1973 Swedish speedway season explained

1973 Swedish speedway season
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The 1973 Swedish speedway season was the 1973 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1973 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 September in Gothenburg. Tommy Johansson won the Swedish Championship.^{[3] [4] [5]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Total
1	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	14
2		Njudungarna	13
3	Tommy Jansson	Smederna	11
4	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	10
5		Smederna	10
6		Bysarna	9
7		Smederna	7
8		Indianerna	6
9		Getingarna	6
10	Lars Jansson	Valsarna	6
11		Örnarna	6
12		Vargarna	5
13	Willy Karlsson	Njudungarna	5
14		Bysarna	4
15	lars Larsson (res)	Piraterna	4
16	Leif Mellberg (res)	Vikingarna	3
17		Filbyterna	1
18		Lejonen	0

Junior Championship

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

Team

Team Championship

Smederna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Smederna team included Tommy Jansson, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson.^{[8] [9]}

Indianerna and Kaparna won the second division east and west respectively, while Piraterna won the third division.^{[10] [11]}

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		25
2		18
3		17
4		12
5		12
6		11
7		9
8		8

Div 2 west
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		23
2		11
3		11
4		8
5		7

Div 2 east
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		21
2		17
3		13
4		7
5		3

Div 3
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		19
2		13
3		5
4		5

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 19 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 19 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 . 19 March 2023.
6. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 19 March 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 19 March 2023.
8. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 19 March 2023.
9. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 19 March 2023.
10. Web site: Vargarna 1973 . formula2.se . 19 March 2023.
11. Web site: 1973 . Speedway.org . 19 March 2023.