Antonio Lindbäck

Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)^[1] is a former international 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] and 2015.

Antonio Lindbäck

Born	(1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 37) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nickname	Anton, Rio Rocket
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
2001-2007, 2016-2022	Masarna
2008	Vargarna
2009-2010	Piraterna
2011-2015	Indianerna
2022	Valsarna
Poland
2022	Gniezno
Great Britain
2003-2006, 2016	Poole Pirates
2007	Belle Vue Aces
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number	85
Starts	102
Podiums	13 (3-2-8)
Finalist	16 time
Winner	3 times
Individual honours
2004	European Under-19 Champion
2005	Scandinavian Under-21 Champion
2012	Italian Grand Prix Champion
2012	Torun Grand Prix Champion
2015, 2017	Swedish Champion
2004, 2011	Grand Prix Challenge Winner
2016	British Grand Prix Champion
Team honours
2004, 2015	Speedway World Cup Winner

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. However, he made a quick comeback competing for Vargarna in the Swedish second tier Allsvenskan and he was a major force in bringing the club to the play off final. Before the start of the 2009 season, he moved to Piraterna.^[3]

Lindbäck qualified for the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix via the Grand Prix Challenge and won his first Grand Prix in the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy in Terenzano.^[4][5] He was also included in the Swedish national team.^[6]

On 13 November 2020, Lindbäck announced his retirement for a second time^[7] but once again returned and in 2022 rode for Masarna and Valsarna in the Swedish leagues. He helped Valsarna win the 2022 Allsvenskan during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season.^[8]

Results

Speedway Grand Prix

2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 24)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
6 /9	Scandinavian SGP	22	2	(0,1)	24

2005 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 14)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /9	European SGP	4	16	(2,2,3,0,1) +2 +0)	13
2 /9	Swedish SGP	6	8	(2,1,2,0,3) +1	8
3 /9	Slovenian SGP	12	3	(1,0,0,0,2) +3	14
4 /9	British SGP	7	8	(T,3,1,1,3) +1	7
5 /9	Danish SGP	3	18	(1,3,2,2,2) +3 +1	5
6 /9	Czech Rep. SGP	12	6	(2,0,1,2,X)	4
7 /9	Scandinavian SGP	10	7	(2,1,1,2,1	10
8 /9	Polish SGP	16	0	(0,0,0,0,0)	3
9 /9	Italian SGP	13	5	(1,0,1,3,-)	16

2006 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 10)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /10	Slovenian SGP	7	9	(1,2,1,2,3) +0	9
2 /10	European SGP	16	2	(0,0,0,2,0)	3
3 /10	Swedish SGP	10	6	(3,0,0,1,2)	2
4 /10	British SGP	9	8	(0,3,1,3,1)	10
5 /10	Danish SGP	4	16	(2,2,2,2,2) +2 +0	5
6 /10	Italian SGP	14	4	(t,1,1,0,2)	3
7 /10	Scandinavian SGP	15	3	(2,0,1,F,0)	14
8 /10	Czech Rep. SGP	3	18	(3,1,1,F,3) +3 +1	1
9 /10	Latvian SGP	2	20	(3,2,3,3,2) +3 +2	12
10 /10	Polish SGP	14	3	(0,3,E,0,0)	16

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 10)

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

2009 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
3 /11	Swedish SGP	3	17	(2,2,3,2,3) +3 +0	9
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	6	10	(3,1,1,2,2) +1	1

2010 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
3 /11	Swedish SGP	12	6	(1,1,1,0,3)	3

2011 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 14)

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
(Riding No 12)

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
(Riding No 6)

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	Swedish SGP	10	8	(3,3,0,1,1)	13
4 /12	Czech Rep. SGP	13	5	(0,0,2,2,1)	13
5 /12	British SGP	16	1	(0,0,1,0,0)	7
6 /12	Polish SGP	15	3	(2,0,0,1,0)	1
7 /12	Danish SGP	17	2	(0,0,1,0,1)	15
8 /12	Italian SGP	10	6	(0,2,2,0,2)	13
9 /12	SGP	16	1	(1,0,0,0,T)	4
10 /12	SGP	11	7	(0,2,3,1,1)	6
11 /12	Scandinavian SGP	13	3	(1,0,1,0,1)	3
12 /12	Polish II SGP	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

1.   Copenhagen 2005 - 3rd place
2.   Prague 2006 - 3rd place
3.   Daugavpils 2006 - 2nd place
4.   Gothenburg 2009 - 3rd place
5.   Gothenburg 2011 - 3rd place
6.   Terenzano 2011 - 3rd place
7.   Terenzano 2012 - 1st place
8.   Cardiff 2012 - 3rd place
9.   Målilla 2012 - 3rd place
10.   Toruń 2012 - 1st place
11.   Målilla 2015 - 3rd place
12.   Cardiff 2016 - 1st place

See also

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

References

1. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
2. Banford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1.
3. . Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
4. "Lindback set to quit". Sky Sports. 2007-10-03. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
5. "Lindback retires from speedway". Daily Echo. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
6. Svensktrio vann bronsmatch i Polen
7. "Antonio Lindbäck avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
8. "Allsvenskan tables and final". Every Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.