The 1971 Swedish speedway season was the 1971 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]
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Individual
editThe 1971 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 2 October in Stockholm. Göte Nordin won the Swedish Championship for the second time.[3][4][5] The final ended in controversy because Anders Michanek refused to pariticpate in a re-run and was disqualified. Michanek and Göte Nordin both finished on 14 points and in the race off Michanek beat Nordin after the latter pulled out of the race, claiming that he saw a red light to stop the race. The match referee ordered a re-run but Michanek refused to take part claiming there was no red light. The incident resulted in violence between rival supporters and was headline news in Sweden.[6]
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Göte Nordin | Kaparna | 14+3 |
| 2 | Anders Michanek | Getingarna | 14+2 |
| 3 | Leif Enecrona | Getingarna | 12+3 |
| 4 | Hans Holmqvist | Vargarna | 12+2 |
| 5 | Lars Jansson | Getingarna | 11 |
| 6 | Tommy Johansson | Bysarna | 11 |
| 7 | Jan Simensen | Lejonen | 8 |
| 8 | Bengt Jansson | Kaparna | 8 |
| 9 | Christer Löfqvist | Bysarna | 7 |
| 10 | Bernt Persson | Indianerna | 6 |
| 11 | Sören Sjösten | Bysarna | 5 |
| 12 | Bengt Larsson | Örnarna | 4 |
| 13 | Sven-Inge Svensson | Njudungarna | 3 |
| 14 | Tommy Jansson | Smederna | 3 |
| 15 | Lars-Åke Andersson | Njudungarna | 2 |
| 16 | Runo Wedin | Vargarna | 0 |
| 17 | Ove Fundin | Kaparna | dns |
Winner - Lars Inge Hultberg[7][8]
Team
editBysarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Bysarna team included Sören Sjösten, Tommy Johansson and Christer Löfqvist.[9][10]
Dackarna and Smederna won the second division east and west respectively, while Valsarna won the third division.[11][12]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reading speed star in row". Reading Evening Post. 4 October 1971. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1971". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Vargarna 1971". formula2.se. Retrieved 19 March 2023.