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1956 Swedish speedway season
The 1956 Swedish speedway season was the 1956 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual
Individual Championship
The 1956 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 5 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | Filbyterna | 14 |
| 2 | Lars Pettersson | Indianerna | 12 |
| 3 | Per-Olof Söderman | Filbyterna | 11+3 |
| 4 | Olle Nygren | Monarkerna | 11+2 |
| 5 | Stig Pramberg | Filbyterna | 10 |
| 6 | Per-Tage Svensson | Filbyterna | 10 |
| 7 | Rune Sörmander | Dackarna | 9 |
| 8 | Ulf Ericsson | Monarkerna | 9 |
| 9 | Birger Forsberg | Monarkerna | 8 |
| 10 | Olle Segerström | Kaparna | 8 |
| 11 | Olle Andersson II | Indianerna | 6 |
| 12 | Dan Forsberg | Filbyterna | 5 |
| 13 | Thorvald Karlsson | Dackarna | 3 |
| 14 | Thorsten Carlsson | Dackarna | 2 |
| 15 | Joel Jansson | Indianerna | 1 |
| 16 | Arne Carlsson (res) | Kaparna | 1 |
| 17 | Rune Claesson | Kaparna | 0 |
| 18 | Anders Olof Andersson (res) | Monarkerna | 0 |
Team
Team Championship
Monarkerna won division 1 for the second consecutive season and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Monakerna team contained riders such as Olle Nygren and Ulf Ericsson.[6][7][8]
As per the 1955 season there were just six teams that lined up for the 1956 season.[9]
| 1956 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Monarkerna | 16 |
| 2 | Dackarna | 15 |
| 3 | Filbyterna | 15 |
| 4 | Kaparna | 8 |
| 5 | Indianerna | 6 |
| 6 | Getingarna | 0 |
See also
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.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1956". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "1956". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.