2008 Swedish speedway season explained

2008 Swedish speedway season
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The 2008 Swedish speedway season was the 2008 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 2008 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Avesta on 8 August. Magnus Zetterström won the Swedish Championship.^[2] The final was abandoned due to rain and the scores were taken after heat 16.^[3]

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=120px	Team	width=100px	Pts	width=50px	Total
1	Magnus Zetterström	Indianerna	(3,3,1,3,2)	10
2		Smederna	(1,3,2,3,3)	9
3	Thomas H. Jonasson	Vetlanda	(2,2,3,2,2)	9
4	Mikael Max	Piraterna	(2,3,3,0)	8
5	Peter Karlsson	Dackarna	(2,1,2,3)	8
6		Team Dalakraft	(1,2,2,3)	8
7	Billy Forsberg	Västervik	(3,1,3,0)	7
8	Andreas Jonsson	Dackarna	(3,3,1,-,-)	7
9		Dackarna	(1,2,3,1)	7
10	Peter Ljung	Vetlanda	(0,2,2,2)	6
11	Freddie Eriksson	Griparna	(2,1,0,2,0)	5
12	Antonio Lindbäck	Vargarna	(3,0,1,w,3)	4
13	Niklas Klingberg	Örnarna	(1,0,0,2,1)	3
14	Magnus Karlsson	Valsarna	(0,0,1,1)	2
15	Simon Gustafsson	Indianerna	(0,0,0,1)	1
16		Lejonen	(0,1,0,0,1)	1
17	Linus Eklöf (res)	Team Bikab	(1)	1
18	Daniel Davidsson (res)	Valsarna	(0)	0

Key

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

U21 Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Ricky Kling won the U21 championship.^{[4] [5]}

Team

Team Championship

Lejonen won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time in their history.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Vargarna won the Allsvenskan after winning the play offs.^[10]

Elitserien
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		35
2		31
3		30
4		27
5	Rospiggarna	26
6		19
7		17
8		16
9		13
10		11

Allsvenskan
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		14
2	Örnarna	14
3	Vargarna	14
4		13
5		5

Play offs

Elitserien
width=20	Stage	width=100	Team	width=100	Team	width=100	Agg Score
QF	Lejonen	Indianerna	106:85
QF	Dackarna	Rospiggarna	115:77
QF	Vetlanda	Piraterna	104:88
SF	Lejonen	Piraterna	114:78
SF	Vetlanda	Dackarna	96:96
Final	Lejonen	Vetlanda	113:79

Allsvenskan
width=20	Stage	width=100	Team	width=100	Team	width=100	Agg Score
SF	Vargarna	Örnarna	114:78
SF	Valsarna	Griparna	100:92
Final	Vargarna	Valsarna	100:92

Division 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1	Team Dalakraft	36
2		26
3	Njudungarna Vetlanda	26
4		22
5	Stjarnorna Hallstavik	18
6	Pirates Motala	14
7		14
8	Gnistora	12
9	Team Mariestad	7
10	Eldarna	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
2. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
3. Web site: 2008 Swedish Championship . Metal Speedway . 23 March 2023.
4. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
5. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 23 March 2023.
6. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
7. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 23 March 2023.
8. Web site: Statistik . Elit Speedway Sverige . 23 March 2023.
9. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.
10. Web site: 2008 Swedish Allsvenskan Table . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.