1997 Swedish speedway season

1997 Swedish speedway season
Smederna rider Billy Hamill was second in the league averages behind Tony Rickardsson
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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]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Rospiggarna 29 2 Valsarna 29 3 Örnarna 29 4 Vargarna 20 5 Bysarna 17 6 Smederna 16 7 Vetlanda 15 8 Västervik 12 9 Indianerna 9 10 Team Svelux 4

Div 1A Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna 10 2 Masarna 8 3 Karlstad 6 4 Filbyterna 0

Div 1B Pos Team Pts 1 Nässjö 10 2 Getingarna 10 3 Korparna 2 4 Team Viking 2 5 Gnistorna withdrew

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

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.