1959 Swedish speedway season

1959 Swedish speedway season
Sören Sjösten was the 1959 Junior champion
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The 1959 Swedish speedway season was the 1959 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1959 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 September in Gothenburg. Rune Sörmander won the Swedish Championship for the third time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	15
2	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	14
3	Olle Nygren	Monarkerna	13
4	Evert Andersson	Dackarna	11
5	Arne Carlsson	Kaparna	10
6	Ulf Ericsson	Monarkerna	7
7	Göran Carlsson	Kaparna	7
8	Allan Nilsson	Dackarna	7
9	Per-Tage Svensson	Vargarna	7
10	Kjell Wårenius	Monarkerna	6
11	Hans Hallberg	Getingarna	4
12	Stig Pramberg	Vargarna	4
13	Alf Jonsson	Dackarna	4
14	Olle Segerström	Kaparna	4
15	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	3
16	Sören Sjösten	Folkare	2
17	Joel Jansson (res)	Vargarna	1

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Sören Sjösten ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third consecutive year. Leading the way once again for the successful Dackarna team was the three times Swedish champion Rune Sörmander. ^{[8] [9]}

Folkare won the second division. ^[10] Älgarna joined the league for the season. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna 14 2 Kaparna 10 3 Monarkerna 8 4 Vargarna 7 5 Getingarna 1

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Folkare 12 2 Dackarna B 12 3 Filbyterna 9 4 Älgarna 9 5 Örnarna 8

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. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
10. "1959". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1959". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.