Thomas Hjelm Jonasson (born 27 November 1988, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is an international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He earned 3 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.[2]
 Jonasson in Gorzów | |
| Born | 27 November 1988 Vetlanda, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Swedish Elitserien | |
| 2005–2018 | Vetlanda |
| 2019-2020 | Rospiggarna |
| 2021–2022 | Piraterna |
| 2024 | Dackarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2008–2009 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2010 | Swindon Robins |
| 2011, 2013, 2019 | Poole Pirates |
| 2012 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2017 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 2019 | Berwick Bandits |
| Poland | |
| 2006–2009 | Gorzów |
| 2010–2014 | Gdańsk |
| 2015 | Leszno |
| 2016 | Częstochowa |
| 2017, 2021 | Daugavpils |
| 2018–2019, 2022 | Piła |
| Denmark | |
| 2014 | Munkebo |
| Individual honours | |
| 2014 | Swedish Champion |
| 2009 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2008 | Premier League |
| 2011, 2013 | Elite League winner |
| 2011, 2013 | Premier Trophy |
| 2014, 2015 | Elitserien League Champion |
Career
editHis introduction to British speedway in 2008 went well after he won the Premier League and the Premier Trophy with the Edinburgh Monarchs.[3] In 2009, Jonasson continued to race for Elit Vetlanda Speedway in Sweden, Gorzów in Poland and Edinburgh.
In 2010, he rode for Swindon Robins,[4] with short stints at Poole Pirates in 2011 and Peterborough Panthers in 2012. In May 2013, he re-signed for Poole Pirates;[5][6]
In 2014, he became the champion of Sweden, winning the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship. In 2017, he signed for King's Lynn Stars.
He returned to British speedway again for the 2019 season but only raced a handful of times of Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship 2019 and Poole in the SGB Premiership 2019.[1] In 2024, he joined Dackarna in the Elitserien.[7]
Honours
edit- Individual U-21 World Championship:
- Team U-21 World Championship:
- 2006 - Silver medal (8 points)
- 2007 - 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1 (3 points)
- 2009 -
Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (11 pts)
- Individual U-19 European Championship:
- 2007 - 5th place (10+1 points)
- Individual Swedish Championship:
- 2006 - 10th place
- 2007 - 17th place
- 2008 - Bronze medal
- 2009 - Bronze medal
- 2010 - 4th place
- 2011 - 5th place
- 2012 - Bronze medal
- 2013 - 5th place
- 2014 - Gold medal
- 2015 - 12th place
- Individual Junior Swedish Championship:
- 2005 - 12th place
- 2006 - Bronze medal
- 2007 - 11th place
- 2009 - Gold medal
Starts in Grand Prix:
- GP Scandinavia - 2010 (IX) - 8 points (1,2,2,d,3)
- GP Challenge Vojens - 2010 (VI) - 9 points (2,2,1,1,3)
- GP Scandinavia (Målilla) - 2011 (VII) - 9 points (W,1,3,3,2,0) - came to semifinal
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2019 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Swindon Robins have Thomas H Jonasson back after ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Elite League Speedway: Poole Pirates sign Thomas H Jonasson and Andrei Lebedev". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "SIGNINGS GALORE – ROUND-UP - British Speedway Official Website". www.speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Jonasson on the Dakarna's great victory: Had to cost a new frame". Vimmerby Tidning. Retrieved 19 September 2024.