1958 Swedish speedway season

1958 Swedish speedway season
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The 1958 Swedish speedway season was the 1958 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

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The 1958 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 3 October in Stockholm. Rune Sörmander won the Swedish Championship for the second time.[3][4][5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Rune Sörmander Dackarna 15
2 Olle Nygren Monarkerna 13+3
3 Ove Fundin Kaparna 13+2
4 Per-Olof Söderman Vargarna 11
5 Joel Jansson Vargarna 9
6 Allan Nilsson Dackarna 8
7 Bert Lindarw Vargarna 8
8 Rune Claesson Filbyterna 6
9 Göran Norlén Monarkerna 6
10 Bernt Nilsson Monarkerna 6
11 Alf Jonsson Dackarna 6
12 Thorvald Karlsson Dackarna 5
13 Olle Andersson II Filbyterna 5
14 Björn Knutson Vargarna 5
15 Olle Segerström Vargarna 3
16 Per-Tage Svensson Filbyterna 1
17 Bengt Eriksson Getingarna 0
18 Göte Nordin Getingarna dns

The 1958 season saw the introduction of the first edition of the Junior Championship. The event was won by Agnar Stenlund.[6][7]

Team

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Dackarna won division 1 for the second consecutive season and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The team retained the 1957 Championship winning rider and Swedish champion Rune Sörmander.[8][9]

The league increased to two divisions and ten teams following the admission of Örnarna and Folkare and the addition of two B sides in Filbyterna and Dackarna.[10]

Örnarna won the second division.[11]

See also

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References

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  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 1958". formula2.se. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1958". Speedway.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.