Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren chases his fifth Swedish Championship as his compatriots battle for the Virkvarn FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla wild card in Norrkoping tonight.
This year’s Swedish champion will take their place in Sweden’s biggest speedway event at Malilla’s Skrotfrag Arena on July 5. If Lindgren tops the podium, the runner-up will join him for a huge night of racing at the Virkvarn FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla.
Lindgren has won the Swedish title for the past two years and heads into the event chasing his third on the bounce. He comes up against the likes of former Speedway GP riders Oliver Berntzon, Kim Nilsson and Tomas H Jonasson, as well as double Swedish champion Jacob Thorssell and Swedish international Timo Lahti.
Some of the nation’s brightest young talents including SGP2 rider Casper Henriksson, 2024 SGP2 star Philip Hellstrom-Bangs, Virkvarn FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla wild card Sammy Van Dyck and 2023 FIM SGP3 champion Rasmus Karlsson are also in the line-up.
SWEDISH FINAL LINE-UP: 1. Noel Wahlquist, 2. Philip Hellstrom-Bangs, 3. Avon Van Dyck, 4. Oliver Berntzon, 5. Kim Nilsson, 6. Rasmus Karlsson, 7. Timo Lahti, 8. Victor Palovaara, 9. Emil Millberg, 10. Daniel Henderson, 11. Fredrik Lindgren, 12. Sammy Van Dyck, 13. Casper Henriksson, 14. Jacob Thorssell, 15. Tomas H. Jonasson, 16. Ludvig Lindgren.