1966 Swedish speedway season

1966 Swedish speedway season
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The 1966 Swedish speedway season was the 1966 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1966 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 7 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the sixth time. ^{[3] [4]}

The final ended with five riders tied on 12 points, Fundin won the race-off. ^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	12+x+3
2	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	12+1+2
3	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	12+2+1
4	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	12+3+0
5	Leif Enecrona	Gamarna	12+0+x
6	Leif Larsson	Getingarna	11
7	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	10
8	Hans Holmqvist (res)	Taxarna	7
9	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	6
10	Karl-Erik Andersson	Kaparna	6
11	Bernt Persson	Vargarna	4
12	Bengt Svensson	Örnarna	4
13	Torbjörn Harrysson	Vargarna	4
14	Bo Magnusson	Kaparna	3
15	Gunnar Malmqvist	Njudungarna	2
16	Åke Andersson	Njudungarna	2
17	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Egon Stengarn ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna continued their recent domination by winning division 1 again and being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth consecutive season. The Getingarna team contained Göte Nordin, Leif Larsson, Bengt Jansson and Arne Carlsson. ^{[8] [9]}

The league consisted of 14 teams (down from 19) resulting in only three divisions. Njudungarna won the second division and Indianerna won the third division. ^{[10] [11]}

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 19.5 2 Vargarna 15.5 3 Örnarna 12.5 4 Kaparna 9.5 5 Gamarna 12.5

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Njudungarna 22 2 Lejonen 13 3 Taxarna 11 4 Masarna 2

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Indianerna 20 2 Smederna 15.5 3 Stjärnorna 13.5 4 Skepparna 10 5 Filbyterna 1

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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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 1966". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1966". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.