Kim Nilsson

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.

Kim Nilsson

Born	(1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
2008	Hammarby
2009, 2015, 2022–2024	Griparna
2009–2013	Vargarna
2014–2015, 2021–2023	Rospiggarna
2016–2020	Masarna
2024	Smederna
Great Britain
2009–2011	Newport
2011–2016	Lakeside
2013	Eastbourne
2017	Leicester
Poland
2020	Tarnów
2022–2024	Landshut
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number	233
Starts	18
Finalist	1 times
Winner	0 times
Individual honours
2022	GP Challenge winner
Team honours
2008 - 3rd place	U-21 Speedway World Cup

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),^[3] and Leicester Lions (2017).^[1][4]

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 2021, he joined Rospiggarna.^[5]

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.^[6] Also in 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.^[7] His debut 2023 Grand Prix season ended in 13th place.

Family

His father Tommy Nilsson was also a professional speedway rider.^[4]

Major results

World Championship

• 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 13th
• 2024 Speedway Grand Prix - 20th

World U21 Championships

• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 2008 - 18th place in Semi-Final 1
  • 2009 - 7th place in Qualifying Round 5
• Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
  • 2008 - Holsted - 3rd place (9 pts)
  • 2009 - Gorzów Wlkp. - 3rd place (6 pts)

European Championships

• Individual U-19 European Championship
  • 2008 - Stralsund - 9th place (7 pts)
  • 2009 - Tarnów - 14th place (3 pts)

See also

• Sweden national speedway team

References

1. "2017 Rider Index: N", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 9 March 2018
2. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 69, ISSN 1429-3285
3. "Eastbourne Eagles positive for 2014, says Mike Bellerby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. "Speedway star Kim Nilsson in nasty crash". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
6. "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.