1978 Swedish speedway season

The 1978 Swedish speedway season was the 1978 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

1978 Swedish speedway season

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1978 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 August in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Anders MichanekGetingarna15
2Bengt JanssonSmederna13
3Bernt PerssonSmederna12+3
4Jan AnderssonKaparna12+2
5Bo WirebrandNjudungarna10
6Tommy NilssonGetingarna9
7Hans HolmqvistIndianerna8
8Gert CarlssonSmederna8
9Börje KlingbergÖrnarna7
10Karl-Erik ClaessonÖrnarna6
11Hans DanielssonLejonen6
12Richard HellsénGetingarna5
13Uno JohanssonNjudungarna4
14Åke FridellIndianerna4
15Lars-Inge HultbergGamarna1
16Per-Åke GerhardssonIndianerna0
17Lars EricssonIndianerna0
18Christer Sjösten (res)Bysarna0

Junior Championship

Winner - Lennart Bengtsson[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the ninth time. The team included the riders Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson and Richard Hellsén.[8][9]

The team name for Stjärnorna (The Stars) was changed to Rospiggarna.[10]

Lejonen won the second division, while Pilarna and Filbyterna won the third division north and south respectively.[11]

See also

References

  1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 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 20 March 2023.
  6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. "1978". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. "Vargarna 1978". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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