1962 Swedish speedway season

1962 Swedish speedway season
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The 1962 Swedish speedway season was the 15th season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1962 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 September in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	14+3
2	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	14+2
3	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	13
4	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	12
5	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	11
6	Göran Norlén	Monarkerna	9
7	Leif Larsson	Monarkerna	9
8	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	7
9	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	7
10	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	5
11	Per-Tage Svensson	Dackarna	4
12	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	3
13	Kjell Svensson	Monarkerna	3
14	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	2
15	Willihard Thomsson	Folkare	1
16	Curt Eldh (res)	Vargarna	1
17	Bo Håkansson (res)	Örnarna	0

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Stan Karlsson ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. The Dackarna team included Rune Sörmander, Per-Tage Svensson and Åke Andersson. ^{[8] [9]}

The league system changed from two regional second divisions to a second and third division. ^[10]

Getingarna won the second division and Gamarna won the third division. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna 8 2 Kaparna 6 3 Monarkerna 6 4 Vargarna 4

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 24 2 Njudungarna 11.5 3 Folkare 11 4 Örnarna 10 5 Indianerna 3.5

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Gamarna 10 2 Taxarna 7 3 Danderyd 4 4 Filbyterna 3

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 1962". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1962". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.