1977 Swedish speedway season

1977 Swedish speedway season
Bernt Persson, individual champion and team champion with Smederna

The 1977 Swedish speedway season was the 1977 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. [1][2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1977 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 19 August in Kumla. Bernt Persson won the Swedish Championship. [3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Points
1	Bernt Persson	Smederna	15
2	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	14
3	Sören Karlsson	Vargarna	11+3
4	Hans Holmqvist	Indianerna	11+2
5	Bengt Jansson	Smederna	11+1
6	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	10
7	Christer Sjösten	Bysarna	10
8	Tommy Pettersson	Vargarna	10
9	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
10	Tommy Johansson	Dackarna	6
11	Jan Johansson	Skepparna	6
12	Per-Åke Gerhardsson	Indianerna	4
13	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	3
14	Börje Klingberg	Örnarna	2
15	Lars-Inge Hultberg	Gamarna	1
16	Jan Davidsson	Piraterna	0
17	Conny Samuelsson (res)	Njudungarna	0
18	Bertil Andersson (res)	Dackarna	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Peter Johansson[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Smederna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The Smederna team included Bernt Persson and Bengt Jansson. [8][9]

The league was expanded to five divisions for the first time, with three regional leagues in the third division.Skepparna won the second division, while Gamarna, Brassarna and Vikingarna won the third division regional leagues. [10][11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Smederna 22 2 Njudungarna 21 3 Indianerna 14 4 Getingarna 13 5 Dackarna 13 6 Örnarna 11 7 Vargarna 10 8 Bysarna 8

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Skepparna 20 2 Kaparna 16 3 Lejonen 12 4 Masarna 12 5 Eldarna 8 6 Piraterna 8 7 Filbyterna 8

Div 3 north & south Pos Team Pts 1 Gamarna 15 2 Stjärnorna 12 3 Jämtarna 8 1 Brassarna 19 2 Hjälmarna 18 3 Gnistorna 10 4 Korparna 1

Div 3 west Pos Team Pts 1 Vikingarna 19 2 Solkatterna 14 3 Lindarna 13 4 Pilarna 2

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

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2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 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 20 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
10. "Vargarna 1977". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
11. "1977". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.