Jonas Davidsson

Jan Jonas Daniel Davidsson (born 7 August 1984 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish former motorcycle speedway rider.^[1] He earned 14 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.^[2]

Jonas Davidsson

Born	(1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 40) Motala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
2002–2003, 2007, 2014	Rospiggarna
2008	Smederna
2009–2011, 2015–2016, 2018–2020	Piraterna
2012	Dackarna
2013	Lejonen
2017	Vetlanda
Great Britain
2003, 2007	Reading Racers
2004	Oxford Cheetahs
2005	Swindon Robins
2006	Poole Pirates
2008–2012	Lakeside Hammers
Poland
2006, 2011–2013	Zielona Góra
2007–2009	Bydgoszcz
2010	Częstochowa
2014–2017	Gniezno
2019	Krosno
Individual honours
2005	Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
2008	Speedway World Cup bronze
2009	Elite League KO Cup

Career

Davidsson came to prominence after reaching three World Under 21 finals in 2003, 2004 and 2005.^[3] He also won the Swedish Junior Speedway Championship in 2005.

He signed for his first British team Reading Racers^[4] for the 2003 Premier League speedway season^[4] and his first Polish team Zielona Góra in 2006.^[1] In 2006 he rode for Poole Pirates before re-joining Reading.^[5]

In 2008, Davidsson experienced arguably his finest career achievement when he won a bronze medal representing Sweden at the 2008 Speedway World Cup.^[6] It was also in 2008 that he joined the Lakeside Hammers in the Elite League.^[7] He would go on spend five seasons with the club and win the Elite League Knockout Cup in 2009.

He continued to ride in Poland after his British career came to an end and last raced in 2019 for Krosno.^[1]

Family

And his brother, Daniel Davidsson (b. 1983), is also a speedway rider, as was his father Jan Davidsson (born 1956).^[2]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
7 /9	Scandinavian SGP	14	4	(0,1,2,1,0)	13

2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17) (18)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
3 /10	Swedish SGP	17	0	(0)	17
7 /10	Scandinavian SGP	18	-	-	18

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 17)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
3 /11	Swedish SGP	13	5	(2,3)	17
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	17	-	-	17

2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16) (17)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
3 /11	Swedish SGP	10	7	(E,3,1,1,2)	10
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	17	-	-	17

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Career details

World Championships

• Individual U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Championship)
  • 2003 - Slaný - 9th place (6 points)
  • 2004 - Wrocław - 12th place (6 points)
  • 2005 - Wiener Neustadt - 11th place (3 points)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
  • 2007 - Leszno - 5th place (9 points in Race-Off)
  • 2008 - Vojens - Bronze medal (10 points)
• Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
  • 2005 - Pardubice - Runner-up (7 points)

European Championships

• Individual U-19 European Championship
  • 2000 - Ljubljana - 6th place (8 points)
  • 2002 - Daugavpils - 6th place (9 points)

Others

• Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces - Bydgoszcz
  • 2008 - 8th place (8 points)

See also

• Swedish national speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders