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1954 Swedish speedway season

1954 Swedish speedway season
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The 1954 Swedish speedway season was the 1954 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

Individual

The 1954 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was due to be held during October in Stockholm but was not staged following continual weather problems. Qualifying was supposed to have been over six rounds but only four were completed due to rain and the final was also cancelled due to rain.[3][4][5]

Leading qualifying scores at time of cancellation

Pos. Rider Club Pts
Rune Sörmander Dackarna 15+15
Olle Nygren Monakerna 14+15
Lars Pettersson Indianerna 14+10
Göran Norlén Kaparna 10+14
Sune Karlsson Getingarna 13+10
Per Tage Svensson Filbyterna 9+13
Ulf Ericsson Vargarna 9+11
Bernt Nilsson Monakerna 8+12
Göte Olsson Indianerna 10+9
Dan Forsberg Vargarna 7+10
Gunnar Johansson Filbyterna 11+5
Bert Lindarw Smederna 15
Sven Fahlén Monakerna 7+8
Evert Andersson Dackarna 5+9
Rune Claesson Kaparna 8+6
Kjell Carlsson Kaparna 12

Team

Vargarna won division 1 for the fourth time in six years and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.[6][7]

Their team included riders such as Dan Forsberg, Stig Pramberg and Per Olof Söderman.[8]

The league consisted of just one division of ten teams following the demise of Kuggarna and Stenbockarna.[9]

Pos Team Pts
1 Vargarna 26
2 Monarkerna 22
3 Indianerna 20
4 Smederna 18
5 Kaparna 16
6 Filbyterna 15
7 Getingarna 12
8 Dackarna 12
9 Vikingarna 2

References

  1. ^ "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 17 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 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Vargarna 1954". formula2.se. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ^ "1954". Speedway.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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