1968 Swedish speedway season

1968 Swedish speedway season

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

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway 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

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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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.
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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.