Emil Sayfutdinov
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| Born |
26 October 1989 Salavat, Russia |
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| Nationality |
 Russia
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| Website | EmilRacing.com |
| Current club information | |
| Polish league | Unia Leszno |
| Swedish league | Piraterna |
| Career history | |
| 2006- | Bydgoszcz (POL) |
| 2007-2008 | Masarna (SWE) |
| 2009 | Piraterna (SWE) |
| 2005, 2007-2008 | Togliatti (RUS) |
| 2009 | Turbina Balakovo (RUS) |
| 2009 | Vojens (DEN) |
| 2014– | Elit Vetlanda (SWE) |
| 2015 | Unia Leszno (POL) |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| 2009 Number | 12 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Podiums | 3-0-2 |
| Finalist | 7 time |
| Winner | 3 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007, 2008 | World Under-21 Champion |
| 2005, 2008 | U-21 Russian Champion |
| 2014, 2015 | European Champion |
| 2009 | Prague GP Winner |
| 2009, 2013 | Gothenburg GP Winner |
| 2009 | Krsko GP Winner |
| 2013 | Cardiff GP Winner |
| 2016 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| Team honours | |
| 2008 | European Club Champion |
| 2005, 2009 | Russian Pairs Champion |
| 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 | Team Russian Champion |
| 2012, 2014, 2015 | Elitserien League Champion |
Emil Damirovich Sayfutdinov (Russian: Эмиль Дамирович Сайфутдинов; born 26 October 1989 in Salavat, Russia) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider and member of the Russian national teams (senior and U-21). He won the 2007 and 2008 Under-21 World Championship. He is a permanent rider of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix.
Sayfutdinov gained his speedway licence in 2005, just before his 16th birthday. He started his career in the Russian league with Mega-Lada Togliatti. His team won the Russian Champion title, and Sayfutdinov was one Mega-Lada's best riders with an average of 2.271 (15th place in league). He won the Individual under-21 Russian Championship and was 6th in the Russian Senior Championship. He also won the Russian Pairs Championship title with Mega-Lada that year.
In international competitions he started in Individual U-19 European Championship. In Semi-Final C in Daugavpils, Latvia he was won qualification to the Final. But he was too young and was not allowed to take part – the minimum age of a rider is 16 years of age at the start of each year.
In 2006, he signed for Polish team Polonia Bydgoszcz, the then Polish League Runner-up. On 9 April 2006, he rode in his first meeting in the Polish Ekstraliga (Wrocław vs Bydgoszcz 53:37). He started in only one heat – finishing last behind Tomasz Gapiński, Hans N. Andersen and Piotr Protasiewicz. On 23 March 2006, (Bydgoszcz vs Tarnów 44:46) he scored his first points in the Ekstraliga (finishing second behind with his team mate Krzysztof Buczkowski, he beat Paweł Hlib and Kamil Zieliński). Polonia Bydgoszcz finished 3rd in Polish Championship - Emil's Average was 1.353 (38th place). He started in Team U-21 Polish Championship – Polonia finished 2nd place in Qualifying Group C.
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