1972 Swedish speedway season

The 1972 Swedish speedway season was the 1972 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1972 Swedish speedway season
Anders Michanek 1972 Swedish champion
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1972 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 29 September in Borås. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship.^[3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	15
2	Bengt Jansson	Kaparna	13
3	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	12+3
4	Tommy Jansson	Smederna	12+2
5	Hans Holmqvist	Vargarna	11
6	Christer Löfqvist	Bysarna	9
7	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	9
8	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	8
9	Christer Sjösten	Smederna	8
10	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	7
11	Jan Simensen	Lejonen	7
12	Bo Magnusson	Kaparna	5
13	Bo Josefsson	Lejonen	3
14	Berndt Johansson	Bysarna	3
15	Lars Jansson	Getingarna	2
16	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	0
17	Göte Nordin	Smederna	dns

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Tommy Pettersson^[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Bysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second successive year. The Bysarna team included Sören Sjösten and Christer Löfqvist.^[8][9]

Dackarna and Indianerna won the second division east and west respectively, while Gamarna won the third division.^[10][11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Bysarna 20 2 Lejonen 15 3 Smederna 15 4 Getingarna 10 5 Njudungarna 8 6 Örnarna 8 7 Vargarna 8

Div 2 east Pos Team Pts 1 Dackarna 21 2 Kaparna 20.5 3 Skepparna 10 4 Filbyterna 5.5 5 Eldarna 3

Div 2 west Pos Team Pts 1 Indianerna 22.5 2 Masarna 13 3 Vikingarna 10.5 4 Lindarna 7.5 5 Valsarna 6.5

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Gamarna 20 2 Stjärnorna 18 3 Piraterna 8.5 4 Jämtarna 7 5 Solkatterna 6.5

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. "1972". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1955". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.