1980 Swedish speedway season

The 1980 Swedish speedway season was the 1980 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1980 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1980 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 23 August in Eskilstuna. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship for the second time.^[3][4]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	13+3
2	Börje Klingberg	Örnarna	13+2
3	Hans Danielsson	Lejonen	12
4	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	11
5	Bernt Persson	Smederna	11
6	Conny Samuelsson	Njudungarna	10
7	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	10
8	Stefan Salmonsson	Lejonen	9
9	Gert Carlsson	Smederna	6
10	Lillebror Johansson	Indianerna	6
11	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	4
12	Bengt Jansson	Skepparna	4
13	Lars Rosberg	Lejonen	4
14	Börje Ring	Vargarna	3
15	Peter Johansson	Piraterna	1
16	Rolf Sundberg	Vargarna	1
17	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Pierre Brannefors^[5][6]

Team

Team Championship

Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The team included Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand.^[7][8]

Piraterna and Kaparna won the second division north and south respectively, while Pilarna won the third division.^[9][10]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Njudungarna 24 2 Getingarna 22 3 Lejonen 16 4 Skepparna 16 5 Indianerna 14 6 Örnarna 10 7 Smederna 6 8 Vargarna 4

Div 2 south Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna 19 2 Solkatterna 15 3 Dackarna 12 4 Gnistorna 6 5 Filbyterna 6 6 Brassarna 2

Div 2 north Pos Team Pts 1 Piraterna 20 2 Gamarna 14 3 Bysarna 13 4 Masarna 5 5 Eldarna 4 6 Rospiggarna 4

Div 3 Pos Team Pts 1 Pilarna 20 2 Vikingarna 15 3 Lindarna 10 4 Korparna 3

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
4. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
5. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
6. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
7. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
9. "1980 season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1980". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.