1959 Swedish speedway season

1959 Swedish speedway season
Sören Sjösten was the 1959 Junior champion
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The 1959 Swedish speedway season was the 1959 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1959 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 September in Gothenburg. Rune Sörmander won the Swedish Championship for the third time.[3][4][5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Rune Sörmander Dackarna 15
2 Ove Fundin Kaparna 14
3 Olle Nygren Monarkerna 13
4 Evert Andersson Dackarna 11
5 Arne Carlsson Kaparna 10
6 Ulf Ericsson Monarkerna 7
7 Göran Carlsson Kaparna 7
8 Allan Nilsson Dackarna 7
9 Per-Tage Svensson Vargarna 7
10 Kjell Wårenius Monarkerna 6
11 Hans Hallberg Getingarna 4
12 Stig Pramberg Vargarna 4
13 Alf Jonsson Dackarna 4
14 Olle Segerström Kaparna 4
15 Åke Andersson Dackarna 3
16 Sören Sjösten Folkare 2
17 Joel Jansson (res) Vargarna 1

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Sören Sjösten[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the third consecutive year. Leading the way once again for the successful Dackarna team was the three times Swedish champion Rune Sörmander.[8][9]

Folkare won the second division.[10] Älgarna joined the league for the season.[11]

See also

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 15 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ^ "1959". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Vargarna 1959". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.