1971 Swedish speedway season

1971 Swedish speedway season
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The 1971 Swedish speedway season was the 1971 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1971 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 2 October in Stockholm. Göte Nordin won the Swedish Championship for the second time. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The final ended in controversy because Anders Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run and was disqualified. Michanek and Göte Nordin both finished on 14 points and in the race off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw a red light to stop the race. The match referee ordered a re-run but Michanek refused to take part claiming there was no red light. The incident resulted in violence between rival supporters and was headline news in Sweden. ^[6]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Göte Nordin	Kaparna	14+3
2	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	14+2
3	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	12+3
4	Hans Holmqvist	Vargarna	12+2
5	Lars Jansson	Getingarna	11
6	Tommy Johansson	Bysarna	11
7	Jan Simensen	Lejonen	8
8	Bengt Jansson	Kaparna	8
9	Christer Löfqvist	Bysarna	7
10	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	6
11	Sören Sjösten	Bysarna	5
12	Bengt Larsson	Örnarna	4
13	Sven-Inge Svensson	Njudungarna	3
14	Tommy Jansson	Smederna	3
15	Lars-Åke Andersson	Njudungarna	2
16	Runo Wedin	Vargarna	0
17	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	dns

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Lars Inge Hultberg ^{[7] [8]}

Team

Team Championship

Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Bysarna team included Sören Sjösten, Tommy Johansson and Christer Löfqvist. ^{[9] [10]}

Dackarna and Smederna won the second division east and west respectively, while Valsarna won the third division. ^{[11] [12]}

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Bysarna 20 2 Lejonen 13 3 Örnarna 12 4 Vargarna 12 5 Getingarna 10 6 Njudungarna 9 7 Kaparna 8

Div 2 east Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna 20.5 2 Skepparna 14 3 Filbyterna 14 4 Eldarna 10.5 5 Gamarna 1

Div 2 west Pos Team Pts 1 Smederna 22 2 Indianerna 20 3 Lindarna 7 4 Masarna 6 5 Vikingarna 5

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Valsarna 24 2 Solkatterna 16 3 Piraterna 11 4 Stjärnorna 7 5 Jämtarna 2

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 19 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 19 March 2023.
6. "Reading speed star in row" . Reading Evening Post. 4 October 1971. Retrieved 16 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
8. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
9. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
10. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
11. "1971". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
12. "Vargarna 1971". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.