Mikael Max

Mikael Max
Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Date of birth	August 21, 1973 (1973-08-21) (age 38)
Place of birth	Gullspång, Sweden
Website	Official Website
Current club information
Polish league	KM Ostrów Wielkopolski
Swedish league	Piraterna
Career history
Örnarna (SWE) Wolverhampton Wolves Piła (POL) Valsarna (SWE) Rybnik (POL) Warsaw (POL) Luxo Stars (SWE) Rzeszów (POL) Ostrów Wlkp. (POL) Piraterna (SWE) Arena Essex	1989-1998 1993-1994, 1996-1999, 2001-2005 1995 1999-2002 2000-2002 2003 2003-2005 2005 2006- 2006-2008 2006
Individual honours
World Under-21 Champion Swedish Under-21 Champion	1994 1992
Team honours
Speedway World Cup Elite League Elite League KO Cup Winner Premiership Winner Polish Div Two Champion Swedish Elitserien Champion Swedish Pairs Champion	1994, 2000, 2003, 2004 1996, 2002 1996 1997 2005 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999 1992, 1996, 2002, 2003

Karl Mikael Karlsson Max (born 21 August 1973 in Gullspång, Sweden)^[1] is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League.

His two brothers, Peter Karlsson and Magnus Karlsson, are both motorcycle speedway riders. All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve.

He won the Swedish Pairs Championship four times, twice with brother Peter, in 1992 and 1996, with Stefan Dannö in 2002 and with Stefan Andersson in 2003.

Speedway Grand Prix results

1995 SGP
	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw
1 (1)	Wrocław	16	3	(0,1,0,0,1) +0D	10
2 (2)	Wiener Neustadt	16	3	(1,1,0,0,2) +0D	2
—	Abensberg	17	2	-	17
4 (3)	Linköping	15	4	(1,0,1,0,0) +1D	1
—	Vojens	18	1	-	18
6 (4)	London	15	4	(1,1,0,0,2) +1D	8

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
1996	23rd	0	-	Reserve in Swedish Grand Prix (did not ride)
1997	16th	14	8th	8th in Great Britain Grand Prix. Reserve in three others.
1999	14th	45	9th
2000	13th	39	7th
2001	7th	59	2nd	2nd in Sweden Grand Prix. 3rd in Poland Grand Prix.
2002	5th	122	3rd	3rd in Norway Grand Prix. 3rd in Great Britain Grand Prix.
2003	13th	52	5th
2004	16th	49	9th
2005	28th	0	17th	Reserve at Sweden Grand Prix

See also

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

References

1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0

External links

• Official Website

Persondata
Name	Max, Mikael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 August 1973
Place of birth	Gullspång, Sweden
Date of death
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