1976 Swedish speedway season

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1976 Swedish speedway season
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The 1976 Swedish speedway season was the 1976 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual[edit]

Individual Championship[edit]

The 1976 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 24 September in Vetlanda. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the third time.[3][4][5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Anders Michanek Getingarna 15
2 Bernt Persson Indianerna 14
3 Christer Löfqvist Njudungarna 12
4 Tommy Nilsson Getingarna 11
5 Jan Andersson Kaparna 11
6 Bo Wirebrand Njudungarna 10
7 Lars-Åke Andersson Njudungarna 9
8 Karl-Erik Claesson Örnarna 6
9 Richard Hellsén Getingarna 6
10 Willy Karlsson Njudungarna 6
11 Stefan Salmonsson Smederna 5
12 Bengt Jansson Smederna 5
13 Sören Karlsson Vargarna 4
14 Therje Henriksson Lejonen 4
15 Sven Nilsson Bysarna 2
16 Kenneth Selmosson Kaparna 0

Junior Championship[edit]

Winner - Jan Davidsson[6][7]

Team[edit]

Team Championship[edit]

Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Njudungarna team included Lars-Åke Andersson, Christer Löfqvist, Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand.[8][9]

Örnarna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division north and south respectively.[10][11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 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 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. ^ "1976". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Vargarna 1976". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.