1979 Swedish speedway season explained

1979 Swedish speedway season
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The 1979 Swedish speedway season was the 1979 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1979 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 August in Kumla. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship.^{[3] [4] [5]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Total
1		Kaparna	15
2	Lillebror Johansson	Indianerna	14
3		Smederna	13
4		Örnarna	12
5		Indianerna	10
6		Getingarna	9
7		Njudungarna	9
8		Getingarna	8
9		Lejonen	6
10		Piraterna	4
11	Stefan Salmonsson	Lejonen	4
12		Vargarna	4
13		Njudungarna	4
14		Dackarna	3
15		Getingarna	3
16	Alf Trofast (res)	Lejonen	2
17		Skepparna	0
18	Christer Sjösten (res)	Bysarna	0
19	Peter Johansson (res)	Dackarna	0

Junior Championship

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

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the tenth time. The team included Richard Hellsén, Anders Michanek and Tommy Nilsson.^{[8] [9]}

Skepparna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division east and west respectively.^{[10] [11]}

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		24
2		20
3		17
4		14
5		13
6		11
7		11
8		2

Div 2
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		24
2		18
3		14
4		14
5		6
6		2
7		2

Div 3 east
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		23
2		17
3		5
4		3

Div 3 west
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20
2		15
3		14
4		10
5	Korparna	1

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 20 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 20 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 . 20 March 2023.
6. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 20 March 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 20 March 2023.
8. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 20 March 2023.
9. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 20 March 2023.
10. Web site: 1979 . Speedway.org . 20 March 2023.
11. Web site: Vargarna 1979 . formula2.se . 20 March 2023.