1982 Swedish speedway season

1982 Swedish speedway season
Richard Hellsen was part of the Getingarna team that won the first Elitserien
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The 1982 Swedish speedway season was the 1982 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

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The 1982 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 10 September in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fifth time.[3][4]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Anders Michanek Getingarna 14
2 Tommy Nilsson Getingarna 13
3 Jan Andersson Kaparna 12
4 Richard Hellsén Getingarna 11
5 Per Jonsson Getingarna 10
6 Hans Danielsson Lejonen 10
7 Lillebror Johansson Solkatterna 10
8 Bernt Persson Smederna 7
9 Uno Johansson Njudungarna 7
10 Pierre Brannefors Kaparna 7
11 Karl-Erik Claesson Örnarna 6
12 Bengt Jansson Skepparna 5
13 Börje Klingberg Njudungarna 3
14 Ulf Blomqvist Njudungarna 3
15 Conny Samuelsson Njudungarna 1
16 Kent Bäär Solkatterna 1

Winner - Magnus Johnson[5][6]

Team

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A major change took place for the 1982 season. A new elite division was introduced called the Elitserien. In addition there would be five divisions consisting of two regional leagues in both the first and second divisions.[7]

Getingarna won the Elitserien and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the 12th time. The Getingarna team included Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson, Richard Hellsén and Per Jonsson.[8][9][10]

Solkatterna and Kaparna won the first division north and south respectively, while Lindarna and Brassarna won the second division northeast and southwest respectively.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "1982 Swedish Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "The elite series in speedway". Gislaved MotorKlubb. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Statistik". Elit Speedway Sverige. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1982". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.