1988 Swedish speedway season explained

1988 Swedish speedway season
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The 1988 Swedish speedway season was the 1988 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1988 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Kumla Motorstadion in Kumla on 27 August. Per Jonsson won the Swedish Championship for the third consecutive year.^{[3] [4]}

width=25px	Pos	width=200px	Rider	width=180px	Team	width=100px	Pts	width=50px	Total
1	Per Jonsson	Bysarna	(3,3,3,3,3)	15
2	Roland Dannö	Indianerna	(2,3,3,2,2)	12+3
3	Peter Nahlin	Smederna	(3,2,3,2,2)	12+2
4	Jimmy Nilsen	Stockholm U	(d,3,2,3,3)	11
5	Conny Ivarsson	Vetlanda	(3,3,d,2,1)	9
6	Peter Karlsson	Örnarna	(1,1,1,3,3)	9
7	Mikael Blixt	Indianerna	(3,2,2,1,1)	9
8	Kenneth Nystrom	Vetlanda	(2,1,2,1,2)	8
9	Tony Gudbrand	Örnarna	(0,1,1,2,3)	7
10	Niklas Karlsson	Örnarna	(2,2,2,1,0)	7
11	Christer Rohlen	Indianerna	(1,2,3,d,0)	6
12	Bo Arrhen	Stockholm U	(1,d,1,3,d)	5
13	Krister Gardell	Indianerna	(u,1,0,0,2)	3
14	Tony Rickardsson	Stockholm U	(2,0,1,0,d)	3
15	Kristian Hultgren	Bysarna	(1,0,d,1,1)	3
16	Mikael Teurnberg (res)	Rospiggarna	(1)	1
17	Michael Ritterwall	Vetlanda	(0,0,0)	0
18	Dennis Löfqvist (res)	Bysarna	(0)	0

U21 Championship

See main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship. Henrik Gustafsson won the U21 championship for the third consecutive year.^{[5] [6]}

Team

Team Championship

Bysarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. The Bysarna team included Per Jonsson, Tony Olsson, Dennis Löfqvist and Brian Karger.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Getingarna and Gamarna merged to become became Stockholm United and Tuna Rebels changed their name to Eskilstuna.^[10]

Rospiggarna won the first division, while Solkatterna and Filbyterna won the second division north and south respectively.^{[11] [12]}

Elitserien
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		25
2		22
3		21
4		13
5		10
6		10
7		6
8		5

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

Div 2 north
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1		23
2		17
3	Masarna	13
4	Gävle	7
5		2

Div 2 south
width=20	Pos	width=150	Team	width=30	Pts
1		20
2	Korparna	19
3		17
4		10
5		4
6		2

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 21 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results . WWOS Backup . 21 March 2023.
3. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 21 March 2023.
4. Web site: 1988 Swedish Championship . Metal Speedway . 21 March 2023.
5. Web site: Swedish Speedway Junior Championship . Speedway History . 21 March 2023.
6. Web site: Individual Swedish Junior Championships . Speedway Fansite . 21 March 2023.
7. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 21 March 2023.
8. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 21 March 2023.
9. Web site: Statistik . Elit Speedway Sverige . 21 March 2023.
10. Web site: 1988 . Speedway.org . 21 March 2023.
11. Web site: Vargarna 1988 . formula2.se . 21 March 2023.
12. Web site: 1988 season . Speedway.org . 21 March 2023.