1980 Swedish speedway season explained

1980 Swedish speedway season
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The 1980 Swedish speedway season was the 1980 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1980 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 23 August in Eskilstuna. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship for the second time.^{[3] [4]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Total
1		Kaparna	13+3
2		Örnarna	13+2
3		Lejonen	12
4		Njudungarna	11
5	Bernt Persson	Smederna	11
6		Njudungarna	10
7		Getingarna	10
8	Stefan Salmonsson	Lejonen	9
9	Gert Carlsson	Smederna	6
10	Lillebror Johansson	Indianerna	6
11		Örnarna	4
12	Bengt Jansson	Skepparna	4
13		Lejonen	4
14		Vargarna	3
15		Piraterna	1
16		Vargarna	1
17		Getingarna	1

Junior Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Winner - Pierre Brannefors^{[5] [6]}

Team

Team Championship

Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The team included Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand.^{[7] [8]}

Piraterna and Kaparna won the second division north and south respectively, while Pilarna won the third division.^{[9] [10]}

Div 1
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		24
2		22
3		16
4		16
5		14
6		10
7		6
8		4

Div 2 south
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		19
2		15
3		12
4		6
5		6
6		2

Div 2 north
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20
2		14
3		13
4	Masarna	5
5		4
6		4

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

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. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 20 March 2023.
5. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 20 March 2023.
6. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 20 March 2023.
7. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 20 March 2023.
8. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 20 March 2023.
9. Web site: 1980 season . Speedway.org . 20 March 2023.
10. Web site: Vargarna 1980 . formula2.se . 20 March 2023.