Tanel Leok - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
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| Name | Tanel Leok |
| First Name | Tanel |
| Last Name | Leok |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Birthday | June 1 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Home Town | Võru |
| Birth Country | Estonia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Arvo Leok |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Karoliina Karu |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Tanel Leok Biography
Tanel Leok is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 1, 1985 in Võru, Estonia. He as well as American racing star He and American racer Kevin Windham began to emerge in the motocross racing scene during the same period. began to make their mark on the motocross racing world at the same time.
He became the first rider with two junior world titles to his credit, winning the 85 cc FIM world cup in 2000 and the 125cc FIM Junior World Cup in 2001. He turned semi-professional midway through the 2001 season, and qualified for a number of GP races at 15 years of age. He claimed his first senior title in 2001 as well, being crowned German 125cc champion. His hard-charging and unmistakable racing style earned him the moniker “The Estonian Express.”
In 2002 his first professional team was Vangani Racing KTM His teammates were Tyla Rattray and Ben Townley. In 2003, the Vangani Racing team metamorphosed into Bruforce Racing, still on KTM motorcycles. Tanel had by now definitely broken through in the top level of motocross world.
He got married Karoliina Karu on the 11th of October in 2008; the pair had twins called Sebastian as well as Travis.
In his time, he was an KWS British Champion, MXX1 Italian Champion and MX1 Dutch Champion.
Tanel Leok (born June 1, 1985) is an Estonian professional motocross racer. He has competed in the Motocross World Championships since 2001.
Tanel Leok Net Worth
Tanel is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Estonia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tanel Leok's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He resigned from his formal education at 16 and began racing motorcycles in full-time.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Race Car Driver |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Leok married Karoliina Karu on 11 October 2008. They have three sons, Sebastian (born 3 December 2007), Travis Leok (born 14 April 2010) and Leon Leok (born 14 March 2015). His cousin Aigar Leok is also a motocross racer.
At the end of the 2008 Season, Red Bull Yamaha De Carli announced that they will move on to MX1-GP in the 2009 season and the riders will be Antonio Cairoli and Tanel Leok. The 2009 season started off well for the Estonian, winning the Italian MX1 motocross championships by a margin of 5 points over Cairoli (158–153). He won the first GP of the season in Faenza, Italy, and was the first holder of the red plate marking him as world championship leader. 2009 year was steady season for Leok, only 2 retirements: 1st race in Latvia and 2nd race in Brazil.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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At the end of the 2004 season he signed a two-year contract with the Kawasaki factory team of legendary champion maker Jan De Groot. Leok claimed his first podium in FIM Motocross World Championships MX1 class on 2 April 2006 at Zolder, Belgium. This contract was renewed for another two-year term at the end of the 2006 racing season. After having claimed numerous GP podiums in the preceding year, Tanel Leok won his first MX1 Grand Prix in Ireland in 31, August 2008. He claimed 9 podiums and 1449 points with kawasaki team.
Who is Tanel Leok Dating?
According to our records, Tanel Leok married to Karoliina Karu . As of January 13, 2024, Tanel Leok’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Tanel Leok. You may help us to build the dating records for Tanel Leok!Tanel signed with Honda on September 27, 2009 and in 2010 season he is in LS Motors Honda team, his teammate is Davide Guarneri. In his first season with LS Motors Honda team Tanel chose his “legendary” riding number 40, he started riding in MX1 class with this number in 2004. In addition he got his first personal driving trainer – Marnicq Bervoets, this is very important renewal for Leok. His first competition with Honda was on February 7, 2010 in the Mantua Starcross. He had good starts, placed 3rd in second race and 1st in third race, overall place was 6th, because he retired first race. Tanel Leok finished 2nd to Guarneri in Italian MX1 motocross championships. Leok lost the championship by 17 points (152–135). On May 16, 2010 Leok won the second race and was the overall winner in the Grand Prix of Catalunya.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Tanel Leok height Not available right now. Tanel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After a few successful races in the 125cc class in 2003, he successfully shifted to 250 cc class for the Motovision Racing Suzuki team in 2004. He made a huge impact during this season, being the only remaining top level rider on a two-stroke machine in the class. His reputation was solidified with a number of furious on-track battles with the hotshots of the class, such as multiple world champion Stefan Everts.
In September 2010 Tanel signed with TM Racing Factory Team. His first competition with TM was on February 19–20, 2011 in Mantova Starcross. Leok finished second in all three races and were also second overall behind David Philippaerts. The 2011 season was poor season for Tanel, he had several crashes and technical problems with bike. The best moment of this season was holeshot win in the Grand Prix of Czech Republic and the worst moment was the crash in the Grand Prix of Great Britain.
Facts & Trivia
Tanel Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Estonia. Tanel Leok celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.
In September 2012 Tanel signed for British motocross team Route77energy MVR-D Honda. His teammate in 2013 season was Jason Dougan. On 2 June, Tanel crashed heavily and broke his collarbone, causing him two miss two races. At the end of the month, Route77 Honda withdrew from the World Motocross Championship due to financial problems. Prior to the Swedish Grand Prix, Leok rejoined the TM Racing Factory Team.
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