2004 Swedish speedway season

2004 Swedish speedway season
Tony Rickardsson won his seventh Swedish national title.

The 2004 Swedish speedway season was the 2004 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 2004 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Målilla on 3 July. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the seventh time.^[2][3][4] The final was held under the format whereby there was preliminary event, main event, semi final and final.

Pos	Rider	Team	Pts	SF	Final
1	Tony Rickardsson	Masarna	(3,3)	3	3
2	Antonio Lindbäck	Masarna	(3,3,3,3)	3	2
3	Mikael Max	Luxo Stars	(3,2)	2	1
4	Andreas Jonsson	Rospiggarna	(3,2)	2	0
5	Peter Karlsson	Luxo Stars	(2,1,3)	1	x
5	Magnus Zetterström	Västervik	(2,3,2,1,3)	1	x
7	Niklas Klingberg	Piraterna	(3,2,2,0,2,0)	0	x
7	Stefan Dannö	Indianerna	(0,3,2,0)	0	x
9	Peter Ljung	Luxo Stars	(0,2,1)	x	x
9	David Ruud	VMS Elit	(3,1,3,1,3,1)	x	x
11	Sebastian Aldén	Masarna	(3,0,2,2,0,0)	x	x
11	Magnus Karlsson	Masarna	(1,3,1,1,2,0)	x	x
13	Tobias Johansson	Lejonen	(2,0,2,0,1)	x	x
13	Freddie Lindgren	Masarna	(2,2,0,1)	x	x
15	Jonas Davidsson	Rospiggarna	(2,2,3,1)	x	x
15	Stefan Andersson	Piraterna	(1,3,1,1,0)	x	x
17	Peter Nahlin	Smederna	(1,2,0)	x	x
17	Kim Jansson	Kaparna	(0,2,0)	x	x
19	Stefan Ekberg	Ornarna	(0,1)	x	x
19	Eric Andersson	Eldarna	(0,1)	x	x
21	Rickard Sedelius	Smederna	(0)	x	x
21	Thomas Ljung	Luxo Stars	(0,0)	x	x

Key

• points per race - 3 for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third, 0 for last

U21 Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Freddie Lindgren won the U21 championship for the second successive year.^[5][6]

Team

Team Championship

VMS Elit won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third time. The Vetlanda team included Rune Holta, Wiesław Jaguś, Aleš Dryml Jr. and Claes Ivarsson.^[7][8][9]

Örnarna won the Allsvenskan after winning the play offs.^[10]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Masarna 35 2 Luxo Stars 34 3 Kaparna 32 4 VMS Elit 31 5 Smederna 27 6 Rospiggarna 27 7 Västervik 24 8 Indianerna 7 9 Vargarna 5 10 Piraterna 3

Allsvenskan Pos Team Pts 1 Team Dalakraft 18 2 Lejonen 16 3 Örnarna 15 4 Bajen Speedway 14 5 Valsarna 13 6 Bysarna 4 7 Eldarna 4

Play offs

Elitserien
Stage	Team	Team	Agg Score
SF	Masarna	Kaparna	117:75
SF	Vetlanda	Luxo Stars	112:80
Final	Vetlanda	Masarna	98:94

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Skepparna	22
2	Griparna	18
3	Team Bikab	14
4	Gastarna	14
5	Getingarna	12
6	Vikingarna	4
7	Nässjö	0

References

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5. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
6. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
8. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
9. "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
10. "2004 Swedish Allsvenskan Table". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 March 2023.