1966 Swedish speedway season

1966 Swedish speedway season
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

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]

Div 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Getingarna	19.5
2	Vargarna	15.5
3	Örnarna	12.5
4	Kaparna	9.5
5	Gamarna	12.5

Div 2
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Njudungarna	22
2	Lejonen	13
3	Taxarna	11
4	Masarna	2

Div 3
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Indianerna	20
2	Smederna	15.5
3	Stjärnorna	13.5
4	Skepparna	10
5	Filbyterna	1

References

^ "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 18 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Vargarna 1966". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "1966". 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 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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