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1966 Swedish speedway season
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The 1966 Swedish speedway season was the 1966 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1966 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 7 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the sixth time.[3][4]

The final ended with five riders tied on 12 points, Fundin won the race-off.[5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Ove Fundin Kaparna 12+x+3
2 Sören Sjösten Vargarna 12+1+2
3 Bengt Jansson Getingarna 12+2+1
4 Göte Nordin Getingarna 12+3+0
5 Leif Enecrona Gamarna 12+0+x
6 Leif Larsson Getingarna 11
7 Björn Knutson Vargarna 10
8 Hans Holmqvist (res) Taxarna 7
9 Per-Olof Söderman Vargarna 6
10 Karl-Erik Andersson Kaparna 6
11 Bernt Persson Vargarna 4
12 Bengt Svensson Örnarna 4
13 Torbjörn Harrysson Vargarna 4
14 Bo Magnusson Kaparna 3
15 Gunnar Malmqvist Njudungarna 2
16 Åke Andersson Njudungarna 2
17 Bengt Brannefors Kaparna 1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Egon Stengarn[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna continued their recent domination by winning division 1 again and being declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth consecutive season. The Getingarna team contained Göte Nordin, Leif Larsson, Bengt Jansson and Arne Carlsson.[8][9]

The league consisted of 14 teams (down from 19) resulting in only three divisions. Njudungarna won the second division and Indianerna won the third division.[10][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 1966". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1966". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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