Åke Jonsson

Åke Jonsson is a Swedish former professional motocross racer, born on 5 October 1942 in Hammerdal. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1964 to 1978 as a member of the Husqvarna, Maico and Yamaha factory racing teams, part of a Swedish contingent with Bill Nilsson, Rolf Tibblin and Torsten Hallman that dominated motocross in the 1960s and early 1970s. He nearly won the 500cc World Championship in 1968, 1970 and 1971. He won his first Grand Prix at the 1966 250cc Luxembourg Grand Prix, was a member of three victorious Swedish Motocross des Nations teams in 1970, 1971 and 1974, and in 1972 won nine consecutive races to claim the Trans-AMA motocross series. He was also a skilled speed skater before motorcycle racing took precedence and completed an engineering degree in 1967.