1973 Danish speedway season

The 1973 Danish speedway season was the 1973 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.[1]

1973 Danish speedway season

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Eight riders (Arne Andreasen, Erik Tillgaard, Jörn Mogensen, Jens Erik Krause Kjaer, Preben Bollerup, Kurt Bögh, Bent Nørregaard-Jensen and Ole Olsen) competed in the three Nordic qualification rounds, as part of the 1973 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Only one of the Nordic qualifiers (which consisted of all Nordic nations' riders) was held in Denmark on 27 May at Selskov Speedway in Hillerød. It was won by Ole Olsen.[2][3]

Individual Championship

The 1973 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1973 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[4] The final was held at Selskov Speedway in Hillerød on 30 September. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 7th time.[5][6]

Final

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Ole OlsenVojens15
2Kurt BøghFredericia13
3Godtfred AndreasenFredericia12
4Bent Nørregaard-JensenEsbjerg11
5Jörn MorgensenSilkeborg9
6Jens Erik Krause KjaerArhus8
7Nis NielsenEsbjerg8
8Uffe SorensenSlangerup8
9Jan Rene HenningsenEsbjerg7
10Leif Berlin RasmussenOdenese7
11Erling RasmussenFredericia6
12Kurt S. Hansen (res)Esbjerg5
13Arne AndreasenFredericia4
14Preben RosenkildeFredericia2
15Karls E. Korneliussen (res)Aalborg1
16Niels ScheldeEsbjerg0
17Erik TillgardVojens0

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

Junior Championship

Finn Thomsen won the Junior Championship.[7][8]

Team

Danish Tournament

The 1973 Danish Tournament was won by Piraterne Århus, who became Danish champions for the first time.[9][10][11][12]

Division 1 league table

Pos Team P Pts
1Piraterne Århus824
2Vikingerne Esbjerg812
3Faestningsdrengene Fredericia811
4Skansedrengene Fredericia89
5Klitrengene Esbjerg84

Division 2 Group 1

Pos Team P Pts
1Ørnene Silkeborg823
2Drabanterne Hillerød814
3Cimbrerne Aalborg812
4Hvepsene Haderslev88
5Laksene Randers83

Division 2 Group 2

Pos Team P Pts
1Løverne Haderslev822
2Jokerne Esbjerg813
3Falkene Silkeborg89
4Pythonerne Århus84

Division 2 Group 3

Pos Team P Pts
1Fynborne Odin Odense822
2Kulsvierne Hillerød818
3Volddrengene Fredericia813
4Svanerne Randers85
5Uldjyderne Herning82

Division 2 Group 4

Pos Team P Pts
1Ulvene Midtsjaellands820
2Esserne Esbjerg812
3Girafdrengene Odense89
4Brodrenene Fredericia87

References
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  2. "1973 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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  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.
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  12. "Pythonerne". Aarhus Motor Klub. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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