1979 Danish speedway season explained

1979 Danish speedway season
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The 1979 Danish speedway season was the 1979 season of motorcycle speedway in Denmark.^[1]

Individual

Danish Final (world championship round)

Four riders from the Danish final would progress to the Nordic Final as part of the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship. The final was held on 6 May at Fjlested, and was won by Bo Petersen. Only 4 riders 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=80px	Scores	width=50px	Total
1	Bo Petersen	3,2,3,3,3	14+3
2	Finn Thomsen	3,3,2,3,3	14+2
3	Mike Lohmann	2,2,3,3,2	12+3
4	Hans Nielsen	3,3,2,1,3	12+2
5	Finn Rune Jensen	3,3,3,0,2	11
6	Bent Rasmussen	f,2,3,2,3	10
7	Jens Henry Nielsen	2,3,1,2,2	10
8	Steen Mastrup	2,1,2,1,1	7
9	Helge Hansen	2,1,1,2,0	6
10	Svend Lund	0,1,ef,3,1	5
11		1,1,1,1,1	5
12	Finn Londal Jensen	0,0,0,2,2	4
13	Alf Busk	1,2,1,f,-	4
14	Kai Kristiansen	1,0,2,f,-	3
15	Kristian Præstbro	1,ef,-,-,-	1
16	Ernst Bogh	dnr

Individual Championship

The 1979 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 1979 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.^[4] The final was held at Fredericia on 23 September. The title was won by Ole Olsen for the 11th time.^{[5] [6]}

Final

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=50px	Total
1	Ole Olsen	14
2		13+3
3	Hans Nielsen	13+2
4		10
5		10
6		9
7		9
8		8
9	Finn Thomsen	6
10		6
11		5
12	Jens Henry Nielsen	3
13		3
14		3
15		1
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

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

Team

The 1979 Danish Tournament was won by Holsted Tigers, who became Danish champions for the fourth successive year.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Division 1 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		10	29
2		10	25
3		10	23
4		10	22
5		10	21
6		10	21
7		10	17
8		10	15
9		10	15
10		10	12
11		10	11
12		10	10
13		10	8
14		10	7
15		10	3
16		10	1

Division 2 league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		10	28
2		10	26
3		10	23
4		10	23
5		10	21
6		10	19
7		10	18
8		10	17
9		10	13
10		10	13
11		10	10
12		10	9
13		10	8
14	Fynborne Odin Odense	10	5
15		10	4
16		10	3

Division 3 East league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	21
2		8	14
3		8	13
4		8	0

Division 3 North league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	15
2		8	15
3		8	14
4		8	4

Division 3 Mid league table

width=20	Pos	width=200	Team	width=30	P	width=40	Pts
1		8	23
2		8	13
3		8	7
4		8	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
2. Web site: 1979 season . Speedway.org . 12 April 2023.
3. Web site: Danish Qualification 1979 . dlprezes.pl . 12 April 2023.
4. Web site: Danish Individual Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
5. Web site: Danish Speedway Champions . Speedway Life. 12 April 2023.
6. Web site: Danish Champions. wwosbackup . 12 April 2023.
7. Web site: Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022 . Dansk Speedway . 12 April 2023.
8. Web site: DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS . Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
9. Web site: div. 500 cc. 1956 to 1985. Speedway Life . 12 April 2023.
10. Web site: Danish Team Championships . Speedway History . 12 April 2023.
11. Web site: Speedway Danish champions for teams . Danish Motor Union . 12 April 2023.
12. Web site: Pythonerne . Aarhus Motor Klub . 12 April 2023.