1972 Danish speedway season explained

1972 Danish speedway season
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The 1972 Danish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.^[1]

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Eight riders (Henning Hansen, Fred Hansen, Erik Tillgaard, Jörn Mogensen, Preben Bollerup, Kurt Bögh, Bent Nørregaard-Jensen and Nils Schelde) competed in the three Nordic qualification rounds, as part of the 1972 Individual Speedway World Championship. None of the Nordic qualifiers was held in Denmark.^{[2] [3]}

Individual Championship

The 1972 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1972 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.^[4] The final was held at Esbjerg on 17 September. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 6th time.^{[5] [6]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=50px	Total
1	Ole Olsen	15
2		13
3		12
4		11
5		10
6		9
7	Ervin J. Hansen	8
8	Hans Hansen	8
9		8
10		7
11		5
12		4
13	Erling Rasmussen	4
14		3
15		2
16		1

Key - Each heat has four riders, 3 points for a heat win, 2 for 2nd, 1 for third and 0 for last

Junior Championship

Ole Hermansen won the Junior Championship.^{[7] [8]}

Team

The 1972 Danish Tournament was won by Vikingerne Esbjerg, who became Danish champions for the 5th time.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} The tournament changed format in that each match now featured four teams, instead of a head to head format that had been previously used.^[13]

Division 1 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	19
2		8	13
3		8	11
4		8	10
5		8	1

Division 2 East

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	14
3		8	4
4		8	3

Division 2 North

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	22
2		8	19
3		8	14
4		8	11
5		8	6
6		8	0

Division 2 South

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	20
3		8	10
4		8	8
5		8	8
6		8	5

Division 2 Play off Group

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=40	Pts
1		10
2		9
3		7
4		4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 13 April 2023.
2. Web site: 1972 season . Speedway.org . 13 April 2023.
3. Web site: Danish Qualification 1972 . dlprezes.pl . 13 April 2023.
4. Web site: Danish Individual Championships . Speedway History . 13 April 2023.
5. Web site: Danish Speedway Champions . Speedway Life. 13 April 2023.
6. Web site: Danish Champions. wwosbackup . 13 April 2023.
7. Web site: Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022 . Dansk Speedway . 13 April 2023.
8. Web site: DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS . Speedway Life . 13 April 2023.
9. Web site: div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985. Speedway Life . 13 April 2023.
10. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 13 April 2023.
11. Web site: Speedway Danish champions for teams . Danish Motor Union . 13 April 2023.
12. Web site: Pythonerne . Aarhus Motor Klub . 13 April 2023.
13. Web site: Denmark Team Speedway . VM Klub . 23 April 2023.