2016 Swedish speedway season explained

2016 Swedish speedway season
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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]}

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=120px	Team	width=100px	Pts	width=50px	Total	width=50px	SF	width=80px	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		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

See 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
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		27
2		22
3		21
4		19
5		17
6		14
7		8
8		4

Allsvenskan
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20
2	Griparna	11
3		10
4		5
5		4

Play offs

Elitserien
width=20	Stage	width=100	Team	width=100	Team	width=100	Agg Score
Final	Rospiggarna	Dackarna	101:79

Allsvenskan
width=20	Stage	width=100	Team	width=100	Team	width=100	Agg Score
QF	Valsarna	Ornarna	96:84
SF	Griparna	Valsarna	97:82
SF	Västervik	Vargarna	96:83
Final	Västervik	Griparna	96:84

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: 2016 Swedish Championship . Speedway Fansite . 23 March 2023.
4. Web site: Swedish Final - Hallstavik - 23.07.16 . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.
5. Web site: ANDREAS JONSSON QUITS . Vojens Speedway Center . 23 March 2023.
6. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 23 March 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 23 March 2023.
8. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 23 March 2023.
9. Web site: Statistik . Elit Speedway Sverige . 23 March 2023.
10. Web site: 2016 Swedish Allsvenskan Table . WWOS Backup . 23 March 2023.