1962 Swedish speedway season

1962 Swedish speedway season
1962 Swedish speedway season
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The 1962 Swedish speedway season was the 15th season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]^[2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1962 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 September in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	14+3
2	Göte Nordin	Getingarna	14+2
3	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	13
4	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	12
5	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	11
6	Göran Norlén	Monarkerna	9
7	Leif Larsson	Monarkerna	9
8	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	7
9	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	7
10	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	5
11	Per-Tage Svensson	Dackarna	4
12	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	3
13	Kjell Svensson	Monarkerna	3
14	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	2
15	Willihard Thomsson	Folkare	1
16	Curt Eldh (res)	Vargarna	1
17	Bo Håkansson (res)	Örnarna	0

Swedish Junior Championship

Winner - Stan Karlsson^[6]^[7]

Team

Team Championship

Dackarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the fourth time. The Dackarna team included Rune Sörmander, Per-Tage Svensson and Åke Andersson.^[8]^[9]

The league system changed from two regional second divisions to a second and third division.^[10]

Getingarna won the second division and Gamarna won the third division.^[11]

Div 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Dackarna	8
2	Kaparna	6
3	Monarkerna	6
4	Vargarna	4

Div 2
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Getingarna	24
2	Njudungarna	11.5
3	Folkare	11
4	Örnarna	10
5	Indianerna	3.5

Div 3
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Gamarna	10
2	Taxarna	7
3	Danderyd	4
4	Filbyterna	3

References

^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Vargarna 1962". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "1962". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[1] "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[2] "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 18 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 18 March 2023.

[6] "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[7] "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[8] "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[9] "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[10] "Vargarna 1962". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[11] "1962". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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