Andreas Jonsson
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| Andreas Jonsson | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  Sweden |
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| Date of birth | September 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Website | www.ajracing.se | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| British League | Lakeside Hammers | |
| Polish League | Polonia Bydgoszcz | |
| Swedish League | Dackarna | |
| Career History | ||
| Rospiggarna (SWE) Coventry Bees Gorzow (POL) KS Toruń (POL) Czestochowa (POL) Polonia Bydgoszcz (POL) Luxo Stars (SWE) Lakeside Hammers Dackarna Målilla (SWE) |
1996-2004 1998-1999, 2001-2005 1999-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004- 2005-2007 2006- 2008- |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| Swedish Champion World Under-21 Champion Swedish Under-21 Champion Scandinavian Under-21 Champion Scandinavian Grand Prix Winner Danish Grand Prix Winner German Grand Prix Winner |
2006, 2007 2000 1998, 2000 1997, 1998, 1999 2006 2007 2007 |
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| Team Honours | ||
| World Cup Winner Swedish Pairs Winner Polish Ekstraliga Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion European Club Champion |
2003, 2004 1999, 2001 2003, 2001 1997, 2001, 2002 2005 |
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Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born September 3, 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden)[1] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003 and 2004. He currently rides in the UK for Lakeside Hammers at the Arena Essex Raceway, where he holds the track record.[2]
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[edit] Career summary
Jonsson won Under-21 titles at World, Scandinavian and Swedish levels[3] and won the $100,000 first prize on offer at the 100th Speedway Grand Prix, billed as the 'Richest Minute in Motorsport'.[4]
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
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| 2001 | 24th | 7 | 11th | One ride as a wild card in Sweden |
| 2002 | 14th | 70 | 4th | |
| 2003 | 10th | 76 | 4th | |
| 2004 | 7th | 97 | 2nd | |
| 2005 | 8th | 80 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | 4th | 119 | Winner | Won home event in Malilla (Sweden) |
| 2007 | 10th | 90 | Winner | Won events in Copenhagen (Denmark) and Gelsenkirchen (Germany) |
2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 10th place
| Final Championship standings: | 10th | 90 | Riding No (4) | ||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP |
10 | 7 | (2,2,2,0,1) | 8 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
14 | 4 | (2,1,1,X,-) | 16 |
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
12 | 5 | (2,1,0,0,2) | 3 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
1 | 16 | (0,2,1,3,2) +2 +3 | 15 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
13 | 5 | (2,1,1,X,1) | 1 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
10 | 7 | (3,1,3,X,-) | 15 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP |
injury → (19) Peter Karlsson | 13 | ||
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
8 | 8 | (3,2,0,1,2) +0 | 1 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
4 | 11 | (1,3,0,3,2) +2 +0 | 9 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
10 | 6 | (1,3,2,0,0) | 4 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
1 | 21 | (3,1,3,3,3) +2 +3 | 9 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (10) | ||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
4 | 12 | (1,3,3,0,3) +2 +0 | 8 |
| 2 /11 | European SGP |
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| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
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| 4 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 5 /11 | British SGP |
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| 6 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
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| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Latvian SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | German SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider notclassify (track reserve who not started) |
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ Oakes, P (2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0948882301.
- ^ Jonsson wins top prize. SpeedwayWorld.tv (2007-10-14). Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
[edit] External links
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| 2008 Speedway Grand Prix riders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) N. Pedersen |
(2)  Adams |
(3) Crump |
(4) Gollob |
(5) Andersen |
(6)  Hancock |
(7) Holta |
(8) Nicholls |
(9) Harris |
(10) Jonsson |
| (11) B. Pedersen |
(12) Iversen |
(13) L. Dryml |
(14) K. Kasprzak |
(15) Lindgren |
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