1968 Swedish speedway season

1968 Swedish speedway season
1968 Swedish speedway season
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The 1968 Swedish speedway season was the 1968 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]^[2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1968 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 13 September in Stockholm. Leif Enecrona won the Swedish Championship.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Leif Enecrona	Getingarna	14+3
2	Torbjörn Harrysson	Vargarna	14+2
3	Hans Holmqvist	Vargarna	11
4	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	10
5	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	10
6	Per-Olof Söderman	Vargarna	9
7	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	8
8	Bengt Jansson	Getingarna	7
9	Olle Nygren	Vargarna	7
10	Bengt Larsson	Örnarna	6
11	Bo Josefsson	Njudungarna	6
12	Bengt Andersson	Getingarna	6
13	Bernt Persson	Smederna	5
14	Runo Wedin	Vargarna	3
15	Therje Henriksson	Lejonen	2
16	Gunnar Malmqvist	Njudungarna	2

Junior Championship

Winner - Hans Johansson^[6]^[7]

Team

Team Championship

Kaparna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Kaparna team included Ove Fundin and Göte Nordin.^[8]^[9]

Lejonen won the second division and Dackarna and Filbyterna won the third division east and west respectively.^[10]^[11]

Div 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Kaparna	10
2	Njudungarna	10
3	Vargarna	8
4	Getingarna	7
5	Indianerna	5

Div 2
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Lejonen	20.5
2	Örnarna	19
3	Smederna	14.5
4	Masarna	6
5	Taxarna	0

Div 3 E
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Dackarna	18.5
2	Bysarna	13.5
3	Skepparna	12
4	Eldarna	4

Div 3 W
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Filbyterna	21
2	Stjärnorna	20
3	Vikingarna	14
4	Gamarna	4
5	Solkatterna	2

References

^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 19 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 19 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Vargarna 1968". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "1968". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[1] "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[2] "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 19 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 19 March 2023.

[6] "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[7] "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[8] "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[9] "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[10] "Vargarna 1968". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[11] "1968". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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