1966 Swedish speedway season
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The 1966 Swedish speedway season was the 1966 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual
[edit]The 1966 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 7 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the sixth time.[3][4]
The final ended with five riders tied on 12 points, Fundin won the race-off.[5]
Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
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1 | Ove Fundin | Kaparna | 12 x 3 |
2 | Sören Sjösten | Vargarna | 12 1 2 |
3 | Bengt Jansson | Getingarna | 12 2 1 |
4 | Göte Nordin | Getingarna | 12 3 0 |
5 | Leif Enecrona | Gamarna | 12 0 x |
6 | Leif Larsson | Getingarna | 11 |
7 | Björn Knutson | Vargarna | 10 |
8 | Hans Holmqvist (res) | Taxarna | 7 |
9 | Per-Olof Söderman | Vargarna | 6 |
10 | Karl-Erik Andersson | Kaparna | 6 |
11 | Bernt Persson | Vargarna | 4 |
12 | Bengt Svensson | Örnarna | 4 |
13 | Torbjörn Harrysson | Vargarna | 4 |
14 | Bo Magnusson | Kaparna | 3 |
15 | Gunnar Malmqvist | Njudungarna | 2 |
16 | Åke Andersson | Njudungarna | 2 |
17 | Bengt Brannefors | Kaparna | 1 |
Winner - Egon Stengarn[6][7]
Team
[edit]Getingarna continued their recent domination by winning division 1 again and being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth consecutive season. The Getingarna team contained Göte Nordin, Leif Larsson, Bengt Jansson and Arne Carlsson.[8][9]
The league consisted of 14 teams (down from 19) resulting in only three divisions. Njudungarna won the second division and Indianerna won the third division.[10][11]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1966". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "1966". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.