1963 Swedish speedway season

The 1963 Swedish speedway season was the 1963 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.[1][2]

1963 Swedish speedway season
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Individual

The 1963 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 4 October in Stockholm. Björn Knutson won the Swedish Championship for the second time.[3][4][5]

Pos.RiderClubTotal
1Björn KnutsonVargarna15
2Göte NordinGetingarna14
3Sören SjöstenVargarna13
4Ove FundinKaparna12
5Per-Olof SödermanVargarna10
6Olle NygrenVargarna9
7Bernt NilssonGetingarna9
8Bengt JanssonGetingarna6
9Leif LarssonGetingarna6
10Per-Tage SvenssonDackarna6
11Sven SigurdÖrnarna5
12Inge GustafssonDackarna5
13Arne CarlssonGetingarna4
14Willihard ThomssonMonarkerna3
15Åke AnderssonDackarna1
16Kjell Svensson (res)Monarkerna1
17Leif EnecronaGamarna0
18Rune SörmanderDackarnadns

Winner - Bengt Ederlöv[6][7]

Team

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the second time. The Getingarna team contained Göte Nordin and Bengt Jansson.[8][9]

With 18 teams declaring their intention to compete for the 1963 season it was decided to form four divisions.[10]

Örnarna won the second division, while Filbyterna and Dackarna B won the third division north and south respectively.[11]

Div 2
PosTeamPts
1Örnarna20
2Njudungarna20
3Folkare2
4Gamarna2
5Indianerna2
Div 3 S
PosTeamPts
1Dackarna B11
2Kaparna B9
3Njudungarna B4
4Smålands Lejon0
Div 3 N
PosTeamPts
1Filbyterna11
2Smederna7
3Taxarna4
4Rospiggarna2

See also

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