{{Short description|Danish speedway rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use British English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox speedway rider | image = | name= Brian Karger | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Horsens]], Denmark

| career1 = '''Denmark''' | years2 = 1989–1995, 2004 | career2 = [[Fredericia Speedway|Fredericia]] | years3 = 2000–2001 | career3 = [[Slangerup Speedway Klub|Slangerup]] | years4 = 2002 | career4 = [[Vojens Speedway Klub|Vojens]] | years5 = 2003 | career5 = [[Brovst Speedway Klub|Brovst]] | career6 = '''Great Britain''' | years7 = 1986–1991, 1995–1997 | career7 = [[Swindon Robins]] | years8 = 1991–1993 | career8 = [[Arena Essex Hammers]] | years9 = 2000, 2002 | career9 = [[Belle Vue Aces]] | career10 = '''Poland''' | years11 = 1993–1997 | career11 = [[ZKŻ Zielona Góra]] | years12 = 1998 | career12 = [[GKM Grudziądz]] | years13 = 1999 | career13 = [[Kolejarz Opole]] | years14 = 2000 | career14 = [[Polonia Piła]] | years15 = 2001 | career15 = [[ŻKS ROW Rybnik|ROW Rybnik]] | years16 = 2003–2004 | career16 = [[Wybrzeże Gdańsk]] | career17 = '''Sweden''' | years18 = 1988–1991, 1994 | career18 = [[Bysarna]] | years19 = 1995–1998 | career19 = [[Elit Vetlanda]] | years20 = 1999–2002 | career20 = [[Kaparna]]

| indivyear1 = [[1996 Danish speedway season|1996]], [[1998 Danish speedway season|1998]], [[2000 Danish speedway season|2000]], | indivhonour1 = [[Danish Individual Speedway Championship|Danish Champion]] | indivyear2 = 1995, 1998 | indivhonour2 = [[Intercontinental Final|Intercontinental Cup]] | indivyear3 = 1991 | indivhonour3 = [[Southern Riders' Championship|Southern Riders' Champion]] | teamyear1 = 1991, 1995 | teamhonour1 = [[Speedway World Team Cup]] winner | teamyear2 = 1991 | teamhonour2 = [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions|Fours Championship]] winner | teamhonour3 = [[Elitserien (speedway)|Elitserien Champion]] | teamyear3 = 1988 }}

'''Brian Karger''' (born 9 February 1967)<ref>Oakes, P (1991). ''1991 Speedway Yearbook''. {{ISBN|0-948882-20-4}}</ref> is a Danish former international [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/brian-karger/ |title=Brian Karger Dania |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>

==Career== He was a member of the [[Denmark speedway team]] when they won the [[1991 Speedway World Team Cup|1991]] and [[1995 Speedway World Team Cup|1995]] [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup]] Finals. He also qualified for the [[1992 Individual Speedway World Championship|1992 World Final]] in [[Wrocław]], Poland, where he finished 16th (last) with 4pts scored, including a win in his final race.<ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=The A-Z of Sport|year=2004|page=522|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref>

He rode in Sweden and won the [[Elitserien (speedway)|Swedish Elitserien]] in 1988 with [[Bysarna]].

He first rode in the United Kingdom for the [[Swindon Robins]], after joining them late in the [[1986 British League season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19860918/073/0073 |title=Unhappy debut for Karger |website=Gloucestershire Echo |date=18 September 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> He later rode for [[Lakeside Hammers|Arena Essex Hammers]] and also for the [[Belle Vue Aces]].

In 1991, he helped the [[Arena Essex Hammers]] win the [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions|Fours Championship]] during the [[1991 British League Division Two season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Western Daily Press |date=22 July 1991 |access-date=13 May 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19910722/031/0031 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Also in 1991, he won the [[Southern Riders' Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway results|work=Newcastle Journal |date=7 October 1991 |access-date=27 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19911007/231/0019 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

After retiring he became a notable engine tuner.

==World Final Appearances== ===Individual World Championship=== * [[1992 Individual Speedway World Championship|1992]] - {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] - 16th - 4pts

===World Team Cup=== * [[1989 Speedway World Team Cup|1989]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bradford]], [[Odsal Stadium]] - (with [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] / [[Erik Gundersen]] / [[Gert Handberg]] / [[John Jørgensen]]) - '''2nd''' - 34pts (7)

===World Pairs=== * [[1993 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1993]] - {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Vojens Speedway Center]] - (with [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] / [[Tommy Knudsen]]) - '''3rd''' - 21pts (1)

===World team Championships=== *[[1989 Speedway World Team Cup]] - 2nd *[[1990 Speedway World Team Cup]] - 3rd *[[1991 Speedway World Team Cup]] - '''winner''' *[[1992 Speedway World Team Cup]] - 4th *[[1993 Speedway World Team Cup]] - 2nd *[[1995 Speedway World Team Cup]] - '''winner''' *[[1998 Speedway World Team Cup]] - 3rd *[[1999 Speedway World Team Cup]] - =5th *[[2000 Speedway World Team Cup]] - =5th

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