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Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)
Encyclopedia
Jan Fredrik Tobias Lindgren (born 15 September 1985 in Örebro
, Sweden
) is an international motorcycle speedway
rider who rides in the UK
for the Wolverhampton Wolves
in the Elite League
. As of the 2008 season, Freddie was awarded with the captaincy role, previously held by fellow Swede Peter Karlsson
.
He has represented Sweden in the World Cup
, finishing second in 2005
.
In 2007 he was awarded a permanent wild card place for the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix
Series. Due to his top 10 finish in the 2008 SGP, Lindgren has been awarded a second successive permanent wild card place for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix
. In 2010 he finished 11th on 87 points but qualified for the 2011 Series after beating Janusz Kolodiej and Magnus Zetterstrom in a run-off in the GP Challenge Final.
His father Tommy rode and his younger brother Ludvig
also rides.
Freddie first appeared for Wolves in the 2003 season as the team struggled with injuries. At the age of just 17, Freddie made his debut for Wolves and impressed enough to be bought back the following season when again injuries hit the club.
In 2005 he moved over full time and averaged 7.44 in his debut full season and in 2006 he improved to average 8.12. In 2007 as Freddie started to show up more on the World scene, he averaged 8.35 again for Wolves and in 2008 as a full time Grand Prix rider he averaged 8.52 for Wolves.
2009 saw Freddie really come to the front as he topped the averages in England with a brilliant 10.43 average and only dropped 7 points at home all season which included one fall while leading. Wolverhampton went on to win the Elite League title with Freddie getting an important victory in heat 13 of the second leg at Swindon. 2010 saw him again back at Wolverhampton where his brother Ludvig also gained a place. Again he finished as the highest averaging rider in the British Elite League and helped Wolves reach the title play offs.
Örebro
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) is an international motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who rides in the UK
United Kingdom
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for the Wolverhampton Wolves
Wolverhampton Wolves
The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van...
in the Elite League
Speedway Elite League
The Elite League is the top division of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom and is governed by the Speedway Control Bureau , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . It is sponsored by Sky Sports...
. As of the 2008 season, Freddie was awarded with the captaincy role, previously held by fellow Swede Peter Karlsson
Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)
Peter Gunnar Karlsson is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League....
.
He has represented Sweden in the World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
, finishing second in 2005
2005 Speedway World Cup
The 2005 Speedway World Cup was the 5th FIM Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on August 6, 2005 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. The tournament was won by host team Poland and they beat defending champion Sweden , Denmark and Great Britain in the...
.
In 2007 he was awarded a permanent wild card place for the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
Series. Due to his top 10 finish in the 2008 SGP, Lindgren has been awarded a second successive permanent wild card place for the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
. In 2010 he finished 11th on 87 points but qualified for the 2011 Series after beating Janusz Kolodiej and Magnus Zetterstrom in a run-off in the GP Challenge Final.
His father Tommy rode and his younger brother Ludvig
Ludvig Lindgren
Ludvig Lindgren is a speedway rider who won the 2008 Team U-19 European Champion title. He is a member of Sweden U-21 and U-19 national teams....
also rides.
Freddie first appeared for Wolves in the 2003 season as the team struggled with injuries. At the age of just 17, Freddie made his debut for Wolves and impressed enough to be bought back the following season when again injuries hit the club.
In 2005 he moved over full time and averaged 7.44 in his debut full season and in 2006 he improved to average 8.12. In 2007 as Freddie started to show up more on the World scene, he averaged 8.35 again for Wolves and in 2008 as a full time Grand Prix rider he averaged 8.52 for Wolves.
2009 saw Freddie really come to the front as he topped the averages in England with a brilliant 10.43 average and only dropped 7 points at home all season which included one fall while leading. Wolverhampton went on to win the Elite League title with Freddie getting an important victory in heat 13 of the second leg at Swindon. 2010 saw him again back at Wolverhampton where his brother Ludvig also gained a place. Again he finished as the highest averaging rider in the British Elite League and helped Wolves reach the title play offs.
Speedway Grand Prix results
SGP Podium
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Eskilstuna2007 Speedway Grand Prix of SwedenThe 2007 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the third race of the 2007 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 26 May in the Smedstadium stadium in Eskilstuna, Sweden.- Starting positions draw :...
(26 May 2007) - 3rd place