1999 Swedish speedway season

1999 Swedish speedway season
The Norwegian Rune Holta helped Valsarna retain their Elitserien title.
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The 1999 Swedish speedway season was the 1999 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1999 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Norrkoping on 4 September. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the fifth time and third year in a row. ^{[3] [4]}

Pos	Rider	Team	Pts	Total
1	Tony Rickardsson	Masarna	(3,2,3,3,3)	14
2	Peter Karlsson	Kaparna	(3,3,2,1,3)	12+3
3	Mikael Karlsson	Valsarna	(2,2,2,3,3)	12+2
4	Niklas Klingberg	Örnarna	(3,1,3,3,1)	11
5	Andreas Jonsson	Rospiggarna	(3,3,1,2,2)	11
6	Jimmy Nilsen	Vargarna	(2,t,3,2,3)	10
7	Stefan Dannö	Valsarna	(1,3,3,0,1)	8
8	Stefan Ekberg	Vargarna	(u,2,2,2,2)	8
9	Peter Nahlin	Vargarna	(2,2,1,1,2)	8
10	Conny Ivarsson	Vetlanda	(1,3,1,1,1)	7
11	Niklas Karlsson	Vargarna	(1,1,0,3,0)	5
12	Henrik Gustafsson	Indianerna	(2,u,0,2,1)	5
13	Magnus Zetterström	Smederna	(0,0,2,ef,2)	4
14	Thomas Olsson	Örnarna	(0,1,0,1,0)	2
15	Mikael Teurnberg	Rospiggarna	(1,1,0,0,0)	2
16	Joonas Kylmäkorpi	Kaparna	(0,0,1,0,0)	1
17	Marcus Andersson (res)	Bysarna	(0)	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
• ef - engine failure
• t - tape touching excluded
• u - fell
• w - excluded

U21 Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Joonas Kylmäkorpi 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 second successive year. The Valsarna team included Rune Holta, Sam Ermolenko, Stefan Dannö and Mikael Karlsson. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

A change in the league structure saw the introduction of the Allsvenskan, which would form the division below the Elitserien the following season. In 1999 however, it was an additional league competition for teams finishing in the top four of division 1. ^[10]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Valsarna 33 2 Masarna 31 3 Rospiggarna 29 4 Smederna 26 5 Kaparna 20 6 Vargarna 20 7 Örnarna 15 8 Indianerna 14 9 Västervik 13 10 Vetlanda 10 11 Bysarna 9

Allsvenskan Pos Team Pts 1 Team Svelux 12 2 Filbyterna 6 3 Karlstad 4 4 Getingarna 2

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Filbyterna 12 2 Team Svelux 12 3 Karlstad 8 4 Getingarna 6 5 Team Viking 2

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Piraterna 14 2 Nässjö 12 3 Lejonen 8 4 Gnistorna 6 5 Korparna 0

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. "1999 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. "1999". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.