  
  1999 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings (Riding No 12) :
  
  | Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 /6 | Czech Rep. SGP | 23 | 1 | (0,0) | 12 |
  | 2 /6 | Swedish SGP | 21 | 2 | (0,1) | 22 |
  | 3 /6 | Polish SGP | 23 | 1 | (1,0) | 19 |
  | 4 /6 | British SGP | 23 | 1 | (n,n) | 21 |
  | 5 /6 | Polish II SGP | injury → (25) Mark Loram | injury → (25) Mark Loram | injury → (25) Mark Loram | 22 |
  | 6 /6 | Danish SGP | 19 | 3 | (2,0,0) | 22 |
  
  * permanent speedway rider
  * wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  * rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)
  
  ### World Championships
  
  * Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
     * 1998 - Vojens - 5th place (5 points)
     * 2000 - 3rd place in Semi-Final A
     * 2001 - - 7th place (4th place in Race-off)
  
  ### European Championships
  
  * European Club Champions' Cup
     * 2000 - Piła - 4th place (3 points)
     * 2002 - Pardubice - Runner-up (6 points)
  