1976 Swedish speedway season

1976 Swedish speedway season
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The 1976 Swedish speedway season was the 1976 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1976 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 24 September in Vetlanda. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the third time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	15
2	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	14
3	Christer Löfqvist	Njudungarna	12
4	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	11
5	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	11
6	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	10
7	Lars-Åke Andersson	Njudungarna	9
8	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
9	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	6
10	Willy Karlsson	Njudungarna	6
11	Stefan Salmonsson	Smederna	5
12	Bengt Jansson	Smederna	5
13	Sören Karlsson	Vargarna	4
14	Therje Henriksson	Lejonen	4
15	Sven Nilsson	Bysarna	2
16	Kenneth Selmosson	Kaparna	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Jan Davidsson ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Njudungarna team included Lars-Åke Andersson, Christer Löfqvist, Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand. ^{[8] [9]}

Örnarna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division north and south respectively. ^{[10] [11]}

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Njudungarna 24 2 Indianerna 18 3 Getingarna 17 4 Smederna 14 5 Dackarna 14 6 Bysarna 13 7 Vargarna 8 8 Lejonen 4

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Örnarna 21 2 Piraterna 18 3 Kaparna 15 4 Filbyterna 11 5 Masarna 10 6 Skepparna 5 7 Valsarna 4

Div 3 north Pos Team Pts 1 Eldarna 22 2 Lindarna 17 3 Gamarna 13 4 Jämtarna 6 5 Stjärnorna 2

Div 3 south Pos Team Pts 1 Solkatterna 22 2 Vikingarna 15 3 Pilarna 9 4 Hjälmarna 8 5 Brassarna 6

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 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 20 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
10. "1976". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1976". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.