1961 Swedish speedway season

The 1961 Swedish speedway season was the 1961 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^[1][2]

1961 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

Individual Championship

The 1961 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 22 September in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship.^[3][4][5]

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Björn Knutson	Vargarna	15
2	Leif Larsson	Monarkerna	13
3	Rune Sörmander	Dackarna	12
4	Ove Fundin	Kaparna	11
5	Per-Tage Svensson	Vargarna	10
6	Evert Andersson	Dackarna	10
7	Bernt Nilsson	Monarkerna	8
8	Hans Hallberg	Getingarna	8
9	Curt Eldh	Vargarna	7
10	Arne Carlsson	Kaparna	7
11	Sören Sjösten	Vargarna	6
12	Joel Jansson	Vargarna	5
13	Bengt Brannefors	Kaparna	3
14	Åke Andersson	Dackarna	2
15	Inge Gustavsson	Dackarna	2
16	Göran Norlén	Monarkerna	1
17	Thorvald Karlsson	Dackarna	0

Swedish Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Willihard Thomsson^[6][7]

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the sixth time.^[8][9]

The Vargarna team contained Björn Knutson, Joel Jansson, Sören Sjösten and Per-Tage Svensson.^[10]

With 14 teams lining up for the 1961 season the second division was split into a north and south competition. Folkare won the second division north and Kaparna B won the second division south. Älgarna changed their name to Gävle.^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Vargarna 12 2 Kaparna 10 3 Dackarna 8 4 Monarkerna 8 5 Getingarna 5

Div 2 N Pos Team Pts 1 Kaparna B 10 2 Njudungarna 9 3 Dackarna B 5 4 Vikingarna 0

Div 2 S Pos Team Pts 1 Folkare 10 2 Vargarna B 8 3 Örnarna 7 4 Gävle 5 5 Taxarna 0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden