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=25pxPos. width=200pxRiderwidth=200pxClub width=80pxTotal
1 Kaparna 12+x+3
2 Vargarna12+1+2
3 Getingarna 12+2+1
4 Göte NordinGetingarna 12+3+0
5 Gamarna 12+0+x
6 Getingarna 11
7 Vargarna10
8 Hans Holmqvist (res) Taxarna7
9 Vargarna 6
10 Kaparna 6
11 Vargarna4
12 Örnarna4
13 Vargarna4
14 Kaparna 3
15 Njudungarna2
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=20Poswidth=150Teamwidth=30Pts
1Getingarna19.5
215.5
312.5
49.5
512.5
Div 2
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122
213
3Taxarna 11
42
Div 3
width=20Poswidth=150Teamwidth=30Pts
120
215.5
3Stjärnorna13.5
410
5Filbyterna1

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: 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.