1970 Swedish speedway season

The 1970 Swedish speedway season was the 1970 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1970 Swedish speedway season
Tommy Jansson was the Junior champion
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1970 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 September in Stockholm. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the ninth time.^[3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	14+3
2	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	14+2
3	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	13
4	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	12
5	Göte Nordin	Kaparna	11
6	Hans Holmqvist	Masarna	10
7	Christer Löfqvist	Bysarna	8
8	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	8
9	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	6
10	Jan Simensen	Lejonen	6
11	Therje Henriksson	Lejonen	6
12	Per-Åke Gerhardsson	Vargarna	5
13	Ragnar Holm	Filbyterna	3
14	Bengt Larsson	Örnarna	3
15	Åke Andersson	Lejonen	1
16	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	0
17	Torbjörn Karlsson (res)	Bysarna	0
18	Claes Löfstrand (res)	Kaparna	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Tommy Jansson^[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The team included Ove Fundin, Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson^[8][9]

Bysarna won the second division, while Filbyterna and Vikingarna won the third division east and west respectively.^[10][11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna 21 2 Getingarna 16 3 Njudungarna 13 4 Vargarna 12 5 Lejonen 12 6 Örnarna 6 7 Indianerna 4

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Bysarna 17 2 Masarna 16 3 Dackarna 16 4 Smederna 10 5 Taxarna 1

Div 3 east Pos Team Pts 1 Filbyterna 20 2 Skepparna 10.5 3 Gamarna 10.5 4 Eldarna 7

Div 3 west Pos Team Pts 1 Vikingarna 23 2 Lindarna 16 3 Valsarna 12.5 4 Solkatterna 7.5 5 Jämtarna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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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 19 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
10. "1970". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1970". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.