1957 Swedish speedway season explained

1957 Swedish speedway season
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The 1957 Swedish speedway season was the 1957 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1] [2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1957 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 11 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the second consecutive year.[3] [4] [5]

width=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotal
1 Ove FundinFilbyterna14+3
2 Filbyterna14+2
3 Dackarna 14+1
4 Göte NordinGetingarna 11
5 Bernt NilssonMonarkerna 10
6 Dackarna 9
7 Kaparna 8
8 Arne CarlssonKaparna 8
9 Getingarna 7
10 Thorvald KarlssonDackarna 6
11 Bengt ErikssonGetingarna6
12 Joel Jansson (res) Vargarna4
13 Thorsten CarlssonFilbyterna3
14 Indianerna 1
15 Kaparna 1
16 Dackarna1
17 Goran NorlenKaparna 0

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg.[6] [7]

The league increased to seven teams[8] following the return of Vargarna, who had missed the previous two seasons due to financial issues.[9]

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1Dackarna22
216
314
413
58
67
74

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 18 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 18 March 2023.
  3. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 85 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
  4. Book: Bott, Richard . The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980. 101. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd . 0-09-141751-1.
  5. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 18 March 2023.
  6. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 18 March 2023.
  7. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 18 March 2023.
  8. Web site: 1957 . Speedway.org . 18 March 2023.
  9. Web site: Vargarna 1957 . formula2.se . 18 March 2023.