Piraterna

Piraterna
Motala Arena in 2009
Club information
Track address	Motala Arena
Country	Sweden
Founded	1949
Team manager	Stefan Andersson & Daniel Andersson
League	Elitserien
Website	Official website
Club facts
Nickname	Pirates
Track size	291 metres
Track record time	55.9 seconds
Track record date	7 June 2016
Track record holder	Jonas Davidsson
Major team honours
Team champions Gold 2011, 2013

Piraterna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Motala, Sweden ^[1] The team are two times champions of Sweden. ^[2] and compete in the Elitserien ^{[3] [4]}

History

1949 to 1951

Piraterna made their league debut during the 1949 Swedish speedway season, finishing 8th in a ten team division. ^[5] The following season in 1950, the club won their first honours in the newly created division 2. ^[6] However after 1951, the club would not ride in the league system for 20 years.

1971 to 1999

In 1971 the team returned to league action competing in division 3, ^[7] and two years later in 1973 gained promotion to division 2. ^[8] The club continued to race and despite a division 2 win in 1980 they never competed in the top division, which became the Elitserien in 1982. ^[9] The team then dropped out of the league in 1997 before returning in 1998 and winning division 2 in 1999. ^[10]

2000 to present

Greg Hancock helped the club win their first Elitserien

Piraterna started the new millennium in the second tier known as the Allsvenskan and in 2003 led by Freddie Lindgren they finally achieved promotion to the Elitserien. ^[11] In 2006 and 2010, they achieved third place finishes.

In 2011, they had a new look squad that included former world champion Greg Hancock, polish rider Maciej Janowski, and two sets of brothers Piotr Pawlicki Jr., Przemysław Pawlicki, Jonas Davidsson and Daniel Davidsson. The club won their first Swedish Speedway Team Championship after winning the Elitserien title, beating Indianerna 93-87. ^{[2] [12]} After a second place finish in 2012, they won a second title in 2013. ^[13]

In 2017, they were relegated but returned to the Elitserien in 2019.

Season summary

Main article: Swedish Speedway Team Championship

Previous teams

Extended content

2015 team Jonas Davidsson Chris Holder Greg Hancock Piotr Pawlicki Darcy Ward Vadim Tarasenko Bjarne Pedersen Alexander Johansson Dennis Jonsson 2022 team Oskar Fajfer Václav Milík Jr. Jonas Seifert-Salk Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Luke Becker Rasmus Brodberg Alexander Liljekvist Jakub Jamróg Grzegorz Walasek Jonathan Ejnermark Adam Fajfer Marcin Nowak Thomas H. Jonasson Mateusz Szczepaniak 2023 team [14] [15] Jonathan Ejnermark Oskar Fajfer Václav Milík Jr. Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Przemysław Pawlicki Erik Persson Oskar Polis Paweł Przedpełski Jonas Seifert-Salk Ludvig Selvin Mathias Thörnblom

Notable riders

• Daniel Davidsson
• Jonas Davidsson
• Greg Hancock
• Maciej Janowski
• Freddie Lindgren
• Mikael Max
• Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
• Przemysław Pawlicki
• Matej Žagar

References

1. "Home". Piraterna Speedway. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
3. "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 38-39. 23 July 2022.
4. "Piraterna Motala". Elit Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
5. "Vargarna 1949". formula2.se. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
6. "1950". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
7. "1971". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
8. "1973". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
9. "The elite series in speedway". Gislaved MotorKlubb. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
10. "1999". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
11. "2003". Speedway.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
12. "Pirathjälten: "Det är otroligt"". Sveriges Radio. 5 October 2011.
13. "Bauhaus Elite League winners". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
14. "DACKARNA BAGS BEWLEY FOR 2023". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
15. "PRZEDPELSKI SEALS PIRATES RETURN IN SWEDEN". FIM. Retrieved 2 February 2023.