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Season of speedway in Sweden

1961 Swedish speedway season
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The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship.

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Björn Knutson Vargarna 15
2 Leif Larsson Monarkerna 13
3 Rune Sörmander Dackarna 12
4 Ove Fundin Kaparna 11
5 Per-Tage Svensson Vargarna 10
6 Evert Andersson Dackarna 10
7 Bernt Nilsson Monarkerna 8
8 Hans Hallberg Getingarna 8
9 Curt Eldh Vargarna 7
10 Arne Carlsson Kaparna 7
11 Sören Sjösten Vargarna 6
12 Joel Jansson Vargarna 5
13 Bengt Brannefors Kaparna 3
14 Åke Andersson Dackarna 2
15 Inge Gustavsson Dackarna 2
16 Göran Norlén Monarkerna 1
17 Thorvald Karlsson Dackarna 0

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Willihard Thomsson

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time.

The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson.

With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle.

Div 1
Pos Team Pts
1 Vargarna 12
2 Kaparna 10
3 Dackarna 8
4 Monarkerna 8
5 Getingarna 5
Div 2 N
Pos Team Pts
1 Kaparna B 10
2 Njudungarna 9
3 Dackarna B 5
4 Vikingarna 0
Div 2 S
Pos Team Pts
1 Folkare 10
2 Vargarna B 8
3 Örnarna 7
4 Gävle 5
5 Taxarna 0

See also

References

  1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
  5. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. "Vargarna 1961". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. "1961". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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