1976 Danish speedway season explained

1976 Danish speedway season
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The 1976 Danish speedway season was the 1976 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.^[1]

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

One rider from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 25 April at Vojens, and was won by Finn Thomsen. Only one rider qualified for the Nordic final because Ole Olsen was already seeded through to the Nordic final.^{[2] [3]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Club	width=50px	Total
1		Arhus	15
2		Holsted	12+3
3		Esjberg	12+2
4		Fredericia	12+1
5		Vojens	11
6	Gunnar Svendsen	Holsted	10
7		Esjberg	10
8		Fredriksborg	8
9		Esjberg	8
10		Arhus	4
11		Esjberg	4
12		Holsted	4
13		Fredericia	3
14		Fredericia	3
15		Fredriksborg	2
16		Esjberg	2

Individual Championship

The 1976 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1976 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.^[4] The final was held at Vojens on 15 August. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 9th time.^{[5] [6]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Club	width=50px	Total
1		Vojens	15
2		Arhus	14
3		Arhus	13
4		Frederiksborg	12
5		Holsted	11
6		Holsted	9
7		Vojens	8
8		Esbjerg	7
9		Vojens	7
10		Esjberg	6
11	Erling Rasmussen	Fredericia	5
12	Jorgen Walther Johansen	Frederiksborg	4
13		Brovst	3
14	Leif Berlin Rasmussen	Fredericia	2
15		Fredericia	1
16		Fredericia	0

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

Junior Championship

Hans Nielsen won the Junior Championship.^{[7] [8]}

Team

The 1976 Danish Tournament was won by Holsted Tigers, who became Danish champions for the first time.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

In 1976, the decision was made by the Hillerød club to move their teams to Slangerup. The teams were formerly suffixed by the name Hillerød but now used the name Frederiksborg.

Division 1 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	20
2		8	17
3		8	12
4		8	8
5		8	3

Division 2 Group 1

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	20
3		8	10
4		8	9
5		8	0

Division 2 Group 2

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	22
2		8	14
3		8	10
4		8	9
5		8	5

Division 3 Group 1

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	18
3		8	12
4		8	7
5		8	2

Division 3 Group 2

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	20
3		8	9
4		8	8
5		8	2

Division 3 Group 3

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	19
2		8	12
3		8	11
4		8	9
5		8	9

Division 3 Group 4

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	20
3		8	11
4		8	4
5		8	4

Division 3 Group 5

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	24
2		8	15
3		8	12
4		8	8
5		8	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 13 April 2023.
2. Web site: 1976 season . Speedway.org . 13 April 2023.
3. Web site: Danish Qualification 1976 . 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.