1967 Swedish speedway season

1967 Swedish speedway season
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The 1967 Swedish speedway season was the 1967 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The final of the 1967 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship took place on 10 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin emerged victorious, claiming the Swedish Championship for the seventh time.[3][4][5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Ove Fundin Kaparna 14
2 Bo Josefsson Njudungarna 13
3 Torbjörn Harrysson Vargarna 12+3
4 Bengt Brannefors Kaparna 12+2
5 Leif Enecrona Getingarna 11
6 Bengt Jansson Getingarna 10
7 Hans Holmqvist Taxarna 9
8 Bengt Larsson Örnarna 7
9 Bernt Persson Smederna 6
10 Anders Michanek Getingarna 6
11 Therje Henriksson Lejonen 5
12 Per-Olof Söderman Vargarna 5
13 Olle Nygren Vargarna 3
14 Tommy Bergqvist Taxarna 3
15 Conny Samuelsson Njudungarna 2
16 Willy Friberg Lejonen 1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Christer Löfqvist[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

In the team events, Getingarna continued their dominance by winning Division 1 for the fifth consecutive season, thus being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. Despite Arne Carlsson retiring and losing Leif Larsson for the season the Getingarna team recruited well by gaining Anders Michanek and Leif Enecrona to support Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson.[8][9]

The 1967 season saw the return of four divisions, with Dackarna rejoining after missing the 1966 season, along with three other clubs: Bysarna, Vikingarna and Solkatterna.[10]

Indianerna won the second division, while Dackarna and Smederna won the third division east and west titles,respectively.[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 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Vargarna 1967". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1967 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.