2002 Swedish speedway season

2002 Swedish speedway season
Freddie Eriksson was the 2002 junior champion

The 2002 Swedish speedway season was the 2002 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 2002 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Smedstadion in Eskilstuna on 17 August. Niklas Klingberg won the Swedish Championship.[3][4]

Pos	Rider	team	Pts	Total
1	Niklas Klingberg	Masarna	(3,3,1,3,3)	13
2	Mikael Karlsson	Valsarna	(2,1,3,3,3)	12
3	Peter Karlsson	Kaparna	(3,2,1,3,2)	11
4	Freddie Eriksson	Rosppigarna	(3,3,0,1,3)	10
5	Tony Rickardsson	Masarna	(3,1,3,2,1)	10
6	Niklas Karlsson	Piraterna	(1,3,0,2,3)	9
7	Magnus Zetterström	Örnarna	(0,3,2,1,2)	8
8	Henrik Gustafsson	Indianerna	(1,2,2,2,0)	7
9	Peter Nahlin	Smederna	(2,0,3,0,1)	6
10	Antonio Lindbäck	Masarna	(1,2,0,3,0)	6
11	Peter I. Karlsson	Valsarna	(d,0,2,2,2)	6
12	Freddie Lindgren	Indianerna	(0,1,3,1,0)	5
13	Patrick Dybeck	Gasarna	(2,1,1,0,1)	5
14	Stefan Ekberg	Piraterna	(2,0,1,u,2)	5
15	Stefan Andersson	Luxo Stars	(0,2,2,0,-)	4
16	Kim Jansson (res)	Kaparna	(1)	1
17	Daniel Andersson	Smederna	(u,0,0,0,0)	0

Key

• points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last
• +3 won race off, +2 2nd in race off, +1, 3rd in race off, +0 last in race off
• ef - engine failure
• t - tape touching excluded
• u - fell
• w - excluded

U21 Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Freddie Eriksson won the U21 championship.[5][6]

Team

Team Championship

Rospiggarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time and for the second successive season. The Rospiggarna team included Greg Hancock, Ryan Sullivan and Andreas Jonsson.[7][8][9]

Vetlanda won the Allsvenskan. Team Svelux became Luxo Stars and Team Viking became Vikingarna.[10]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Rospiggarna 37 2 Kaparna 31 3 Masarna 29 4 Västervik 27 5 Valsarna 24 6 Indianerna 21 7 Luxo Stars 20 8 Vargarna 20 9 Smederna 12 10 Örnarna 4

Allsvenskan Pos Team Pts 1 Vetlanda 22 2 Piraterna 22 3 Lejonen 20 4 Gasarna 10 5 Bysarna 6

Play offs

Elitserien Stage Team Team Agg Score SF Kaparna Masarna 105:87 Final Rospiggarna Kaparna 118:74

Division 1 east Pos Team Pts 1 Vikingarna 14 2 Torshälla 12 3 Eldarna 10 4 Nässjö 2 5 Griparna 2

Division 1 west Pos Team Pts 1 Kavaljererna 14 2 Gastarna 11 3 Norspeed 10 4 Karlstad 5 5 Korpana 0

Play offs

Division 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Vikingarna 7 2 Torshälla 7 3 Kavaljererna 7 4 Gastarna 4

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
3. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
4. "2002 Swedish Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
5. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
6. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
7. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
8. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
9. "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
10. "2002". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.