1982 Swedish speedway season

The 1982 Swedish speedway season was the 1982 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1982 Swedish speedway season
Richard Hellsen was part of the Getingarna team that won the first Elitserien
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1982 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 September in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fifth time.^[3][4]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	14
2	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	13
3	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	12
4	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	11
5	Per Jonsson	Getingarna	10
6	Hans Danielsson	Lejonen	10
7	Lillebror Johansson	Solkatterna	10
8	Bernt Persson	Smederna	7
9	Uno Johansson	Njudungarna	7
10	Pierre Brannefors	Kaparna	7
11	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
12	Bengt Jansson	Skepparna	5
13	Börje Klingberg	Njudungarna	3
14	Ulf Blomqvist	Njudungarna	3
15	Conny Samuelsson	Njudungarna	1
16	Kent Bäär	Solkatterna	1

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Magnus Johnson^[5][6]

Team

Team Championship

A major change took place for the 1982 season. A new elite division was introduced called the Elitserien. In addition there would be five divisions consisting of two regional leagues in both the first and second divisions.^[7]

Getingarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the 12th time. The Getingarna team included Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson, Richard Hellsén and Per Jonsson.^[8][9][10]

Solkatterna and Kaparna won the first division north and south respectively, while Lindarna and Brassarna won the second division northeast and southwest respectively.^[11]

Elitserien Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 16 2 Njudungarna 12 3 Smederna 10 4 Örnarna 10 5 Indianerna 8 6 Lejonen 4

Div 1 north Pos Team Pts 1 Solkatterna 20 2 Skepparna 16 3 Gamarna 8 4 Rospiggarna 8 5 Masarna 6 6 Eldarna 2

Div 1 south Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna 18 2 Dackarna 11 3 Vargarna 10 4 Bysarna 10 5 Piraterna 6 6 Filbyterna 5

Div 2 NE & SW Pos Team Pts 1 Lindarna 18 2 Vikingarna 17 3 Valsarna 13 4 Gävle 0 1 Brassarna 10 2 Gnistorna 8 3 Pilarna 6 4 Korparna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden