2016 Swedish speedway season

2016 Swedish speedway season
Jason Doyle led Rospiggarna to the Elitserien title.
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The 2016 Swedish speedway season was the 2016 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^[1]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 2016 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the HZ Bygg Arena in Hallstavik on 23 July. Andreas Jonsson won the Swedish Championship for the seventh time. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Pos	Rider	Team	Pts	Total	SF	Final
1	Andreas Jonsson	Rospiggarna	(3,2,3,2,3)	13		3
2	Antonio Lindbäck	Indianerna	(1,2,1,3,3)	10	3	2
3	Kim Nilsson	Vargarna	(3,3,3,0,2)	11		1
4	Peter Ljung	Dackarna	(0,3,3,3,3)	12		0
5	Linus Sundström	Masarna	(2,3,3,1,2)	11	2
6	Freddie Lindgren	Indianerna	(3,3,2,1,2)	11	1
7	Pontus Aspgren	Vargarna	(2,1,1,3,3)	10	0
8	Jacob Thorssell	Vastervik	(1,2,2,3,2)	10
9	Oliver Berntzon	Vargarna	(3,2,0,2,0)	7
10	Thomas H. Jonasson	Vetlanda	(2,0,2,2,1)	7
11	Ludvig Lindgren	Valsarna	(2,1,1,1,0)	5
12	Mathias Thörnblom	Gnistorna	(0,1,0,2,1)	4
13	Linus Eklöf	Griparna	(1,0,2,0,0)	3
14	Victor Palovaara	Valsarna	(1,1,0,0,1)	3
15	Peter Karlsson	Lejonen	(0,0,1,1,0)	2
16	Alex Edberg	Smederna	(0,0,0,0,1)	1

Key

• points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last

U21 Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Joel Andersson won the U21 championship. ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Rospiggarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fifth time. ^{[8] [9]}

Västervik won the Allsvenskan. Gnistorna withdrew halfway through the season due to financial problems. ^[10]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Rospiggarna 27 2 Piraterna 22 3 Indianerna 21 4 Dackarna 19 5 Masarna 17 6 Vetlanda 14 7 Lejonen 8 8 Smederna 4

Allsvenskan Pos Team Pts 1 Västervik 20 2 Griparna 11 3 Vargarna 10 4 Örnarna 5 5 Valsarna 4

Play offs

Elitserien Stage Team Team Agg Score Final Rospiggarna Dackarna 101:79

Allsvenskan Stage Team Team Agg Score QF Valsarna Ornarna 96:84 SF Griparna Valsarna 97:82 SF Västervik Vargarna 96:83 Final Västervik Griparna 96:84

References

1. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
2. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. "2016 Swedish Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
4. "Swedish Final - Hallstavik - 23.07.16". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
5. "ANDREAS JONSSON QUITS". Vojens Speedway Center. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
8. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
9. "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
10. "2016 Swedish Allsvenskan Table". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 March 2023.