1955 Swedish speedway season

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The 1955 Swedish speedway season was the 1955 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1] [2]

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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1955 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 30 September in Stockholm. Rune Sörmander won the Swedish Championship. [3] [4] [5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1 Rune Sormander Dackarna15
2 Olle Nygren Monarkerna14
3 Ove Fundin Filbyterna12+3
4 Kjell Carlsson Kaparna12+2
5 Dan Forsberg Filbyterna10
6 Ulf Ericsson Monarkerna10
7 Joel Jansson Indianerna7
8 Birger Forsberg Monarkerna5
9 Per Olof Soderman Getingarna5
10 Stig Pramberg Filbyterna5
11 Evert Andersson Dackarna5
12 Georg Duneborn Getingarna5
13 Allan Nilsson Dackarna4
14 Sven Fahlén Dackarna3
15 Göran Norlén Kaparna2
16 Rune Stenström Getingarna1
17 Bernt Nilsson (res)Monarkerna1

Team

Team Championship

Monarkerna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. [6] [7]

The 1955 season proved to be a low point in terms of league teams. [8] Only six teams lined up compared to 21 teams that competed just five years earlier in 1950. [9] Vargarna, Smederna and Vikingarna did not compete. [10]

PosTeamPts
1 Monarkerna 18
2 Kaparna 13
3 Filbyterna 10
4 Dackarna 10
5 Indianerna 5
6 Getingarna 4

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References

  1. ↑ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  4. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
  5. ↑ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "1955". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "1950". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Vargarna 1955". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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