Antonio_Lindbaeck
Antonio Lindbäck
Swedish speedway rider
Antonio Lindbäck (born 5 May 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden,[2] who competed in the Speedway World Championship and was a member of the Swedish team who won the Speedway World Cup in 2004[3] and 2015.
| Born | (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 39) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Anton, Rio Rocket |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2001–2007, 2017–2022 | Masarna |
| 2008 | Vargarna |
| 2009–2010 | Piraterna |
| 2011–2016 | Indianerna |
| 2022–2024 | Valsarna |
| 2023–2024 | Rospiggarna |
| Poland | |
| 2005 | Wrocław |
| 2007 | Częstochowa |
| 2007, 2011 | Rybnik |
| 2009–2010 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2012–2013, 2022 | Gniezno |
| 2014 | Łódź |
| 2015 | Daugavpils |
| 2016–2019 | Grudziadz |
| 2020 | Zielona Góra |
| 2023 | Poznań |
| 2024 | Landshut |
| Great Britain | |
| 2003–2006, 2016 | Poole |
| 2007 | Belle Vue |
| Denmark | |
| 2010–2012, 2014 | Outrup/Varde |
| 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 | GP Challenge winner |
| 2016 | British Grand Prix Champion |
| 2006 | Swedish U21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2004, 2015 | Speedway World Cup winner |
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.
In October 2004, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2005 Grand Prix.[4] He duly 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7][8] He was also included in the Swedish national team.[9]
On 13 November 2020, Lindbäck announced his retirement for a second time[10] 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.[11]
In 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[12]
Speedway Grand Prix
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 /9 |  Scandinavian SGP |
22 | 2 | (0,1) | 24 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 /11 | Swedish SGP |
12 | 6 | (1,1,1,0,3) | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Copenhagen 2005 - 3rd place
Prague 2006 - 3rd place
Daugavpils 2006 - 2nd place
Gothenburg 2009 - 3rd place- Gothenburg 2011 - 3rd place
Terenzano 2011 - 3rd place- Terenzano 2012 - 1st place
Cardiff 2012 - 3rd place- Målilla 2012 - 3rd place
Toruń 2012 - 1st place- Målilla 2015 - 3rd place
- Cardiff 2016 - 1st place
- Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- "Antonio Lindbäck Szwecja". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- Banford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1.
- "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- "NOTISER: Malmö byter tränare - Sportnytt | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- "Lindback set to quit". Sky Sports. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- "Lindback retires from speedway". Daily Echo. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- "Antonio Lindbäck avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Allsvenskan tables and final". Every Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.