Andreas Jonsson
Andreas Karl Rune Jonsson (born 3 September 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, 2004 and 2015.[2]
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]
Andreas Jonsson has also won the Swedish Championship on seven occasions, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016.
In late-August 2019, he announced his retirement from motorcycle speedway.[5]
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) |
| 2015 | 10th | 88 | 3rd |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /11 |  Italian SGP
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10 | 7 | (2,2,2,0,1) | 8 |
| 2 /11 |  European SGP
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14 | 4 | (2,1,1,X,-) | 16 |
| 3 /11 |  Swedish SGP
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12 | 5 | (2,1,0,0,2) | 3 |
| 4 /11 |  Danish SGP
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1 | 16 | (0,2,1,3,2) +2 +3 | 15 |
| 5 /11 |  British SGP
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13 | 5 | (2,1,1,X,1) | 1 |
| 6 /11 |  Czech Rep. SGP
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10 | 7 | (3,1,3,X,-) | 15 |
| 7 /11 |  Scandinavian SGP
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injury → (19) Peter Karlsson | 13 | ||
| 8 /11 |  Latvian SGP
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8 | 8 | (3,2,0,1,2) +0 | 1 |
| 9 /11 |  Polish SGP
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4 | 11 | (1,3,0,3,2) +2 +0 | 9 |
| 10 /11 |  Slovenian SGP
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10 | 6 | (1,3,2,0,0) | 4 |
| 11 /11 |  German SGP
|
1 | 21 | (3,1,3,3,3) +2 +3 | 9 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /11 | Slovenian SGP
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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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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 978-0-7524-4250-1.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Andreas Jonsson lägger av" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
| 2011 Speedway Grand Prix riders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gollob
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2 | Hampel
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3 |  Crump
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4 | Holta
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5 |  Hancock
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| 6 | Harris
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7 | Bjerre
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8 | Holder
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9 | Jonsson
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10 | Pedersen
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| 11 | Lindgren
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12 |  Sayfutdinov
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13 | Laguta
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14 | Lindbäck
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15 | Kołodziej
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