1978 Swedish speedway season

The 1978 Swedish speedway season was the 1978 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1978 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 August at the Snälltorpet in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Anders MichanekGetingarna15
2Bengt JanssonSmederna13
3Bernt PerssonSmederna12+3
4Jan AnderssonKaparna12+2
5Bo WirebrandNjudungarna10
6Tommy NilssonGetingarna9
7Hans HolmqvistIndianerna8
8Gert CarlssonSmederna8
9Börje KlingbergÖrnarna7
10Karl-Erik ClaessonÖrnarna6
11Hans DanielssonLejonen6
12Richard HellsénGetingarna5
13Uno JohanssonNjudungarna4
14Åke FridellIndianerna4
15Lars-Inge HultbergGamarna1
16Per-Åke GerhardssonIndianerna0
17Lars EricssonIndianerna0
18Christer Sjösten (res)Bysarna0

Junior Championship

Winner - Lennart Bengtsson[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the ninth time. The team included the riders Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson and Richard Hellsén.[8][9]

The team name for Stjärnorna (The Stars) was changed to Rospiggarna.[10]

Lejonen won the second division, while Pilarna and Filbyterna won the third division north and south respectively.[11]

See also

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. ↑ 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 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "1978". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vargarna 1978". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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