1950 Swedish speedway season

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The 1950 Swedish speedway season was the 1950 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1] [2]

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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1950 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 20 October, in Stockholm. Helge Brinkeback won the Swedish Championship. [3] [4] [5]

Pos.RiderClubPoints
1 Helge Brinkeback Vargarna12+3
2 Eskil Carlsson Monarkerna12+2
3 Linus Eriksson Filbyterna12+1
4 Evert Fransson Indianerna11
5 Harry Lundberger Griparna10
6 Rune Sörmander Dackarna10
7 Göte Olsson Indianerna9
8 Sune Karlsson Getingarna9
9 Gösta Kugelberg Filbyterna8
10 Olle Nygren Vargarna5
11 Hans Danielsson Piraterna4
12 Lennart Åström Vargarna4
13 Bengt Gustafsson Dackarna4
14 Gunnar Nordvall Dackarna3
15 Einar Lindqvist Vargarna3
16 Gösta Zanderholm (res)Filbyterna3
17 Kjell Carlsson Filbyterna1

Team

Team Championship

Filbyterna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. [6] [7]

Piraterna won the A division of the newly created second-tier league. Saxarna won the B division and Vetlanda won the C division.

Name changes this season included; SMK Stockholm who became Monarkerna, Smålänningarna who became Dackarna and GEMA who became Kaparna. [8] [9]

Two reserve sides also competed under the names of Gastarna (Kaparna B) and Husarerna (Indianerna). [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  4. ↑ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
  6. ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 "1950". Speedway.org. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vargarna 1950". formula2.se. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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