Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship

Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship
Sport	Motorcycle speedway
Founded	1938
Most titles	Lars Gunnestad ; (pictured above) (10 wins)

The Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Norges Motorsportforbund (NMF). The first championship was held in 1938 in Trondheim and saw Ragnar C. Erichsen as winner.[1]

Aage Hansen, seven times champion, pictured in 2010

Lars Gunnestad has won the highest number of championships with ten victories between 1988 and 2003.[2][3][4][5]

Previous winners

The list is incomplete

Year	Venue	Winners	2nd place	3rd place
1938	Trondheim	Ragnar C. Erichsen NMK Oslo	Leiv Samsing NMK Oslo	Harald Wiik Hansen NMK Oslo
1939	Trondheim	Sverre Gjølmesli NMK Trondheim	?	?
1940	?	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Harald Wiik Hansen NMK Oslo	Leiv Samsing NMK Oslo
1941-1945, no championship held due to World War II
1946	Tempebanen, Trondheim	Leiv Samsing NMK Oslo	Harald Wiik Hansen NMK Oslo	Edvin Fredriksen NMK Drammen
1947	Lisleby, Fredrikstad	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Henry Andersen NMK Oslo	Sverre Gjølmesli NMK Trondheim
1948	Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo[6]	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Leiv Samsing NMK Oslo	Werner "Gnomen" Lorentzen NMK Oslo
1949	Jessheim	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Thorleif Andreassen NMK Oslo	Odd Samsing NMK Oslo
1950	Tønsberg Stadion, Tønsberg	Henry Andersen NMK Oslo	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Sverre Gjølmesli NMK Trondheim
1951	Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Henry Andersen NMK Oslo	Werner "Gnomen" Lorentzen NMK Oslo
1952	Rosenborg Stadion, Trondheim	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Henry Andersen NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo
1953	Rosenborg Stadion, Trondheim	Basse Hveem NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo	Sverre Gjølmesli NMK Trondheim
1954	Hamar	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo	Rolf Westerberg NMK Oslo	Nils Paulsen NMK Romerike
1955, cancelled due to bad weather, Lillehammer
1956	Geiteryggen, Skien[7]	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Rolf Westerberg NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo
1957	Tønsberg Stadion, Tønsberg	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo	Fred Roger Steen Jørstadmoen
1958	Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo[8]	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Nils Paulsen NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo
1959	Geiteryggen, Skien[9]	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Rolf Westerberg NMK Oslo	Torbjørn Nygaard NMK Grenland
1960	Kristiansand	Aage Hansen NMK Romerike	Øystein Mellerud NMK Oslo	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo
1961	Krohnsminde Stadion, Bergen[10]	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo	Reidar Kristoffersen NMK Oslo
1962	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen[11]	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Jon Ødegaard NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1963[12]	Kadettangen, Bærum[13]	Aage Hansen NMK Oslo	Sverre Harrfeldt Asker & Bærum	Nils Paulsen NMK Oslo
1964[14]	Kadettangen, Bærum	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo	Nils Paulsen NMK Oslo	Per J. Aulie NMK Oslo
1965	Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo	Per J. Aulie NMK Oslo	Johnny Faafeng NMK Kristiansand
1966[15]	Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo	Sverre Harrfeldt NMK Oslo	Reidar Eide NMK Sandnes og Jæren	Per J. Aulie NMK Oslo
1967	Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes	Reidar Eide NMK Stavanger	Øyvind S. Berg NMK Oslo	Odd Fossengen NMK Oslo
1968	Idrettsparken, Kongsberg	Reidar Eide NMK Stavanger	Øyvind S. Berg NMK Oslo	Per J. Aulie NMK Oslo
1969	Krohnsminde, Bergen	Reidar Eide NMK Stavanger	Øyvind S. Berg NMK Oslo	Edgar Stangeland NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1970	Geiteryggen, Skien	Reidar Eide NMK Stavanger	Ulf Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Svein Kaasa NMK Grenland
1971	Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes	Reidar Eide NMK Stavanger	Dag Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Svein Kaasa NMK Grenland
1972	Motorstadion, Sandefjord	Ulf Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Dag Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Odd Fossengen NMK Oslo
1973	Geiteryggen, Skien	Dag Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Edgar Stangeland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Kjell Gimre NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1974	Idrettslunden, Nærbø	Dag Lövaas NMK Tønsberg	Edgar Stangeland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Ulf Lövaas NMK Tønsberg
1975	Geiteryggen, Skien	Jan Terje Gravningen NMK Kongsberg	Helge Langli NMK Grenland	Audun Ove Olsen NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1976	Idrettslunden, Nærbø	Edgar Stangeland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Øyvind S. Berg NMK Oslo	Helge Langli NMK Grenland
1977	Geiteryggen, Skien	Audun Ove Olsen NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Øyvind S. Berg NMK Oslo	Stein Roar Pedersen NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1978	Idrettslunden, Nærbø	Kjell Gimre NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Audun Ove Olsen NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Trond Helge Skretting NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1979	Geiteryggen, Skien	Audun Ove Olsen NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Jørn Haugvaldstad NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Toralf Holen NMK Grenland
1980	Idrettslunden, Nærbø	Dag Håland[16] NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Geir Aasland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Toralf Holen NMK Grenland
1981	Geiteryggen, Skien	Audun Ove Olsen NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Dag Håland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Geir Aasland NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1982	Elgane, Varhaug	Trond Helge Skretting NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Geir Aasland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Sigvart Pedersen NMK Sarpsborg
1983	Geiteryggen, Skien	Dag Håland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Roy Otto Elgane MK	Tormod Langli NMK Grenland
1984	Elgane, Varhaug	Einar Kyllingstad NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Tormod Langli NMK Grenland	Kurt Ueland NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1985	Frogner, Oslo	Einar Kyllingstad NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Ingvar Skogland NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Roy Otto NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1986	Geiteryggen, Skien	Arne Svendsen NMK Oslo	Arnt Førland NMK Sarpsborg	Robert Langeland NMK Drammen
1987	Elgane, Varhaug	Tor Einar Hielm NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Arnt Førland NMK Sarpsborg	Jan Arild Slatta NMK Drammen
1988	Vinsvoll, Lier	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Tor Einar Hielm NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Arnt Førland NMK Oslo
1989	Frogner, Oslo	Arnt Førland NMK Oslo	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Robert Langeland NMK Drammen
1990	Elgane, Varhaug	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Kjell Øyvind Sola Elgane MK	Willy Tjessem NMK Stavanger
1991	Geiteryggen, Skien	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Einar Kyllingstad NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1992	Elgane, Varhaug	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Arnt Førland NMK Oslo	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1993	Geiteryggen, Skien	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Einar Kyllingstad NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren
1994	Riska speedway, Hommersåk	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Arnt Førland NMK Oslo	Tor Einar Hielm Riska MK
1995	Vinsvoll, Lier	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Arnt Førland NMK Oslo
1996	Series of 4 rounds (Riska, Rudskogen, Geiteryggen, Elgane)	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Trygve Jensen NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Kjell H. Tønnessen Riska MSK
1997	Series of 3 rounds (Konnerud, Elgane, Basserudåsen)	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Bernt Enge Larsen NMK Oslo	Kenneth Borgenhaug NMK Drammen
1998	Series of 4 rounds (Riska, Elgane, Basserudåsen, Lunner)	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Kjell H. Tønnessen Riska MK	Kenneth Borgenhaug NMK Drammen
1999	Elgane, Varhaug	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Bjørn G. Hansen NMK Drammen
2000	Lunner, Oslo	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Kjell H. Tønnessen Riska MK
2001	Elgane, Varhaug	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Rune Holta NMK Sandnes & Jæren	Bjørn G. Hansen NMK Drammen
2002	Elgane, Varhaug	Mikke Bjerk MSK Riska	Rune Sola Riska MK	Bjørn G. Hansen NMK Oslo
2003	Basserudåsen, Kongsberg	Lars Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Bjørn G. Hansen NMK Oslo	Marius Røkeberg NMK Drammen
2004	Riska Speedway, Hommersåk	Arnt Førland Elgane MK	Rune Sola Riska MK	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK
2005	Vinsvoll, Lier	Arnt Førland Elgane MK	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Marius Røkeberg NMK Drammen
2006	Elgane, Varhaug	Rune Sola Riska MK	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MK
2007	Geiteryggen, Skien	Rune Sola Riska MSK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MSK	Marius Røkeberg NMK Drammen
2008	Elgane, Varhaug	Rune Sola Riska MSK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MSK	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK
2009	Lunner, Oslo[17]	Rune Sola Riska MK	Henrik Bauer Hansen Oslo MK	Inge Bjerk Elgane MK
2010	Riska speedway, Hommersåk	Rune Sola Riska MSK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MSK	Lars Daniel Gunnestad NMK Drammen
2011	Vinsvoll, Lier	Lars Daniel Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Thomas Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK
2012	Sørlandsparken, Kristiansand	Thomas Gunnestad NMK Drammen	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Pierre Moen NMK Kristiansand
2013	Geiteryggen, Skien	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Rune Sola Riska MSK	Patrick Herold Riska MSK
2014	Riska speedway, Hommersåk	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Rune Sola Riska MSK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MSK
2015	Elgane, Varhaug	Mikke Bjerk Elgane MK	Glenn Moi Elgane MK	Rune Sola Riska MSK
2016	Sørlandsparken, Kristiansand	Glenn Moi Elgane MK	Carl Johan Raugstad Riska MSK	Jarle Skjæveland Riska MSK
2017	Mjøsa speedway, Brummunddal	Glenn Moi Elgane MK	Truls Kamhaug Oslo MK	Jarle Skjæveland Grenland MSK
2018	Lunner, Oslo	Lasse Fredriksen Elgane MK	Glenn Moi Elgane MSK	Truls Kamhaug Oslo MK
2019	Geiteryggen, Skien	Glenn Moi Elgane MK	Lasse Fredriksen Elgane MSK	Truls Kamhaug Oslo MK
2020	Lunner, Oslo	Mathias Pollestad Riska MSK	Lasse Fredriksen Elgane MK	Glenn Moi Elgane MSK
2021	Elgane	Lasse Fredriksen	Mathias Pollestad	Glenn Moi
2022	Skien	Tim Sørensen	Glenn Moi	Truls Kamhaug
2023[18]	Mjøsa Speedwayklubb	Glenn Moi	Truls Kamhaug	Ludvig Hamrin

References

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"Motorsykkelsport – Norgesmestere" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
"Resultater speedway" (in Norwegian). Motorsportforbundet. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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[1] "NM Individuelt". Speedway Norge. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[2] "Motorsykkelsport – Norgesmestere" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[3] "Resultater speedway" (in Norwegian). Motorsportforbundet. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[4] "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[5] "Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[6] Aftenposten

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[15] Aftenposten 24.10.1966

[16] Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.

[17] "Rune Sola mistrzem Norwegii" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

[18] "2023 | Speedway Norgesmesterskap Individuelt".

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Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship

Previous winners

See also

References