1997 Swedish speedway season explained

1997 Swedish speedway season
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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]}

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=180px	Team	width=100px	Points	width=50px	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		Vetlanda	(0,2,2,3,2)	9
7	Niklas Klingberg	Örnarna	(2,1,0,3,2)	8
8		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		Vetlanda	(1,2,2,1,w)	6
13	Magnus Zetterström	Smederna	(2,0,1,2,0)	5
14		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

See 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
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		29
2		29
3		29
4		20
5		17
6		16
7		15
8		12
9		9
10		4

Div 1A
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		10
2		8
3		6
4		0

Div 1B
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		10
2		10
3	Korparna	2
4		2
5		withdrew

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 22 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 22 March 2023.
3. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 13 March 2023.
4. Web site: 1997 Swedish Championship . Metal Speedway . 22 March 2023.
5. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 22 March 2023.
6. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 22 March 2023.
7. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 22 March 2023.
8. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 22 March 2023.
9. Web site: Statistik . Elit Speedway Sverige . 22 March 2023.
10. Web site: 1997 . Speedway.org . 22 March 2023.