1973 Swedish speedway season

1973 Swedish speedway season
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The 1973 Swedish speedway season was the 1973 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1973 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 September in Gothenburg. Tommy Johansson won the Swedish Championship. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	14
2	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	13
3	Tommy Jansson	Smederna	11
4	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	10
5	Göte Nordin	Smederna	10
6	Berndt Johansson	Bysarna	9
7	Stefan Salmonsson	Smederna	7
8	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	6
9	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	6
10	Lars Jansson	Valsarna	6
11	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
12	Tomas Pettersson	Vargarna	5
13	Willy Karlsson	Njudungarna	5
14	Sven Nilsson	Bysarna	4
15	lars Larsson (res)	Piraterna	4
16	Leif Mellberg (res)	Vikingarna	3
17	Ragnar Holm	Filbyterna	1
18	Bo Josefsson	Lejonen	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Sven Andersson ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Smederna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Smederna team included Tommy Jansson, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson. ^{[8] [9]}

Indianerna and Kaparna won the second division east and west respectively, while Piraterna won the third division. ^{[10] [11]}

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Smederna 25 2 Bysarna 18 3 Getingarna 17 4 Dackarna 12 5 Vargarna 12 6 Njudungarna 11 7 Örnarna 9 8 Lejonen 8

Div 2 west Pos Team Pts 1 Indianerna 23 2 Valsarna 11 3 Lindarna 11 4 Masarna 8 5 Vikingarna 7

Div 2 east Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna 21 2 Skepparna 17 3 Filbyterna 13 4 Gamarna 7 5 Eldarna 3

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Piraterna 19 2 Jämtarna 13 3 Stjärnorna 5 4 Solkatterna 5

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 19 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 19 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1973". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
11. "1973". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.