1979 Swedish speedway season

The 1979 Swedish speedway season was the 1979 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1979 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1979 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 25 August in Kumla. Jan Andersson won the Swedish Championship.^[3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	15
2	Lillebror Johansson	Indianerna	14
3	Bernt Persson	Smederna	13
4	Börje Klingberg	Örnarna	12
5	Hans Holmqvist	Indianerna	10
6	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	9
7	Lars-Åke Andersson	Njudungarna	9
8	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	8
9	Bengt Gustavsson	Lejonen	6
10	Åke Axelsson	Piraterna	4
11	Stefan Salmonsson	Lejonen	4
12	Rolf Sundberg	Vargarna	4
13	Uno Johansson	Njudungarna	4
14	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	3
15	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	3
16	Alf Trofast (res)	Lejonen	2
17	Bengt Jansson	Skepparna	0
18	Christer Sjösten (res)	Bysarna	0
19	Peter Johansson (res)	Dackarna	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Lars Rosberg^[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

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

Skepparna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division east and west respectively.^[10][11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 24 2 Njudungarna 20 3 Örnarna 17 4 Vargarna 14 5 Lejonen 13 6 Indianerna 11 7 Smederna 11 8 Dackarna 2

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Skepparna 24 2 Kaparna 18 3 Masarna 14 4 Piraterna 14 5 Bysarna 6 6 Filbyterna 2 7 Gamarna 2

Div 3 east Pos Team Pts 1 Eldarna 23 2 Rospiggarna 17 3 Vikingarna 5 4 Lindarna 3

Div 3 west Pos Team Pts 1 Solkatterna 20 2 Gnistorna 15 3 Brassarna 14 4 Pilarna 10 5 Korparna 1

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. 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. "1979". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1979". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.