Kim Nilsson
Born (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2008Hammarby
2009, 2015, 2022–2024Griparna
2010–2013Vargarna
2014–2015, 2022–2023Rospiggarna
2016–2021Masarna
2024Smederna
Great Britain
2009–2011Newport
2011–2016Lakeside
2013Eastbourne
2017Leicester
Poland
2020Tarnów
2022–2024Landshut
Individual honours
2022GP Challenge winner
Team honours
2008 - 3rd placeU-21 Speedway World Cup

Kim Nilsson (born 4 February 1990)[1][2] is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.

Career details

Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013), and Leicester Lions (2017).[1][3]

He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points.[1]

In 2022, he won the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix Qualification event, which qualified him to take part as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[4] Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[5] His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

Family

His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider.[3]

Major results

World Championship

World U21 Championships

European Championships

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2017 Rider Index: N", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 9 March 2018
  2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 69, ISSN 1429-3285
  3. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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