1976 Swedish speedway season

1976 Swedish speedway season
1976 Swedish speedway season
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The 1976 Swedish speedway season was the 1976 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1]^[2]

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1976 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 24 September in Vetlanda. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the third time.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	15
2	Bernt Persson	Indianerna	14
3	Christer Löfqvist	Njudungarna	12
4	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	11
5	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	11
6	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	10
7	Lars-Åke Andersson	Njudungarna	9
8	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
9	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	6
10	Willy Karlsson	Njudungarna	6
11	Stefan Salmonsson	Smederna	5
12	Bengt Jansson	Smederna	5
13	Sören Karlsson	Vargarna	4
14	Therje Henriksson	Lejonen	4
15	Sven Nilsson	Bysarna	2
16	Kenneth Selmosson	Kaparna	0

Junior Championship

Winner - Jan Davidsson^[6]^[7]

Team

Team Championship

Njudungarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the first time. The Njudungarna team included Lars-Åke Andersson, Christer Löfqvist, Conny Samuelsson and Bo Wirebrand.^[8]^[9]

Örnarna won the second division, while Eldarna and Solkatterna won the third division north and south respectively.^[10]^[11]

Div 1
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Njudungarna	24
2	Indianerna	18
3	Getingarna	17
4	Smederna	14
5	Dackarna	14
6	Bysarna	13
7	Vargarna	8
8	Lejonen	4

Div 2
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Örnarna	21
2	Piraterna	18
3	Kaparna	15
4	Filbyterna	11
5	Masarna	10
6	Skepparna	5
7	Valsarna	4

Div 3 north
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Eldarna	22
2	Lindarna	17
3	Gamarna	13
4	Jämtarna	6
5	Stjärnorna	2

Div 3 south
Pos	Team	Pts
1	Solkatterna	22
2	Vikingarna	15
3	Pilarna	9
4	Hjälmarna	8
5	Brassarna	6

References

^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
^ "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "1976". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Vargarna 1976". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[1] "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[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] "1976". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[11] "Vargarna 1976". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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v t e Swedish speedway teams & seasons
Elitserien	Dackarna Indianerna Lejonen Piraterna Rospiggarna Smederna Vargarna Västervik
Allsvenskan	Gislaved Griparna Masarna Njudungarna Örnarna Solkatterna Valsarna
Division One	Team DaLej Indianerna C Vikingarna Smederna B
Former	Bysarna Filbyterna Getingarna Hammarby Kaparna Monarkerna Team Bikab
Seasons	Swedish Speedway Team Championship 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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National Leagues	Denmark Great Britain Poland Sweden Czech/Czech Rep Germany/East/West Hungary Russia/Soviet
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