Sweden’s former FIM Speedway Grand Prix star Kim Nilsson returns to the game’s greatest stage as wild card for the Virkvarn FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla on Saturday, July 5.
For a second straight season, Nilsson strains up within the well-known No.16 race jacket, becoming a member of world No.3 Fredrik Lindgren in flying the house flag on Sweden’s greatest weekend of speedway, which additionally options the Virkvarn FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla on Friday, July 4 – the opening spherical of the FIM Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship.
The Malilla wild card was initially attributable to be handed to the winner of the 2025 Swedish Championship Remaining in Norrkoping on Tuesday. However with the nationwide title showdown postponed attributable to rain and set to be restaged on August 11, Nilsson, who claimed the 2024 Malilla wild card as Swedish Championship runner-up to winner Lindgren, has been handed the possibility to make his Speedway GP return.
Nilsson gained the 2022 FIM SGP Problem in Glasgow, Nice Britain, to safe a full-time spot within the 2023 Speedway GP sequence, ending thirteenth with 44 factors. He additionally served in its place rider for the 2024 championship, scoring eight factors from three rounds.
The Stockholm-born star races for Smederna in Sweden’s Bauhaus Elitserien, in addition to Masarna within the nation’s Allsvenskan League. He additionally competes for Landshut – a German crew racing in Poland’s Nationwide League.
The road-up for the Virkvarn FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla is accomplished by observe reserves Rasmus Karlsson and Sammy van Dyck.
No.17 Karlsson raced to FIM Speedway Youth World Championship gold within the 2023 FIM SGP3 Remaining staged in Malilla for the game’s under-16, 250cc stars.
No.18 Van Dyck additionally competes as wild card within the Virkvarn FIM SGP2 of Sweden – Malilla and is second substitute rider for SGP2 this season.
Tickets for 2 nights of FIM Speedway motion in Malilla are nonetheless obtainable on-line. Safe your Speedway GP tickets HERE, and SGP2 tickets can be found HERE.
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