1963 Swedish speedway season

1963 Swedish speedway season
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The 1963 Swedish speedway season was the 1963 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1963 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 4 October in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship for the second time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	15
2	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	14
3	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	13
4	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	12
5	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	10
6	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	9
7	Bernt Nilsson	Getingarna	9
8	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	6
9	Leif Larsson	Getingarna	6
10	Per-Tage Svensson	Dackarna	6
11	Sven Sigurd	Örnarna	5
12	Inge Gustafsson	Dackarna	5
13	Arne Carlsson	Getingarna	4
14	Willihard Thomsson	Monarkerna	3
15	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	1
16	Kjell Svensson (res)	Monarkerna	1
17	Leif Enecrona	Gamarna	0
18	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	dns

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Bengt Ederlöv ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The Getingarna team contained Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson. ^{[8] [9]}

With 18 teams declaring their intention to compete for the 1963 season it was decided to form four divisions. ^[10]

Örnarna won the second division, while Filbyterna and Dackarna B won the third division north and south respectively. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 13 2 Vargarna 10 3 Kaparna 10 4 Dackarna 7 5 Monarkerna 0

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Örnarna 20 2 Njudungarna 20 3 Folkare 2 4 Gamarna 2 5 Indianerna 2

Div 3 S Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna B 11 2 Kaparna B 9 3 Njudungarna B 4 4 Smålands Lejon 0

Div 3 N Pos Team Pts 1 Filbyterna 11 2 Smederna 7 3 Taxarna 4 4 Rospiggarna 2

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 1963". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1963 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.