he also represented sweden in the world team cup on seven occasions between 1985 and 1993. with jonsson as part of the team, sweden finished 4th in 1985 and 1986, 3rd in 1988 and 1989, 2nd in 1991 and 1992 and 3rd in 1993. after both teams had tied on 22 points, jonsson defeated england's number 1 rider kelvin tatum in a runoff for 3rd in the 1988 wtc final at the veterans memorial stadium in long beach, usa, to ensure sweden's place in the 1989 final in bradford. tatum won the start and led jonsson for 2 ¼ laps before the swede moved underneath to give his team a hard-fought 3rd place.