1972 Danish speedway season

The 1972 Danish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.[1]

1972 Danish speedway season

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Eight riders (Henning Hansen, Fred Hansen, Erik Tillgaard, Jörn Mogensen, Preben Bollerup, Kurt Bögh, Bent Nørregaard-Jensen and Nils Schelde) competed in the three Nordic qualification rounds, as part of the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship. None of the Nordic qualifiers was held in Denmark.[2][3]

Individual Championship

The 1972 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1972 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[4] The final was held at Esbjerg on 17 September. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 6th time.[5][6]

Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1Ole Olsen15
2Bent Nørregaard-Jensen13
3Niels Schelde12
4Kurt Bøgh11
5Arne Andreasen10
6Otto Larsen9
7Ervin J. Hansen8
8Hans Hansen8
9Frank Jahn8
10Jörn Morgensen7
11Erik Gron5
12Henning Edsberg4
13Erling Rasmussen4
14Erik Tillgard3
15Kurt Schelde2
16Mogens Dam1

Key - Each heat has four riders, 3 points for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third and 0 for last

Junior Championship

Ole Hermansen won the Junior Championship.[7][8]

Team

Danish Tournament

The 1972 Danish Tournament was won by Vikingerne Esbjerg, who became Danish champions for the 5th time.[9][10][11][12] The tournament changed format in that each match now featured four teams, instead of a head to head format that had been previously used.[13]

Division 1 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1Vikingerne Esbjerg819
2Faestningsdrengene Fredericia813
3Piraterne Århus811
4Klitrengene Esbjerg810
5Løverne Haderslev81

Division 2 East

Pos Team P Pts
1Ulvene Midtsjaellands821
2Kulsvierne Hillerød814
3Ulveungerne Midtsjaellands84
4Drabanterne Hillerød83

Division 2 North

Pos Team P Pts
1Skansedrengene Fredericia822
2Ørnene Silkeborg819
3Laksene Randers814
4Pythonerne Århus811
5Uldjyderne Herning86
6Falkene Silkeborg80

Division 2 South

Pos Team P Pts
1Fynborne Odin Odense821
2Volddrengene Fredericia820
3Esserne Esbjerg810
4Jokerne Esbjerg88
5Brodrenene Fredericia88
6Hvepsene Haderslev85

Division 2 Play off Group

Pos Team Pts
1Skansedrengene Fredericia10
2Fynborne Odin Odense9
3Ulvene Midtsjaellands7
4Volddrengene Fredericia4

References
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  2. "1972 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. "Danish Qualification 1972". dlprezes.pl. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. "Danish Individual Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Danish Speedway Champions". Speedway Life. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. "Danish Champions". wwosbackup. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. "DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS". Speedway Life. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985". Speedway Life. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. "Danish Team Championships". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. "Speedway Danish champions for teams". Danish Motor Union. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. "Pythonerne". Aarhus Motor Klub. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. "Denmark Team Speedway" (PDF). VM Klub. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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