1997 Swedish speedway season

1997 Swedish speedway season
Smederna rider Billy Hamill was second in the league averages behind Tony Rickardsson
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 Swedish speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1997 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Vetlanda on 16 August. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the third time.[3][4]

Pos Rider Team Points Total
1 Tony Rickardsson Valsarna (3,3,3,3,3) 15
2 Henrik Gustafsson Indianerna (3,3,3,2,1) 12
3 Peter Karlsson Örnarna (w,3,3,2,2) 10+3
4 Mikael Karlsson Örnarna (2,w,3,2,3) 10+2
5 Stefan Andersson Team Svelux (3,0,2,1,2) 9
6 Claes Ivarsson Vetlanda (0,2,2,3,2) 9
7 Niklas Klingberg Örnarna (2,1,0,3,2) 8
8 Peter Nahlin Vargarna (2,3,1,1,1) 8
9 Niklas Karlsson Vargarna (0,1,0,3,3) 7
10 Peter Ingvar Karlsson Indianerna (3,2,1,0,0) 6
11 Jimmy Nilsen Rospiggarna (1,2,2,0,1) 6
12 Conny Ivarsson Vetlanda (1,2,2,1,w) 6
13 Magnus Zetterström Smederna (2,0,1,2,0) 5
14 Per Wester Valsarna (1,1,0,0,2) 4
15 Andreas Jonsson Rospiggarna (1,1,0,1,1) 4
16 Benny Olsson Vargarna (u,0,1,0,0) 1

Key

  • points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last
  • +3 won race off, +2 2nd in race off, +1, 3rd in race off, +0 last in race off
  • t - tape touching excluded
  • u - fell
  • w - excluded

U21 Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Peter Ingvar Karlsson won the U21 championship.[5][6]

Team

Team Championship

Rospiggarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The Rospiggarna team included Greg Hancock, Jimmy Nilsen, Erik Stenlund and Andreas Jonsson.[7][8][9]

Dackarna changed their name to Team Svelux and Gnistorna withdrew from Division 1B. Leading positions in Division 1 North & South groups determined Division 1A & 1B leagues.

Kaparna and Nässjö won the first division leagues respectively.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ "1997 Swedish Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ^ "1997". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.