1998 Swedish speedway season explained

1998 Swedish speedway season
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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]}

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=180px	Team	width=100px	Pts	width=50px	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		Rospiggarna	(2,3,2,2,2)	11
5		Indianerna	(3,2,2,2,2)	11
6		Rospiggarna	(1,3,3,0,3)	10
7	Stefan Dannö	Valsarna	(3,2,2,0,1)	8
8		Örnarna	(2,1,2,3,0)	8
9		Vetlanda	(u,3,0,3,1)	7
10	Niklas Karlsson	Vargarna	(1,0,1,2,3)	7
11		Indianerna	(0,2,1,1,2)	6
12		Vetlanda	(2,0,1,0,1)	4
13		Masarna	(1,1,0,2,0)	4
14		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		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

See 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
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		29
2		28
3		25
4		23
5		18
6		17
7		17
8		8
9		8
10		7

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1	Masarna	22
2		21
3		16
4		13
5		6
6	Korparna	4
7		2

Div 2
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		22
2		18
3		14

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 . 22 March 2023.
4. Web site: 1998 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: 1998 . Speedway.org . 22 March 2023.