1961 Swedish speedway season

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1961 Swedish speedway season
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The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1] [2]

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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship. [3] [4] [5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1 Björn Knutson Vargarna15
2 Leif Larsson Monarkerna13
3 Rune Sörmander Dackarna12
4 Ove Fundin Kaparna11
5 Per-Tage Svensson Vargarna10
6 Evert Andersson Dackarna10
7 Bernt Nilsson Monarkerna8
8 Hans Hallberg Getingarna8
9 Curt Eldh Vargarna7
10 Arne Carlsson Kaparna7
11 Sören Sjösten Vargarna6
12 Joel Jansson Vargarna5
13 Bengt Brannefors Kaparna3
14 Åke Andersson Dackarna2
15 Inge Gustavsson Dackarna2
16 Göran Norlén Monarkerna1
17 Thorvald Karlsson Dackarna0

Swedish Junior 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 sixth time. [8] [9]

The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson. [10]

With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle. [11]

See also

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References

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