1966 Swedish speedway season explained

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

Individual Championship

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]

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Total
1		Kaparna	12+x+3
2		Vargarna	12+1+2
3		Getingarna	12+2+1
4	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	12+3+0
5		Gamarna	12+0+x
6		Getingarna	11
7		Vargarna	10
8	Hans Holmqvist (res)	Taxarna	7
9		Vargarna	6
10		Kaparna	6
11		Vargarna	4
12		Örnarna	4
13		Vargarna	4
14		Kaparna	3
15		Njudungarna	2
16		Njudungarna	2
17		Kaparna	1

Junior Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Winner - Egon Stengarn^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

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]}

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1	Getingarna	19.5
2		15.5
3		12.5
4		9.5
5		12.5

Div 2
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		22
2		13
3	Taxarna	11
4		2

Div 3
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20
2		15.5
3	Stjärnorna	13.5
4		10
5	Filbyterna	1

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

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: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 18 March 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 18 March 2023.
8. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 18 March 2023.
9. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 18 March 2023.
10. Web site: Vargarna 1966 . formula2.se . 18 March 2023.
11. Web site: 1966 . Speedway.org . 18 March 2023.