The 1955 Swedish speedway season was the 1955 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
| 1955 Swedish speedway season | |
|---|---|
Individual
editThe 1955 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 30 September in Stockholm. Rune Sörmander won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rune Sormander | Dackarna | 15 |
| 2 | Olle Nygren | Monarkerna | 14 |
| 3 | Ove Fundin | Filbyterna | 12+3 |
| 4 | Kjell Carlsson | Kaparna | 12+2 |
| 5 | Dan Forsberg | Filbyterna | 10 |
| 6 | Ulf Ericsson | Monarkerna | 10 |
| 7 | Joel Jansson | Indianerna | 7 |
| 8 | Birger Forsberg | Monarkerna | 5 |
| 9 | Per Olof Soderman | Getingarna | 5 |
| 10 | Stig Pramberg | Filbyterna | 5 |
| 11 | Evert Andersson | Dackarna | 5 |
| 12 | Georg Duneborn | Getingarna | 5 |
| 13 | Allan Nilsson | Dackarna | 4 |
| 14 | Sven Fahlén | Dackarna | 3 |
| 15 | Göran Norlén | Kaparna | 2 |
| 16 | Rune Stenström | Getingarna | 1 |
| 17 | Bernt Nilsson (res) | Monarkerna | 1 |
Team
editMonarkerna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.[6][7]
The 1955 season proved to be a low point in terms of league teams.[8] Only six teams lined up compared to 21 teams that competed just five years earlier in 1950.[9] Vargarna, Smederna and Vikingarna did not compete.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monarkerna | 18 |
| 2 | Kaparna | 13 |
| 3 | Filbyterna | 10 |
| 4 | Dackarna | 10 |
| 5 | Indianerna | 5 |
| 6 | Getingarna | 4 |
References
edit- ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 17 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 17 March 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "1955". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "1950". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1955". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.