1961 Swedish speedway season
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The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual
The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]
Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
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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 |
Winner - Willihard Thomsson[6][7]
Team
Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time.[8][9]
The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson.[10]
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.[11]
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See also
References
- ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1961". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "1961". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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