1961 Swedish speedway season

1961 Swedish speedway season
1961 Swedish speedway season
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The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]^[2]

Individual[edit]

Individual Championship[edit]

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	15
2	Leif Larsson	Monarkerna	13
3	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	12
4	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	11
5	Per-Tage Svensson	Vargarna	10
6	Evert Andersson	Dackarna	10
7	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	8
8	Hans Hallberg	Getingarna	8
9	Curt Eldh	Vargarna	7
10	Arne Carlsson	Kaparna	7
11	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	6
12	Joel Jansson	Vargarna	5
13	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	3
14	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	2
15	Inge Gustavsson	Dackarna	2
16	Göran Norlén	Monarkerna	1
17	Thorvald Karlsson	Dackarna	0

Swedish Junior Championship[edit]

Winner - Willihard Thomsson^[6]^[7]

Team[edit]

Team Championship[edit]

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time.^[8]^[9]

The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson.^[10]

With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle.^[11]

Div 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Vargarna	12
2	Kaparna	10
3	Dackarna	8
4	Monarkerna	8
5	Getingarna	5

Div 2 N
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Kaparna B	10
2	Njudungarna	9
3	Dackarna B	5
4	Vikingarna	0

Div 2 S
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Folkare	10
2	Vargarna B	8
3	Örnarna	7
4	Gävle	5
5	Taxarna	0

References[edit]

^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ "Vargarna 1961". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "1961". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[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] "Vargarna 1961". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[11] "1961". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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v t e Swedish speedway teams & seasons
Elitserien	Dackarna Indianerna Lejonen Piraterna Rospiggarna Smederna Vargarna Västervik
Allsvenskan	Gislaved Griparna Masarna Njudungarna Örnarna Solkatterna Valsarna
Division One	Team DaLej Indianerna C Vikingarna Smederna B
Former	Bysarna Filbyterna Getingarna Hammarby Kaparna Monarkerna Team Bikab
Seasons	Swedish Speedway Team Championship 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e International speedway competitions
World	Individual (Grand Prix) (Qualification) Pairs (Speedway of Nations) World Team Cup (World Cup) Individual U-21 Team U-21 Individual U-16
Europe	Individual Pairs Team U21 U19 Junior (team)
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National Leagues	Denmark Great Britain Poland Sweden Czech/Czech Rep Germany/East/West Hungary Russia/Soviet
Ice speedway	World Championships: Individual Team European: Individual
Long track	World Championships: Individual Team
Former Championships	Australasian British Nordic Champions Cup (indiv) Champions' Cup (teams) Commonwealth Continental Intercontinental Nordic Overseas Star Riders'
Governing Bodies	World (FIM) FIM Europe