1979 Swedish speedway season

The 1979 Swedish speedway season was the 1979 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

1979 Swedish speedway season

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1979 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 August in Kumla. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Jan AnderssonKaparna15
2Lillebror JohanssonIndianerna14
3Bernt PerssonSmederna13
4Börje KlingbergÖrnarna12
5Hans HolmqvistIndianerna10
6Anders MichanekGetingarna9
7Lars-Åke AnderssonNjudungarna9
8Richard HellsénGetingarna8
9Bengt GustavssonLejonen6
10Åke AxelssonPiraterna4
11Stefan SalmonssonLejonen4
12Rolf SundbergVargarna4
13Uno JohanssonNjudungarna4
14Tommy JohanssonDackarna3
15Tommy NilssonGetingarna3
16Alf Trofast (res)Lejonen2
17Bengt JanssonSkepparna0
18Christer Sjösten (res)Bysarna0
19Peter Johansson (res)Dackarna0

Junior Championship
Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Lars Rosberg[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

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

Skepparna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division east and west respectively.[10][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. "1979". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. "Vargarna 1979". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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