1953 Swedish speedway season

1953 Swedish speedway season
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The 1953 Swedish speedway season was the 1953 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1953 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 2 October in Stockholm. Göran Norlén won the Swedish Championship. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Points
1	Göran Norlén	Kaparna	15
2	Bert Lindarw	Smederna	13
3	Olle Heyman	Monarkerna	10+3
4	Göte Olsson	Indianerna	10+2
5	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	10+1
6	Per Tage Svensson	Filbyterna	9
7	Georg Duneborn	Getingarna	8
8	Joel Jansson	Smederna	7
9	Stig Pramberg	Vargarna	7
10	Birger Forsberg	Monarkerna	6
11	Kjell Carlsson	Kaparna	6
12	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	5
13	Lars Pettersson	Indianerna	4
14	Olle Segerström	Smederna	3
15	Sven Fahlén	Monarkerna	2
16	Dan Forsberg (res)	Vargarna	1
17	Sune Karlsson	Getingarna	0

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. ^{[6] [7]}

Vikingarna won division 2. ^[8]

There were just 11 teams for the 1953 season following the demise of three teams; Knallarna, Garvarna and Kavaljererna. ^[9]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Vargarna 25 2 Indianerna 18 3 Smederna 16 4 Monarkerna 14 5 Getingarna 13 6 Kaparna 12 7 Filbyterna 10 8 Dackarna 4

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Vikingarna 6 2 Kuggarna 6 3 Stenbockarna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

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. "1953". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
9. "Vargarna 1953". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.