Pierre Brannefors

Pierre Brannefors

Born	(1962-12-30)30 December 1962 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	21 August 2019(2019-08-21) (aged 56)
Nationality	Swedish
Career history
Sweden
1980-1985	Kaparna
1986	Indianerna
Great Britain
1981	King's Lynn Stars
1983, 1984	Reading Racers
Individual honours
1980	Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
1983	World Pairs finalist
1984	Elitserien Champion
1980	Allsvenskan Div 2 (South) Champion
1982	Allsvenskan Div 1 (South) Champion

Pierre Bertil Brannefors (1962-2019) was a Swedish international speedway rider. ^[1] He earned 14 international caps for the Sweden national speedway team. ^[2]

Speedway career

Brannefors reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship. ^{[3] [4]}

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 with the King's Lynn Stars ^[5] to 1984, riding for Reading Racers. ^{[6] [7]} He was also the 1980 Swedish Junior Champion. ^[1]

He starred with the brothers Björn Andersson and Jan Andersson, during Kaparna's league championship title win, during the 1984 Swedish speedway season. ^[8]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

• 1983 - Gothenburg, Ullevi (with Jan Andersson) - 5th - 16pts (4)

Family

His father Bengt Brannefors was also a professional speedway rider. ^[2]

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
3. "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. "Pierre Brannefors". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
5. "Teenage Swedish rider joins Stars" . Lynn Advertiser. 17 March 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Pierre Brannefors". Reading Racers. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
7. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
8. "Former Indians star dead - buried today: "A shock - always colorful and funny"" . Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 6 September 2024.