Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)
| Fredrik Lindgren | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality |  Sweden | |
| Date of birth | 15 September 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Örebro, Sweden | |
| Nickname | Freddie | |
| Website | www.teamlindgren.com | |
| Current club information | ||
| British league | Wolverhampton Wolves | |
| Polish league | WTS Wroclaw | |
| Swedish league | Indianerna | |
| Career history | ||
| Indianerna (SWE) Vikingarna Speedway (SWE) Wolverhampton Wolves Piraterna (SWE) Team Dalakraft (SWE) Grudziadz (POL) Masarna (SWE) Dackarna Målilla (SWE) ZKŻ Zielona Góra (POL) Pardubice (CZE) |
2000-2003, 2015 2002 2003- 2003 2004 2004 2004-2005 2006- 2006-2010 2007- | |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | ||
| 2009 Number | 10 | |
| Starts | 15[1] | |
| Podiums | 2 (0-1-1) | |
| Finalist | 2 time | |
| Individual honours | ||
| Nordic Champion Swedish Under-21 Champion Nordic Under 21 Champion |
2006 2003, 2004 2004 | |
| Team honours | ||
| British Elite League Champion Swedish Allsvenskan Champion Swedish Division 1 Champion Polish Ekstraliga Champion |
2009 2003 2002 2009 | |
Jan Fredrik Tobias (Freddie) Lindgren (born 15 September 1985 in Örebro, Sweden)[2] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. As of the 2008 season, Freddie was awarded with the captaincy role, previously held by fellow Swede Peter Karlsson.
He has represented Sweden in the World Cup, finishing second in 2005.[3]
In 2007 he was awarded a permanent wild card place for the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix Series. Due to his top 10 finish in the 2008 SGP, Lindgren has been awarded a second successive permanent wild card place for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix. In 2010 he finished 11th on 87 points but qualified for the 2011 Series after beating Janusz Kolodiej and Magnus Zetterstrom in a run-off in the GP Challenge Final.[4]
His father Tommy rode and his younger brother Ludvig also rides.
Freddie first appeared for Wolves in the 2003 season as the team struggled with injuries. At the age of just 17, Freddie made his debut for Wolves and impressed enough to be bought back the following season when again injuries hit the club.
In 2005 he moved over full-time and averaged 7.44 in his debut full season and in 2006 he improved to average 8.12. In 2007 as Freddie started to show up more on the World scene, he averaged 8.35 again for Wolves and in 2008 as a full-time Grand Prix rider he averaged 8.52 for Wolves.
In 2009 Lindgren topped the averages in the UK with a 10.43 average and only dropped 7 points at home all season. Wolverhampton went on to win the Elite League title. 2010 saw him again back at Wolverhampton where his brother Ludvig also gained a place. Again he finished as the highest averaging rider in the British Elite League and helped Wolves reach the title play offs.
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31th | 4 | 18th | as a Wildcard |
| 2005 | - | - | ||
| 2006 | 19th | 7 | 7th | as a Wildcard |
| 2007 | 16th | 21 | 3rd | as a Wildcard |
| 2008 | 10th | 73 | 2nd | |
| 2009 | 9th | 95 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | 11th | 87 | 4th | |
| 2011 | 9th | 90 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | 8th | 119 | Winner | Won home event in Gothenburg (Sweden) |
| 2013 | 11th | 83 | 4th | |
| 2014 | 10th | 90 | 3rd |
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Final Championship standings: | 30th | 4 | Riding No (24) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /9 | Swedish SGP |
18 | 4 | (0,2,1) | 24 |
| Final Championship standings: | 19th | 7 | Riding No (16) (17) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 3 /10 | Swedish SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,2,1,2,1) | 1 |
| 7 /10 |  Scandinavian SGP |
17 | - | - | 17 |
| Final Championship standings: | 16th | 21 | Riding No (16) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
3 | 14 | (2,2,2,3,1) +2 +1 | 14 |
| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
8 | 7 | (1,0,3,1,2) +X | 4 |
| Final Championship standings: | 10th | 73 | Riding No (15) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 |  Slovenian SGP |
7 | 7 | (1,0,1,2,3) | 15 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,1,1,2,2) | 15 |
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
2 | 22 | (3,3,3,3,3) +3 +4 | 15 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP |
15 | 3 | (0,1,0,1,1) | 3 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP |
15 | 2 | (1,0,0,0,1) | 6 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP |
14 | 4 | (1,1,1,1,0) | 11 |
| 7 /11 | Scandinavian SGP |
9 | 7 | (1,2,2,2,0) | 3 |
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP |
11 | 7 | (0,3,2,1,1) | 13 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP |
16 | 0 | (0,0,0,0,0) | 5 |
| 10 /11 |  Italian SGP |
13 | 5 | (0,1,2,2,0) | 6 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP |
8 | 8 | (2,1,2,1,2) +0 | 1 |
| Final Championship standings: | Riding No (10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No | |
| 1 /11 | Czech Rep. SGP |
2 | 19 | (3,2,3,2,3) +2 +4 | 8 |
| 2 /11 | Polish 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 | Latvian SGP |
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| 7 /11 | European SGP |
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| 8 /11 | Danish SGP |
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| 9 /11 | Slovenian SGP |
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| 10 /11 | Italian SGP |
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| 11 /11 | Polish SGP |
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| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
SGP Podium
- Eskilstuna (26 May 2007) - 3rd place
See also
References
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| 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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