1957 Swedish speedway season

1957 Swedish speedway season
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The 1957 Swedish speedway season was the 1957 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1957 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 11 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the second consecutive year. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Filbyterna	14+3
2	Per Olof Söderman	Filbyterna	14+2
3	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	14+1
4	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	11
5	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	10
6	Dan Forsberg	Dackarna	9
7	Olle Segerström	Kaparna	8
8	Arne Carlsson	Kaparna	8
9	Kaj Forsberg	Getingarna	7
10	Thorvald Karlsson	Dackarna	6
11	Bengt Eriksson	Getingarna	6
12	Joel Jansson (res)	Vargarna	4
13	Thorsten Carlsson	Filbyterna	3
14	Olle Andersson	Indianerna	1
15	Roger Forsberg	Kaparna	1
16	Alf Jonsson	Dackarna	1
17	Goran Norlen	Kaparna	0

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg. ^{[6] [7]}

The league increased to seven teams ^[8] following the return of Vargarna, who had missed the previous two seasons due to financial issues. ^[9]

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Dackarna	22
2	Kaparna	16
3	Monarkerna	14
4	Filbyterna	13
5	Indianerna	8
6	Getingarna	7
7	Vargarna	4

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 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 18 March 2023.
6. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
7. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
8. "1957". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
9. "Vargarna 1957". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.