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1949 Swedish speedway season
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The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1949 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 October in Stockholm. Olle Nygren won the inaugural Swedish Championship.

Pos. Rider Club Points Total
1 Olle Nygren Vargarna 3 3 3 3 3 15
2 Sune Karlsson Getingarna 3 3 1 3 3 13
3 Einar Lindqvist Vargarna 2 3 3 2 2 12+3
4 Fritz Löfqvist Getingarna 2 3 3 3 1 12+2
5 Stig Pramberg Vargarna 3 1 3 2 2 11
6 Eskil Carlsson SMK Stockholm 3 2 3 2 0 10
7 Linus Eriksson Filbyterna 1 2 1 1 3 9
8 Gunnar Hellqvist Griparna 0 2 2 1 3 8
9 Helge Brinkeback Vargarna 1 1 1 2 2 7
10 Börje Haag SMK Stockholm 2 S 2 1 2 7
11 Evert Fransson Indianerna 2 0 2 0 1 5
12 Joel Jansson Griparna U 2 0 1 1 4
13 Lennart Carlström Vargarna 1 1 0 1 0 3
14 Ragnar Friberg GEMA Goteborg 1 0 0 0 1 2
15 Gösta Kugelberg Filbyterna 0 1 1 0 0 2
16 Lennart Lindell Griparna 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won the league and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.

The league was increased from seven teams to ten teams with the additions of Smålänningarnaa, Piraterna and GEMA Goteborg.

There were also three name changes; Motorsällskapet Stockholm became Getingarna (the Wasps), Nyköping became Griparna (the Grippers) and Vendelsö became Tigrarna.

League
Pos Team P W L Pts
1 Vargarna 9 9 0 18
2 SMK Stockholm 9 8 1 16
3 Filbyterna 9 6 3 12
4 Getingarna 9 6 3 12
5 Indianerna 9 4 5 8
6 Griparna 9 4 5 8
7 Smålänningarnaa 9 4 5 8
8 Piraterna 9 3 6 6
9 GEMA Goteborg 9 1 8 2
10 Tigrarna 9 0 9 0

See also

References

  1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results - 1949". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. "Former Ipswich Witch and Norwich Star speedway ace passes away". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  6. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. "Vargarna 1949". formula2.se. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "1949". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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