Swedish speedway rider
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil )[1] motorcycle speedway rider who competed in the Speedway World Championship, finishing eighth in 2016, and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway World Cup in 2004 [2] 2015 .
Career highlights [ ] Lindbäck made his international debut in 2004 with firstly a wild card ride in the Speedway Grand Prix series but he made a bigger impression in the Speedway World Cup riding for the Swedish team. He became the European Under-19 Champion in 2004 and Scandinavian Under-21 Champion in 2005.
He made his full SGP debut in 2005 finishing 10th both in that season and the subsequent 2006 championship.
Prior to the final 2007 Speedway Grand Prix round in Gelsenkirchen , it was announced that Lindbäck had decided to retire from speedway.
But in 2008, Lindbäck was deciding to return to speedway, starting in the second league in Sweden. He continued his professional career in 2009.
Lindbäck won his first Grand Prix in the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy in Terenzano .[3] [4]
On 13 November 2020, Lindbäck announced his retirement, ending his speedway career.[5]
Current clubs [ ] At the end of the 2007 season, Antonio Lindbäck announced that he retired, but made a quick comeback competing for Vargarna in the Swedish second division allsvenskan and he was a major force in bringing the club to the playoff finale. Before the start of the 2009 season, he moved to another club called Piraterna .[6] [7]
Lindbäck qualified for the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix via the Grand Prix Challenge .
Speedway Grand Prix results [ ]
2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
6 /9
22
2
(0,1)
24
2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /9
4
16
(2,2,3,0,1) +2 +0)
13
2 /9
6
8
(2,1,2,0,3) +1
8
3 /9
12
3
(1,0,0,0,2) +3
14
4 /9
7
8
(T,3,1,1,3) +1
7
5 /9
3
18
(1,3,2,2,2) +3 +1
5
6 /9
12
6
(2,0,1,2,X)
4
7 /9
10
7
(2,1,1,2,1
10
8 /9
16
0
(0,0,0,0,0)
3
9 /9
13
5
(1,0,1,3,-)
16
2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /10
7
9
(1,2,1,2,3) +0
9
2 /10
16
2
(0,0,0,2,0)
3
3 /10
10
6
(3,0,0,1,2)
2
4 /10
9
8
(0,3,1,3,1)
10
5 /10
4
16
(2,2,2,2,2) +2 +0
5
6 /10
14
4
(t,1,1,0,2)
3
7 /10
15
3
(2,0,1,F,0)
14
8 /10
3
18
(3,1,1,F,3) +3 +1
1
9 /10
2
20
(3,2,3,3,2) +3 +2
12
10 /10
14
3
(0,3,E,0,0)
16
2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /11
Italian SGP
14
3
(1,1,0,1,0)
12
2 /11
European SGP
17
0
(0,0,0,0,0)
9
3 /11
Swedish SGP
17
3
(0,0,1,1,1
13
4 /11
Danish SGP
7
9
(3,2,0,3,1) +X
2
5 /11
British SGP
9
7
(3,2,1,1,0)
13
6 /11
Czech Rep. SGP
17
0
(0,0,0,-,-)
4
7 /11
Scandinavian SGP
14
3
(1,2,0,0,0)
9
8 /11
Latvian SGP
18
0
(X,-,-,-,-)
13
9 /11
Polish SGP
10
5
(0,0,1,3,1)
7
10 /11
Slovenian SGP
16
1
(0,0,1,0,0)
8
11 /11
German SGP
retired → (19) Peter Karlsson
10
2011 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /11
European SGP
15
1
(1,0,0,0,0)
15
2 /11
Swedish SGP
3
9
(3,3,3,F,-)
4
3 /11
Czech Rep. SGP
12
6
(1,1,1,2,1)
4
4 /11
Danish SGP
14
5
(3,0,0,1,1)
3
5 /11
British SGP
15
3
(2,2,2,2,2) +2 +0
10
6 /11
Italian SGP
3
17
(3,0,0,0,0)
9
7 /11
Scandinavian SGP
11
7
(2,0,1,2,2)
11
8 /11
Polish SGP
4
12
(0,3,2,3,2) +2 +0
11
9 /11
Nordic SGP
11
6
(3,1,2,0,0)
4
10 /11
Croatian SGP
16
3
(1,0,0,1,1)
3
11 /11
Polish II SGP
15
3
(0,1,1,1,0)
6
2012 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /12
New Zealand SGP
6
13
(3,2,2,3,2) +1
10
2 /12
European SGP
14
4
(1,0,1,2,X)
10
3 /12
Czech Rep. SGP
8
6
(0,3,3,0,2) +1
4
4 /12
Swedish SGP
12
5
(3,0,1,0,1)
8
5 /12
Danish SGP
16
3
(2,0,0,1,0)
15
6 /12
Polish SGP
12
6
(1,3,0,1,1)
4
7 /12
Croatian SGP
14
6
(0,0,1,2,3)
3
8 /12
Italian SGP
1
16
(3,1,0,3,1) +2 +6
3
9 /12
British SGP
3
12
(3,0,2,2,1) +2 +2
2
10 /12
Scandinavian SGP
3
18
(1,3,3,3,3) +3 +2
12
11 /12
Nordic SGP
5
11
(3,3,1,3,1) +0
3
12 /12
Polish II SGP
1
19
(2,3,3,3,0) +2 +6
11
2013 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
Race no.
Grand Prix
Pos.
Pts.
Heats
Draw No
1 /12
New Zealand SGP
13
6
(1,0,2,3,0)
16
2 /12
European SGP
15
3
(0,2,0,1,0)
14
3 /12
10
8
(3,3,0,1,1)
13
4 /12
13
5
(0,0,2,2,1)
13
5 /12
British SGP
16
1
(0,0,1,0,0)
7
6 /12
15
3
(2,0,0,1,0)
1
7 /12
17
2
(0,0,1,0,1)
15
8 /12
10
6
(0,2,2,0,2)
13
9 /12
16
1
(1,0,0,0,T)
4
10 /12
11
7
(0,2,3,1,1)
6
11 /12
13
3
(1,0,1,0,1)
3
12 /12
10
6
(2,3,X,0,1)
15
permanent speedway rider
wild card , track reserve or qualified reserve
rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)
SGP Podiums [ ] Gothenburg 2009 - 3rd placeGothenburg 2011 - 3rd placeTerenzano 2011 - 3rd placeTerenzano 2012 - 1st placeCardiff 2012 - 3rd placeMålilla 2012 - 3rd placeToruń 2012 - 1st placeMålilla 2015 - 3rd placeCardiff 2016 - 1st placeSee also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ] 
Sweden
German SGP
Croatian SGP
New Zealand SGP
- 3rd place
- 3rd place
- 2nd place
Gothenburg 2009 - 3rd place
Terenzano 2011 - 3rd place
Cardiff 2012 - 3rd place
Toruń 2012 - 1st place