Andreas Jonsson
| Andreas Jonsson | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Sweden | |
| Date of birth | 3 September 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Häverödal, Sweden | |
| Website | www | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Lakeside Hammers | |
| Polish league | Falubaz Zielona Góra | |
| Swedish league | Dackarna, Rospiggarna, Ikaros Smederna | |
| Career history | ||
| Rospiggarna (SWE) Coventry Bees Gorzów Wielkopolski (POL) KS Toruń (POL) Częstochowa (POL) Polonia Bydgoszcz (POL) Luxo Stars (SWE) Lakeside Hammers Dackarna Målilla (SWE) Falubaz Zielona Góra (POL) |
1996-2004, 2011- 1998-1999, 2001-2005 1999-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004-2010 2005-2007 2006-2008, 2015- 2008-2013 2011- | |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | ||
| 2009 Number | 7 | |
| Starts | 68[1] | |
| Podiums | 6 (3-3-0) | |
| Finalist | 12 time | |
| Winner | 3 times | |
| 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 Nordic Grand Prix Winner Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) |
2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 2000 1998, 2000 1997, 1998, 1999 2006 2007 2007 2009 2007 | |
| 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 | |
Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born 3 September 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden)[2] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of the Sweden speedway team that won the World Cup in 2003 and 2004.[3]
Career summary
Jonsson won Under-21 titles at World, Scandinavian and Swedish levels[4] and won the $100,000 first prize on offer at the 100th Speedway Grand Prix, billed as the 'Richest Minute in Motorsport'.[5]
Andreas Jonsson has also won the Swedish Championship on four occasions, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2008 | 7th | 100 | 4th | |
| 2009 | 5th | 116 | Winner | Won event in Vojens (Denmark) |
| 2010 | 9th | 95 | Winner | Won event in Bydgoszcz (Poland) |
| 2011 | 2nd | 125 | Winner | Won events in Terenzano (Italy), Torun (Poland) and Gorican (Croatia) |
| 2012 | 9th | 88 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | 13th | 64 | 7th | |
| 2014 | 6th | 103 | Winner | Won event in Vojens (Denmark) |
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 not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andreas Jonsson. |
References
- ↑ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 13, ISSN 1429-3285
- ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ↑ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ↑ Oakes, P (2005). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-30-1.
- ↑ "Jonsson wins top prize". SpeedwayWorld.tv. 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
External links
| colspan=10 bgcolor="FFA07A" border:1px solid red; width:87%" | 2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gollob |
2 | Hampel |
3 |  Crump |
4 | Holta |
5 |  Hancock |
| 6 | Harris |
7 | Bjerre |
8 | Holder |
9 | Jonsson |
10 | Pedersen |
| 11 | Lindgren |
12 |  Sayfutdinov |
13 | Laguta |
14 | Lindbäck |
15 | Kołodziej |
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