1956 Swedish speedway season

The 1956 Swedish speedway season was the 1956 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

1956 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

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The 1956 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 5 October in Gothenburg. Ove Fundin won the Swedish Championship.[3][4][5]

Pos. Rider Club Total
1 Ove Fundin Filbyterna 14
2 Lars Pettersson Indianerna 12
3 Per-Olof Söderman Filbyterna 11+3
4 Olle Nygren Monarkerna 11+2
5 Stig Pramberg Filbyterna 10
6 Per-Tage Svensson Filbyterna 10
7 Rune Sörmander Dackarna 9
8 Ulf Ericsson Monarkerna 9
9 Birger Forsberg Monarkerna 8
10 Olle Segerström Kaparna 8
11 Olle Andersson II Indianerna 6
12 Dan Forsberg Filbyterna 5
13 Thorvald Karlsson Dackarna 3
14 Thorsten Carlsson Dackarna 2
15 Joel Jansson Indianerna 1
16 Arne Carlsson (res) Kaparna 1
17 Rune Claesson Kaparna 0
18 Anders Olof Andersson (res) Monarkerna 0

Team

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Monarkerna won division 1 for the second consecutive season and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship. The Monakerna team contained riders such as Olle Nygren and Ulf Ericsson.[6][7][8]

As per the 1955 season there were just six teams that lined up for the 1956 season.[9]

1956
Pos Team Pts
1 Monarkerna 16
2 Dackarna 15
3 Filbyterna 15
4 Kaparna 8
5 Indianerna 6
6 Getingarna 0

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. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Vargarna 1956". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ^ "1956". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.