Jacob Thorssell claims speedway Olympique Individual Championship

The Swedish duo both finished on 10 points and therefore the pair had to go head-to-head over four laps.

Lindgren made the gate off the inside but lifted down the back straight on the opening lap. Thorssell took full advantage of the slight mistake as he stormed up the inside before fending off the charge from the Wolves captain.

It was a fitting ending to another entertaining meeting as the curtain came down on a memorable season for the Parrys International Wolves.

Thorssell headed into his final ride knowing a win would guarantee him the victory. But starting from 20 metres back, five metres behind former British champions Chris Harris and Scott Nicholls, was always going to prove a tough task. But Thorssell failed to make any ground and a last place in heat 19 left him watching on nervously from the pits.

While Lindgren needed a second place to seal the victory, again the handicap proved too much. However, a determined ride saw him blast around fellow Wolf Kyle Howarth on the final lap to force the run-off.

While two home riders finished first and second, Chris Harris sealed the third and final rostrum spot.

Elsewhere, Peter Karlsson, who last week confirmed it would be his final season with the Midlands outfit, produced a ride of yesteryear to creep up the inside of former Wolf Ludvig Lindgren, as he won his final ever heat in a Wolverhampton race jacket.

Olympique result: Jacob Thorssell 10, Freddie Lindgren 10, Chris Harris 9, Ricky Wells 8, Steve Worrall 8, Scott Nicholls 8, Sam Masters 8, Tobiasz Musielak 8, Peter Karlsson 8, Max Clegg 8, Kyle Howarth 7, Adam Skornicki 7, Ashley Morris 6, Rohan Tungate 6, Ludvig Lindgren 5, Grzegorz Zengota 4