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1957 Swedish speedway season
The 1957 Swedish speedway season was the 1957 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
Individual edit
Individual Championship edit
The 1957 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 11 October in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the second consecutive year.[3][4][5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ove Fundin | Filbyterna | 14+3 |
| 2 | Per Olof Söderman | Filbyterna | 14+2 |
| 3 | Rune Sörmander | Dackarna | 14+1 |
| 4 | Göte Nordin | Getingarna | 11 |
| 5 | Bernt Nilsson | Monarkerna | 10 |
| 6 | Dan Forsberg | Dackarna | 9 |
| 7 | Olle Segerström | Kaparna | 8 |
| 8 | Arne Carlsson | Kaparna | 8 |
| 9 | Kaj Forsberg | Getingarna | 7 |
| 10 | Thorvald Karlsson | Dackarna | 6 |
| 11 | Bengt Eriksson | Getingarna | 6 |
| 12 | Joel Jansson (res) | Vargarna | 4 |
| 13 | Thorsten Carlsson | Filbyterna | 3 |
| 14 | Olle Andersson | Indianerna | 1 |
| 15 | Roger Forsberg | Kaparna | 1 |
| 16 | Alf Jonsson | Dackarna | 1 |
| 17 | Goran Norlen | Kaparna | 0 |
Team edit
Team Championship edit
Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The team included Rune Sörmander and Dan Forsberg.[6][7]
The league increased to seven teams[8] following the return of Vargarna, who had missed the previous two seasons due to financial issues.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dackarna | 22 |
| 2 | Kaparna | 16 |
| 3 | Monarkerna | 14 |
| 4 | Filbyterna | 13 |
| 5 | Indianerna | 8 |
| 6 | Getingarna | 7 |
| 7 | Vargarna | 4 |
See also edit
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.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "1957". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1957". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.