1960 Swedish speedway season

1960 Swedish speedway season
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The 1960 Swedish speedway season was the 1960 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1960 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 30 September in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the third time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	15
2	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	14
3	Curt Nyqvist	Monarkerna	13
4	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	12
5	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	10
6	Per-Tage Svensson	Vargarna	9
7	Hans Hallberg	Getingarna	8
8	Joel Jansson	Vargarna	7
9	Göran Carlsson	Kaparna	7
10	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	7
11	Olle Segerström	Kaparna	5
12	Thorvald Karlsson	Dackarna	4
13	Göte Nordin	Ge]tingarna	3
14	Curt Eldh	Vargarna	3
15	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	1
16	Agnar Stenlund	Getingarna	0
17	Leif Larsson (res)	Monarkerna	0

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Willihard Thomsson ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fifth time. ^{[8] [9]} The Vargarna team contained Olle Nygren, Joel Jansson, Björn Knutson and Per-Tage Svensson. ^[10]

Filbyterna won the second division. Älgarna did not compete during 1960. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Vargarna 16 2 Monarkerna 10 3 Dackarna 8 4 Kaparna 6 5 Getingarna 0

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Filbyterna 13 2 Örnarna 11.5 3 Dackarna B 8 4 Folkare 7.5

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 18 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1960". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1960". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.