1997 Swedish speedway season
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| 1997 Swedish speedway season | |
|---|---|
 Smederna rider Billy Hamill was second in the league averages behind Tony Rickardsson | |
The 1997 Swedish speedway season was the 1997 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual Championship
The 1997 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held in Vetlanda on 16 August. Tony Rickardsson won the Swedish Championship for the third time.[3][4]
| Pos | Rider | Team | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Rickardsson | Valsarna | (3,3,3,3,3) | 15 |
| 2 | Henrik Gustafsson | Indianerna | (3,3,3,2,1) | 12 |
| 3 | Peter Karlsson | Örnarna | (w,3,3,2,2) | 10+3 |
| 4 | Mikael Karlsson | Örnarna | (2,w,3,2,3) | 10+2 |
| 5 | Stefan Andersson | Team Svelux | (3,0,2,1,2) | 9 |
| 6 | Claes Ivarsson | Vetlanda | (0,2,2,3,2) | 9 |
| 7 | Niklas Klingberg | Örnarna | (2,1,0,3,2) | 8 |
| 8 | Peter Nahlin | Vargarna | (2,3,1,1,1) | 8 |
| 9 | Niklas Karlsson | Vargarna | (0,1,0,3,3) | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Ingvar Karlsson | Indianerna | (3,2,1,0,0) | 6 |
| 11 | Jimmy Nilsen | Rospiggarna | (1,2,2,0,1) | 6 |
| 12 | Conny Ivarsson | Vetlanda | (1,2,2,1,w) | 6 |
| 13 | Magnus Zetterström | Smederna | (2,0,1,2,0) | 5 |
| 14 | Per Wester | Valsarna | (1,1,0,0,2) | 4 |
| 15 | Andreas Jonsson | Rospiggarna | (1,1,0,1,1) | 4 |
| 16 | Benny Olsson | Vargarna | (u,0,1,0,0) | 1 |
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
- t - tape touching excluded
- u - fell
- w - excluded
U21 Championship
Peter Ingvar Karlsson won the U21 championship.[5][6]
