1961 Swedish speedway season

The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1961 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship.^[3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	15
2	Leif Larsson	Monarkerna	13
3	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	12
4	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	11
5	Per-Tage Svensson	Vargarna	10
6	Evert Andersson	Dackarna	10
7	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	8
8	Hans Hallberg	Getingarna	8
9	Curt Eldh	Vargarna	7
10	Arne Carlsson	Kaparna	7
11	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	6
12	Joel Jansson	Vargarna	5
13	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	3
14	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	2
15	Inge Gustavsson	Dackarna	2
16	Göran Norlén	Monarkerna	1
17	Thorvald Karlsson	Dackarna	0

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Willihard Thomsson^[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time.^[8][9]

The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson.^[10]

With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle.^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Vargarna 12 2 Kaparna 10 3 Dackarna 8 4 Monarkerna 8 5 Getingarna 5

Div 2 N Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna B 10 2 Njudungarna 9 3 Dackarna B 5 4 Vikingarna 0

Div 2 S Pos Team Pts 1 Folkare 10 2 Vargarna B 8 3 Örnarna 7 4 Gävle 5 5 Taxarna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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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 15 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1961". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
11. "1961". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.