Jacob Thorssell
| Born | 24 July 1993 Åtvidaberg, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Website | Official website |
| Career history | |
| Sweden | |
| 2013–2014 | Vetlanda |
| 2016–2018 | Rospiggarna |
| 2019–2022 | Dackarna |
| 2023–2025 | Västervik |
| Denmark | |
| 2012 | Fjelsted |
| 2022, 2024 | Holsted |
| Great Britain | |
| 2012–2019 | Wolverhampton |
| Poland | |
| 2014 | Tarnów |
| 2015 | Gniezo |
| 2016 | Częstochowa |
| 2017–2018 | Zielona Góra |
| 2019–2020 | Gdańsk |
| 2021–2022 | Opole |
| 2023–2024 | Rzeszów |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 2 |
| Podiums | 0 (0-0-0) |
| Finalist | 0 times |
| Winner | 0 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 2019, 2020 | Swedish Champion |
| 2016 | Wolverhampton Olympique |
Jacob Thorssell (born 24 July 1993) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He is a two times Swedish national champion.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Thorssell joined Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League for the 2012 season, as a replacement for Pontus Aspgren who had picked up an injury.[4] After impressing at Wolves, Thorssell was announced in the permanent line-up for the 2013 season.[5]
After continuing to impress in 2013 and also in 2014 Thorssell made the step up to being one of Wolverhampton's three heat leaders for the 2015 season, and was the first rider to be announced in their team.[6]In 2016 he won the Wolverhampton Olympique[7] but in 2017, he broke a bone in his lower back riding for the Wolves.[8]
He remained at Wolves for eight seasons until the end of the 2019 season.[1] From 2021 to 2022 he rode for Opole in the Polish leagues and since 2019 has ridden for Dackarna in his home country. Thorssell was Swedish national champion after winning the Swedish Individual Speedway Championship in both 2019 and 2020.[9]
In 2023, he was part of the Swedish team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.[10] In 2024, he helped Sweden secure a bronze medal at the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester.[11] Thorssell ended his 2024 season by just missing out on qualification for the 2025 Speedway Grand Prix by finishing fifth in the 2025 GP Challenge.[12]
Major results
[edit]World individual Championship
[edit]- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 19th
- 2024 Speedway of Nations - 3rd
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thorssell rides for Masters". British Speedway. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "2018 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Thorssell". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Thorssell has been confirmed as the second member of Wolves' 2013 line up". Sky Sports. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Elite League: Wolverhampton sign Swede Jacob Thorssell". Sky Sports. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Jacob Thorssell claims speedway Olympique Individual Championship". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Thorssell: Wolves speedway rider suffers broken back in Monmore crash". Express and Star. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "I oto do Grand Prix wraca Anders Thomsen. Cały na biało". Gorzów Wielkopolski Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 5 October 2024.