1953 Swedish speedway season

1953 Swedish speedway season

The 1953 Swedish speedway season was the 1953 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

The 1953 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 2 October in Stockholm. Göran Norlén won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubPoints
1Göran NorlénKaparna15
2Bert LindarwSmederna13
3Olle HeymanMonarkerna10+3
4Göte OlssonIndianerna10+2
5Rune SörmanderDackarna10+1
6Per Tage SvenssonFilbyterna9
7Georg DunebornGetingarna8
8Joel JanssonSmederna7
9Stig PrambergVargarna7
10Birger ForsbergMonarkerna6
11Kjell CarlssonKaparna6
12Bernt NilssonMonarkerna5
13Lars PetterssonIndianerna4
14Olle SegerströmSmederna3
15Sven FahlénMonarkerna2
16Dan Forsberg (res)Vargarna1
17Sune KarlssonGetingarna0

Team

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.[6][7]

Vikingarna won division 2.[8]

There were just 11 teams for the 1953 season following the demise of three teams; Knallarna, Garvarna and Kavaljererna.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 17 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 17 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "1953". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vargarna 1953". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.