1961 Swedish speedway season

The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

1961 Swedish speedway season

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutsson won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Björn KnutssonVargarna15
2Leif LarssonMonarkerna13
3Rune SörmanderDackarna12
4Ove FundinKaparna11
5Per-Tage SvenssonVargarna10
6Evert AnderssonDackarna10
7Bernt NilssonMonarkerna8
8Hans HallbergGetingarna8
9Curt EldhVargarna7
10Arne CarlssonKaparna7
11Sören SjöstenVargarna6
12Joel JanssonVargarna5
13Bengt BranneforsKaparna3
14Åke AnderssonDackarna2
15Inge GustavssonDackarna2
16Göran NorlénMonarkerna1
17Thorvald KarlssonDackarna0

Swedish Junior Championship
Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Willihard Thomsson[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

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 Knutsson, 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]

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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