1998 Swedish speedway season

1998 Swedish speedway season
Tony Rickardsson helped Valsarna win their first Elitserien title and became Swedish champion for the fourth time.
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The 1998 Swedish speedway season was the 1998 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1998 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Hagforson 16 August. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time. ^{[3] [4]}

Pos	Rider	Team	Pts	Total
1	Tony Rickardsson	Valsarna	(3,2,3,3,3)	14
2	Mikael Karlsson	Örnarna	(2,3,3,1,3)	12+3
3	Peter Karlsson	Kaparna	(3,1,3,3,2)	12+2
4	Andreas Jonsson	Rospiggarna	(2,3,2,2,2)	11
5	Henrik Gustafsson	Indianerna	(3,2,2,2,2)	11
6	Jimmy Nilsen	Rospiggarna	(1,3,3,0,3)	10
7	Stefan Dannö	Valsarna	(3,2,2,0,1)	8
8	Niklas Klingberg	Örnarna	(2,1,2,3,0)	8
9	Conny Ivarsson	Vetlanda	(u,3,0,3,1)	7
10	Niklas Karlsson	Vargarna	(1,0,1,2,3)	7
11	Patrick Dybeck	Indianerna	(0,2,1,1,2)	6
12	Claes Ivarsson	Vetlanda	(2,0,1,0,1)	4
13	Peter Ingvar Karlsson	Masarna	(1,1,0,2,0)	4
14	Einar Kyllingstad	Rospiggarna	(1,0,0,1,1)	3
15	Robert Eriksson (res)	Indianerna	(0,1,1,0)	2
16	Patrick Olsson	Västervik	(0,1,0,0,0)	1
17	Peter Nahlin	Vargarna	(-,-,-,-,-)	0

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

Andreas Jonsson won the U21 championship. ^{[5] [6]}

Team

Team Championship

Valsarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time in their history. The Valsarna team included Tony Rickardsson, Stefan Dannö and Rune Holta. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Masarna won the first division and Team Viking won the second division. ^[10]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Valsarna 29 2 Rospiggarna 28 3 Indianerna 25 4 Vetlanda 23 5 Örnarna 18 6 Västervik 17 7 Vargarna 17 8 Smederna 8 9 Kaparna 8 10 Bysarna 7

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Masarna 22 2 Team Svelux 21 3 Filbyterna 16 4 Karlstad 13 5 Getingarna 6 6 Korparna 4 7 Nässjö 2

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Team Viking 22 2 Piraterna 18 3 Lejonen 14

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 22 March 2023.
4. "1998 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. "1998". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.